Teresa in the News

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay recently signed a new executive order aimed at tackling the region’s intertwined crises of homelessness, substance use, and incarceration by expanding housing and improving coordination across public systems, with a goal of creating 500 housing units in 500 days. … Read More

King County Metro is launching a pilot program this summer that will bring Sunday Water Taxi service to Vashon Island, providing seven-day-a-week access between Seattle and Vashon Island. … Read More

King County Metro will add Sunday sailings to the Vashon Water Taxi next week, giving the island seven-day passenger-only service to Seattle for the first time in decades.   … Read More

SEATTLE - Sound Transit leaders say construction on the long-awaited West Seattle light rail extension could begin sooner than expected, even as the project faces a multi-billion-dollar budget gap. … Read More

King County Councilmember and Sound Transit Board member Teresa Mosqueda described the update as a "critical moment for West Seattle" and the entire network, noting that since a preliminary meeting in November, the agency has successfully identified ways to "further identify cost savings, reduce impacts on small businesses and residents and still deliver light rail to West Seattle with the same ridership". Mosqueda declared the project a "win-win-win" and announced that the design work is now "shovel ready," meaning the … Read More

The atmosphere was relentlessly upbeat at tonight’s overflow-crowd West Seattle light-rail forum, organized by King County Councilmember, Sound Transit Board member, and North Delridge resident Teresa Mosqueda as a sequel to the one she presented last November. … Read More

On Tuesday, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay unveiled a "Breaking the Cycle" initiative that aims to tackle the housing and homelessness crises, potentially including a countywide affordable housing levy that could go before voters as early as 2027. … Read More

The King County Council has made some moves lately to limit federal immigration enforcement within the county. Last week, council expanded on Executive Girmay Zahilay’s order that bars ICE and other agencies from using county property to make arrests . … Read More

Seattle Parks and Recreation is accepting suggestions to rename the former César Chávez Park — and some would like a name that honors labor leader Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers alongside Chávez. … Read More

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay signed an executive order Tuesday to increase housing availability for the homeless. … Read More