King County District 4 Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles has unfinished business that’s motivating her re-election bid this year.
“I’ve loved being on the council, and I’d like to serve for longer,” Kohl-Welles tells Queen Anne News. “I think this would likely be my last run for office, and I’d like to continue work on what’s been very important.”

Queen Anne resident Don Harper wants to come out of retirement to serve Seattle’s District 7 on the city council, citing a lack of leadership willing to listen.

Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz came out to Elliott Bay on Monday to talk up the oysters growing in the shallows that are expected to provide natural filtration of pollutants in the Puget Sound.

Ballard First Lutheran Church Pastors Erik Wilson Weiberg and Elise Scott will conduct the 91st Blessing of the Fleet at Fishermen’s Terminal on Sunday.

King County elections are not usually very sexy, says Abigail Doerr, who believes that’s partly because competition is fairly sparse.
The 30-year-old transit wonk aims to change that with her bid for Jeanne Kohl-Welles’ District 4 county council seat. Issues she wants to better address include improving public transportation, boosting affordable housing and unburdening parents dealing with the high cost of child care.

More than 100 Ballard, Magnolia, Queen Anne and West Seattle residents came to discuss the future possibilities of Sound Transit’s ST3 Light Rail project during a meeting at Ballard High School on Thursday, Feb. 28.

The Port of Seattle Commission has approved a request for up to $4 million in funding to begin planning the first phase of Terminal 91 redevelopment northeast of the Magnolia Bridge.