publicola.com/2026/10/31/this-week-on-publicola-sara-nelsons-disappearing-30000-council-proposes-budget-busting-new-spending-kcrha-explains-17-million-gap This Week on PubliCola: Sara Nelson’s Disappearing $30,000, Council Proposes Budget-Busting New Spending, KCRHA Explains $17 Million Gap
PubliCola’s weekly roundup reports Seattle City Council budget amendments proposing more than $80 million in new spending and questions over Sara Nelson’s anonymous PAC funding. It also covers KCRHA’s $16.7 million overspend and layoffs, plus a Burien investigation into its former city manager.