Spencer Pauley

Seattle

Staff Reporter at The Center Square

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Seattle launches Chinatown ambassador program amid safety concerns

1 day ago | news-journal.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – Seattle is partnering with nonprofits and Amazon to launch an ambassador program dedicated to the Chinatown-International District amid growing concerns of anti-Asian violence. Seattle is collaborating with the Asian American Foundation (TAAF), Amazon and the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area on the new “Chinatown-International District Ambassadors Program,” which will launch June 1.
Seattle launches Chinatown ambassador program amid safety concerns

1 day ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – Seattle is partnering with nonprofits and Amazon to launch an ambassador program dedicated to the Chinatown-International District amid growing concerns of anti-Asian violence. Seattle is collaborating with the Asian American Foundation (TAAF), Amazon and the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area on the new “Chinatown-International District Ambassadors Program,” which will launch June 1.
Seattle council OKs shift in traffic camera revenue to fund safety and sidewalks

1 day ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a bill that shifts revenue from automated traffic cameras into traffic safety and sidewalk repair projects. Council Bill 120971 – sponsored by Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka – amends the city’s financial policies to allocate 70% of automated traffic camera revenue to go toward the general fund.
Seattle launches Chinatown ambassador program amid safety concerns

2 days ago | bigcountrynewsconnection.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – Seattle is partnering with nonprofits and Amazon to launch an ambassador program dedicated to the Chinatown-International District amid growing concerns of anti-Asian violence. Seattle is collaborating with the Asian American Foundation (TAAF), Amazon and the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area on the new “Chinatown-International District Ambassadors Program,” which will launch June 1.
Seattle council OKs shift in traffic camera revenue to fund safety and sidewalks

2 days ago | bigcountrynewsconnection.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a bill that shifts revenue from automated traffic cameras into traffic safety and sidewalk repair projects. Council Bill 120971 – sponsored by Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka – amends the city’s financial policies to allocate 70% of automated traffic camera revenue to go toward the general fund.
Vancouver, WA greenlights $11.15M for 330 affordable housing units

2 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – The city of Vancouver is awarding a total of $11.15 million to five projects that will create and preserve 330 affordable rental housing units. The units will serve households earning 30% to 60% of the area median income in order to prevent Vancouver’s more vulnerable residents from becoming homeless. The Vancouver City Council approved the funding Monday with money from the voter-approved Affordable Housing Fund.
Seattle police eye GPS tech as alternative to high-speed pursuits

2 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – The Seattle Police Department is seeking the implementation of a GPS tracking device in some patrol cars to prevent dangerous vehicle pursuits. SPD is required to develop a plan to end a police pursuit that complies with recent state law updates regarding pursuit mitigation.
Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office to cut 12 ARPA-funded positions by 2026

3 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is set to cut 12 federally funded positions for the 2026-2027 budget biennium. On Monday, Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett told the Public Safety Committee that 12 full-time positions will have to be cut as a result of no more American Rescue Plan Act dollars coming to the department in 2026 and beyond. ARPA funding went toward the office’s felony case backlog that totaled 2,500 in early 2022.
Redmond light rail extension opens amid years of delays, budget changes

3 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – Sound Transit opened its downtown Redmond extension after a year delay and $98 million tacked on after originally planned. The 3.4-mile extension of the 2 Line opened for service Saturday with two new stations at Marymoor Village and Downtown Redmond. The latest extension is the first Sound Transit 3 project. The downtown Redmond extension was originally scheduled to open in 2024, but was delayed until May 10, 2025 after a multi-month concrete strike in 2020.
Tourism rebounded in Seattle last year as international tensions cloud outlook

6 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Spencer Pauley

(The Center Square) – New data shows that tourism in Seattle is near pre-COVID-19 levels, but international tensions could halt progress on that front. Visit Seattle, Seattle and King County's destination marketing organization, reported that approximately 40 million visitors came to the city and King County in 2024, a 5.3% increase from 2023, a near full recovery from the pandemic.