David KromanStaff Reporter

Dwight Williams had finally found a place where he could ‘shut the world out.’ He lost it because he played by the rules.

The "Mercer Megablock" sale and a proposed new tax on Uber and Lyft bolsters new spending on housing, child care and transportation-related projects.

The mayor is also proposing setting a base minimum wage for drivers with ride-hailing applications. 

Staff told leadership the vulnerabilities had been patched, but in fact they had not.

The council action comes one year after voters overwhelmingly approved similar protections, a vote currently tied up in court.

The station was evacuated this summer after testing showed possible mold toxins. Now, local response times are up 60%.

The mayor also laid out 12 recommendations to address low morale and a shrinking force.

City Hall veteran tapped to lead Seattle housing office as mayor pitches dozens of ‘workforce’ condos, townhomes. 

Both the city and the county would turn over most of their homelessness budgets to a new governmental body.

Rent for a studio apartment in King County has gone up by $645 since 2014. Supplemental Security Income has gone up by just $50.