8th district race for Congress tests nation’s political mood
Candidates Kim Schrier (D) and Jesse Jensen (R) sharply criticized each other, but also both expressed a desire for bipartisanship.
City Hall
City captures COVID relief funds with emergency services swap
City Hall funnels $2.9m to Eastside Fire and Rescue to skirt a Nov. deadline for spending all the money for COVID relief.
2020 Sammamish Voter Guide
This guide aims to clarify the process and provide some tips to avoid common mistakes for Washington’s vote-by-mail system.
City provides $231K in nonprofit grants for COVID relief
A total of 14 nonprofits received money in this latest funding round.
City Council faces calls to end moratorium on development
During a public hearing, an overwhelming majority of commenters asked the Council to end the moratorium.
Most of City’s COVID-19 relief funds remain unspent
Sammamish has until Oct. 31 to figure out how to disburse $1.57 million to aid economic recovery.
High incomes in Sammamish blunt COVID-19 impact
Sammamish has a relatively low rate of COVID-19 tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths when compared to the rest of King County.
City Council issues another six-month moratorium
The city has issued successive moratoriums to pause development as it figures out how to comply with a state board ruling by November.
Sammamish to launch grant program for small businesses
The move comes four months after Washington state issued a stay-at-home order to control COVID-19.
City Hall forgets to recognize Pride Month in June
Mayor issued an apology, and City officials blamed COVID-19 and new staff for the oversight.