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Seattle Fights King County Tax Split as Reform Beats Stack Up
Friday, June 12, 2026 · 13 min
Seattle leaders are challenging a King County transportation-tax formula that could divert millions from the city, while staffing, zoning, and transit documents sharpen the broader reform agenda.
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Seattle leaders are challenging a King County transportation-tax formula that could divert millions from the city, while staffing, zoning, and transit documents sharpen the broader reform agenda.
In this episode
- Seattle Leaders Push Back on Plan to Shortchange City in New Countywide Tax — The Urbanist
# Seattle Leaders Push Back on Plan to Shortchange City in New Countywide Tax Published: 2026-06-11T13:00:23+00:00 Source: theurbanist.org (theurbanist.org) Language: en ## Story Seattle Leaders Push Back on Plan to Shortchange City in New Countywide Tax 📰 Support nonprofit journalism Donate # Seattle Leaders Push Back on Plan to Shortchange City in New Countywide Tax By Ryan Packer- June…
- Step Back — Seattle keeps saying police staffing is the bottleneck for better public safety — but what do the SPD “sworn staffing” numbers actually count, and how should we tell whether hiring, attrition, overtime, and response times add up to a real recovery or just a nicer-looking spreadsheet?
Background sources
- Public Safety Committee 6/9/2026 — Seattle Channel
- 'Not even treading water': Washington state continues to lag in police hiring — Komonews
- Harrell and SPOG Rush Police Contract, Hamstringing Civilian Responders, Accountability Agencies » The Urbanist — Theurbanist
- Seattle Civilian Responder Team Chafes Under Police Guild Contract Restrictions — Theurbanist
- Seattle police ‘territorialism’ blocks crisis responders, leader says | The Seattle Times — David Kroman
- [PDF] House Bill Report HB 1110
HOUSE BILL REPORT HB 1110 As Reported by House Committee On: Housing Appropriations Title: An act relating to creating more homes for Washington by increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. Brief Description: Increasing middle housing in areas traditionally dedicated to single-family detached housing. Sponsors: Representatives Bateman, Barkis,…
- [PDF] Seattle Police Department (SPD) 2025 Q1 Sworn Staffing ... - AWS — West Seattle Blog
Seattle Police Department (SPD) 2025 Q1 Sworn Staffing, Overtime and Performance Metrics Report GREG DOSS, ANALYST PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MAY 27, 2025 1. SPD Staffing Slides 3- 7 2 Sworn Staffing SPD Staffing Plan – Actuals through March 2025 and projections through Dec 2025 2025 Jan-Mar Actuals v. Original Staffing Plan • Q1 Hires Planned: 31 Q1 Actual Hires Achieved: 43 • Q1 Separations…
- [PDF] Sound Transit 3 – Funding, Tax Impact and Phase In - Amazon S3
Sound Transit 3 – Funding, Tax Impact and Phase In Of Sound Transit 3’s $53.8 billion total budget, about half, or $27.7 billion would be funded by new taxes that voters will consider in November. These are: (1) a sales tax of 0.5 percent ($.50 on a $100 purchase) in addition to the 0.9 percent currently collected; (2) a motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) of 0.8 percent ($80 annually per $10,000 of…