King County is capping school impact fees on multifamily projects, hoping to lessen the burden on homebuilders. The move sparked a debate on how to help overcapacity school districts while avoid undue burdens on builders. The post King County Restructures School Impact Fees to Comply with State Law first appeared on The Urbanist.| The Urbanist
Last week, Mayor Bruce Harrell cleared a hurdle standing in the way of King County's plan to build a crisis care center in Seattle, as he issued a letter of conditional support, outlining an acceptable launch plan from his perspective. The County now must work to meet his terms to open the Capitol Hill facility on time in 2027. The post Harrell Issues Conditional Support Letter for County’s Capitol Hill Crisis Center first appeared on The Urbanist.| The Urbanist
Big bonuses for top cops, election fallout, anti-LGBTQ group relocates provocative event, and more. Monday, August 18 Harrell Fared Worst… The post This Week on PubliCola: August 23, 2025 appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Claudia Balducci, a King County Council member who’s running for county executive, announced on Thursday that… The post County Executive Candidate Balducci Proposes Dedicated Funding for Retail Theft Prosecutions appeared first on PubliCola.| PubliCola
KCRHA is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of the executive order signed by President Trump on July 24, 2025. The order directs the U.S. Attorney General (AG), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take the numerous actions related to homelessness. KCRHA is assessing the impacts of the executive order regarding homelessness| KCRHA
# King County is seeking to site a walk-in mental health crisis center in Capitol Hill, but a group of local business owners and residents are pushing back. Health care providers have backed the location, and Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck has emerged as a vocal proponent, while her colleagues and Mayor Bruce Harrell have mostly withheld support.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
During the winter severe weather season, our first cold weather activation typically occurs around Thanksgiving and our last one is usually toward the end of March. Once we've wrapped up the last activation for the season, we can start gathering, refining, and analyzing data and information for the winter weather activation summary.| KCRHA
# The race for King County Executive is heating up, and King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci says that she has the edge based on her internal polling. King County Council Chair Girmay Zahilay came in a close second in the poll, and King County Assessor John Wilson was a distant third, weighted down by stalking and harassment allegations.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Transitioning to using HeatRisk empowers us to respond earlier, when the people who are most likely to experience heat-related harm need support. This is KCRHA’s third summer using HeatRisk-based activation thresholds. We have aligned our activation tiers for extreme heat to better respond to the actual risk that any given heatwave poses to those living unsheltered in King County.| KCRHA
KCRHA has launched an ongoing Request for Information (RFI) to build a Land Bank of potential sites for temporary shelter for people experiencing homelessness. By creating a Land Bank and having land options available when funding arises for new sheltering sites, or an existing site needs to move at the end of a lease, we anticipate being able to move more efficiently to open new shelter and keep existing programs up and running.| KCRHA
2024 at KCRHA was a year of accomplishments, challenges, and learning as we work towards fulfilling our mission.| KCRHA
KCRHA's Governing Board is seeking applications for individuals to represent those with Lived Experience on the Board.| KCRHA
Dr. Kelly Kinnison’s journey to become the Chief Executive Officer at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority began earlier this year. From the beginning she felt like she was destined to fill this role. Her interactions with elected leaders, community members and staff along the way only strengthened her excitement and commitment to lead KCRHA in service of people experiencing homelessness.| KCRHA
Dating sites and social media have become the top recruitment locations for sex trafficking, but state laws have done little to address it.| Washington State Standard