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Katie Wilson’s Build-Bigger Agenda Meets Sound Transit Math
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · 11 min
Katie Wilson’s Seattle zoning and shelter agenda is moving from campaign slogan to council process, with bigger growth centers, larger shelters, and a possible Seattle Center bond—while Sound Transit’s ST3 shortfall keeps raising accountability questions.
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Katie Wilson’s Seattle zoning and shelter agenda is moving from campaign slogan to council process, with bigger growth centers, larger shelters, and a possible Seattle Center bond—while Sound Transit’s ST3 shortfall keeps raising accountability questions.
In this episode
- Katie Wilson's 'Taller Denser Faster' Plan Starts to Get Fleshed Out — The Urbanist
Katie Wilson's 'Taller Denser Faster' Plan Starts to Get Fleshed Out 📰 Support nonprofit journalism Donate # Katie Wilson's 'Taller Denser Faster' Plan Starts to Get Fleshed Out By Ryan Packer- May 19, 2026 Share The Wilson administration and the Seattle City Council are starting to get on the same page around what it means to go much bigger in the next phase of the city's growth plan. Despite…
- Seattle City Council passes bill allowing larger homeless shelters, tiny home villages - MyNorthwest — MyNorthwest
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- Sound Transit spends millions on ads amid $34.5B gap — Seattle Red
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- Step Back — When King County sends public money to nonprofits for youth programs, what guardrails are supposed to catch waste or fraud before the checks clear — and when reviewers flag questionable costs, does anyone actually have to pay the money back?
Background sources
- Department of Community and Human Services Needs to ... — Kingcounty
- King County response to possible fraud has auditor ‘deeply concerned’ | The Seattle Times — David Gutman
- King County Council responds to troubling audit with tougher oversight | The Seattle Times — David Gutman
- King County audit finds unapproved payments, possible fraud — David Gutman
- 'Damning' audit finds lax King County oversight allowed potential ... — Kuow
- DCHS audit fallout deepens as report finds $700K in questionable spending, possible fraud — Komonews
- King County kept paying contractors despite warnings of misused funds | The Seattle Times — Lulu Ramadan
- Mayor, council member support Seattle Center improvement bond measure — The Seattle Times
Mayor Katie Wilson and Councilmember Rob Saka came out in support Monday of a capital bond for Seattle Center, likely appearing on the 2027 ballot, though possibly earlier. If passed with 60% support, the measure would fund improvements to the aging campus, such as an overhaul of its HVAC and electrical systems, as well as a possible renovation of its centerpiece Armory building. The two elected…