publicola.com/2026/10/30/18-7-million-for-office-space-cuts-for-public-health-king-county-has-it-backward $18.7 Million for Office Space. Cuts for Public Health. King County Has It Backward.
A Harborview nurse argues that King County Executive Girmay Zahilay's proposed budget trims roughly $2.8 million from public health while committing over $18.7 million to return-to-office space. He urges the County Council to reject the office spending and restore programs such as adult dental and monkeypox vaccine effectiveness.