Due to the seemingly-imminent flooding danger from the Howard Hanson Dam, on Monday (Sept. 28th), King County Elections opened the doors of the its temporary elections headquarters in Tukwila, next to Boeing Field at 9010 East Marginal Way South.
The county relocated all operations to this temporary location where Elections operations have been located in the [...]

[ September 3, 2009; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The City of Tukwila will be holding a public Open House on Thursday, Sept. 3rd for a presentation on the Tukwila Urban Access Improvement Project and the forthcoming formation of a Local Improvement District.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Tukwila Urban Access Improvement Project Local Improvement District Open House

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 5pm to 8pm

WHERE: Community [...]

[ September 9, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] The King County Council announced Wednesday (Aug. 25th) that it is mulling over some pretty-serious sounding emergency preparations for a “worst-case scenario” if the Howard Hanson Dam floods and threatens cities below it (including Tukwila) with a flood level projected to be “as high as 10 feet.”

Legislation is being sought for the County Executive to [...]

by Mark Neuman

We spoke recently with Ross Hunter, candidate for King County Executive.
Ross, a Medina Democrat, managed a political miracle, if you will, seven years ago.
The 48th District (Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland) had not sent a Democrat to the House in over 100 years. Ross got himself elected.
“That was back when it wasn’t fashionable to [...]

We’d like to offer a “may the best person win” welcome to Ross Hunter, candidate for King County Executive, our latest Advertiser.
We recently met up with him at a local farmers market for a get-to-know-you chat.
“I’m an agent for change,” said Ross, who is in his fourth term in the Washington State House of Representatives, [...]

Monday afternoon (4/27), the King County Council held a special session on the swine flu with public health experts, who reassured councilmembers that despite heightened monitoring, the swine flu that recently originated in Mexico has not yet spread to the area.
No cases of swine flu have yet to be reported in Tukwila, let alone King [...]

In King County, Countywide Community Forums are a network of small group meetings where people throughout the county can discuss current issues and provide feedback to King County officials.
Two to four times a year, registered Citizen Councilors meet in homes, libraries and other locations to learn more about an issue that matters to them, discuss [...]