City Councilmembers have called for him to step down, but Seattle Mayor Ed Murray refuses to resign, despite new information coming to light regarding the sexual-abuse allegations against him, saying, “I continue to believe such a course of action would not be in the city’s best interest. My administration and I continue to govern the city effectively.”

Warnings are now being raised that Seattle’s West Point Treatment Plant cannot service the growing Seattle population. Following the incident earlier this year that saw millions of gallons of sewage dumped into the Puget Sound, an independent study of the plant says it, “has many constraints and the strain on the plant is likely to worsen… during storm events… within four hours you can get up to its peak capacity.”

I-27 is suing King County for using taxpayer dollars to fight against their anti-heroin injection site campaign. “An agency cannot use public facilities, much less actual taxpayer dollars, to support or oppose a campaign, including a ballot measure,” Joshua Freed wrote in his letter, claiming the Department of Public Health violated state law by paying to sponsor boosts to a Facebook post that works against the I-27 campaign.

Seattle will be installing 22,500 curb ramps around the city in response to a lawsuit from 2015 that declared the city was violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The curbs will be installed over the next 18 years, with each one costing around $13,100. 

U.S. District Judge James Robart rejected Seattle’s police accountability legislation, saying, “The citizens of Seattle are not going to pay blackmail for constitutional policing,” and explained he will not approve legislation that is a work in progress as the city is still negotiating with police unions.

Olympia’s City Council may pass legislation making it illegal to disturb a city council meeting. The proposal was in response to a disturbance last year that ended a city council meeting and left councilmembers feeling unsafe.

Spokane International Airport is looking to greenlight an $110 million expansion project, centered around moving the baggage facility to the center of the airport and increasing the food and concessions outside of security. Construction and renovations would begin in 2019 if approved.

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