Seattle CIty Council
December 8, 2020
Nat Rubio-Licht
The lawsuit alleges that the City Council imposed a tax on 'the right to earn a living'
December 12, 2017
Kevin Schofield
The council passed three changes in its short-term rental regulatory structure that applies to Airbnb.
November 30, 2017
Kevin Schofield
The council is opening up applications for a task force to re-visit a "head tax," and the deadline is fast approaching.
November 15, 2017
Kevin Schofield
The proposed MOU with Oak View Group will be up for discussion in the Council's Select Committee on Civic Arenas this week.
November 14, 2017
Dan Shafer
By a 5-4 vote, the proposed "Employee Hours Tax" on big business to fund homeless services failed, but all indications are that the issue will return very soon.
November 2, 2017By Leslie Helm
In a memo this week, Tim Burgess and several city officials warned councilmembers that blocking the removal of unauthorized homeless encampments would raise health and safety concerns.
October 12, 2017By Dan Shafer
O’Brien and Harris-Talley are proposing a new per hour, per employee tax that would raise $24 million to combat the city’s homelessness crisis.
April 19, 2016
Maud Daudon
Chamber President Maud Daudon calls on the mayor and the City Council to collaborate more closely with employers.