John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture.

Mayor Brandon Scott swore in new members of the Public Art Commission, a civic panel that oversees the city’s vast inventory ...

The Seattle City Council passed a bill banning the use of software that critics allege allows for collusion among landlords ...

The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday on a bill banning algorithmic rent-setting tools, after critics accused the ...

Seattle City Council voted 7-0 to ban software that allegedly enables landlords to fix rents using shared data.

Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison has introduced legislation to combat ongoing illegal graffiti tagging across the city that costs taxpayers an estimated $6 million annually.

Seattle's $1.3 billion education levy is set for the 2025 ballot, impacting local schools and funding priorities.

Seattle will soon ban the controversial rent-setting platform RealPage and similar services, becoming the latest local government to take aim at a technology that critics say helps drive up housing ...

Seattle's City Attorney proposed a $1,000 fine for graffiti to curb vandalism, with the City Council's support, allowing ...