Randy Diamond

(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million plan Sunday to help independent grocery stores boost business, stopping short of a campaign idea and previous city ideas that would have had Seattle operating supermarkets.

(The Center Square) - Mayor Katie Wilson's office ordered Seattle police to delay press briefings on the Bite of Seattle festival mass shooting until the mayor arrived on scene, according to details revealed by police leadership Tuesday morning.

(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson proposed no new business taxes in her budget plan for next year, instead closing an estimated $175 million budget gap by eliminating 143 positions, most of them vacant.

(The Center Square) - The chairman of the Seattle City Council Budget Committee said he wants to review cuts in next year’s proposed city budget that would affect the city's

(The Center Square) - Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine has received a $30,000 performance bonus and a new three-year contract extension with additional salary increases despite a large budget deficit.

(The Center Square) - Seattle's next police chief will likely already have a Seattle connection or be quickly willing to establish one, said Alison Holcomb, the mayor's public safety director.

(The Center Square) - A Seattle Police Department assistant chief and a department captain are among the candidates interested in becoming the city's next police chief, with both have participated in the community outreach process.

(The Center Square) - Firefighters pushed back Tuesday against cuts in the proposed Seattle city budget that would close firehouses to help address an estimated $175 million budget gap next year.

(The Center Square) - Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has moved to the private sector, joining MissionRT, a firm that develops camera surveillance systems for public safety organizations.

(The Center Square) - The Metropolitan King County Council passed a new 0.01% sales tax increase this week to help homeless families, which will push Seattle’s sales tax rate to