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Hollingsworth aims for Sawant's District 3 in race for Seattle City Council
- Dyer Oxley
The great resignation: City Council edition

Three city council members — Debora Juarez, Lisa Herbold and Alex Pedersen — have said they won’t run for re-election this fall. That means about half of the seats up for election will be wide open, setting up some big changes for the council and the city. PubliCola editor Erica C Barnett will tell us about the departures and what they could mean for this fall's election.
- Patricia Murphy
Casual Friday with Anne Helen Petersen and Bill Radke

This week we learned a third Seattle City Council member will step down at the end of their term, making 3 of the 7 seats up for elections this fall open races. Plus, Twitter is being evicted from its downtown Seattle office; speculation and privacy concerns in the University of Idaho murder case; and Seattle is the best city to live in if you want to keep your New Year's Resolutions. We break it all do
- Patricia Murphy
Seattle Councilmember Alex Pedersen will not run for reelection in 2023
- Dyer Oxley
A record year for homeless deaths in King County — again

2022 marked another grim year for people in Seattle and King County experiencing homelessness. More than 270 people died this year in the county without secure housing, the highest number in 20 years.
- Casey Martin
Seattle streeteries are going to stick around town

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that will allow restaurants and other owners to set up tables on sidewalks and in parking spaces, as long as they get a long-term permit.
- Paige Browning
No design review for Seattle's affordable housing projects

The Seattle City Council has voted to extend a program aimed to make it easier to build affordable housing projects. The City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to temporarily exempt affordable housing projects from the Design Review process.
- Paige Browning
Seattle Councilmember Debora Juarez will not run for reelection in 2023

It was a quick, passing comment at the Seattle City Council's Dec. 12 briefing, but it affirmed that Councilmember Debora Juarez will not seek a third term in 2023, making this her last year on the dais.
- Dyer Oxley
Seattle Councilmember Lisa Herbold will not run for reelection in 2023

Herbold has represented Seattle's District 1 since 2016. Now, she says her time on the dais will come to an end after 2023. Still, she wants to work to keep a progressive voice in the role.
- Dyer Oxley
Hoping to bridge $200 million budget gap, Seattle City Council makes tough choices

The city of Seattle is finalizing its spending plan for the next two years on Tuesday. The budget process has involved plenty of tough choices as the council is lo
- Libby Denkmann

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