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Landslide season is here, so the City of Seattle is urging residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves and their property from … [Read more...] about Reminder: It’s Landslide Season! Are You Prepared?

Check out King County’s article about how the Environmental Health Services Division’s permitting services will be temporarily closed from Wednesday, … [Read more...] about King County’s Environmental Health Services Division’s permitting services will be temporarily closed from 11/26 to 12/9

Tips Director’s Rules … [Read more...] about November Publication Updates

Have a project you’re stuck on? Need some guidance on renting?  Want to know what’s going on in your community?  Come ask an expert for … [Read more...] about Talk to a City Expert at the Seattle Home Fair!

Every October, millions of people around the world take part in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill, practicing the lifesaving steps of Drop, Cover, … [Read more...] about Practicing for the Next Big One: ShakeOut and Fixing the Bricks

Landslide season is here, so the City of Seattle is urging residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves and their property from … [Read more...] about It’s Landslide Season! Are You Prepared?

We’re in the process of updating outreach materials related to Environmental Critical Areas (ECAs) to clarify when a separate ECA exemption … [Read more...] about Updating Information Related to Environmental Critical Areas

Building on new Executive Order to preserve mature trees, the nursery will help grow the next generation of Seattle’s urban forest Mayor Bruce Harrell … [Read more...] about Mayor Harrell and City Leaders Celebrate Opening of New Tree Nursery, Holding 1,000 Trees Locally Every Year to Support Canopy Growth

PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) were widely used in construction during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s in transformers and fluorescent lamp ballasts, and as … [Read more...] about PCBs – Free Guidance for Building Owners

Mayor Bruce Harrell is recruiting an Urban Designer to join the Seattle Design Commission. The successful candidate will complete the term of an … [Read more...] about Urban Designer sought to join the Seattle Design Commission

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) plans to update charges for development-related services, including water service installations (“taps”), water main … [Read more...] about SPU PROPOSES TO UPDATE CHARGES FOR DEVELOPMENT-RELATED SERVICES ON JANUARY 1, 2026

Tips Updated Draft Director’s Rules … [Read more...] about October Publication Updates