Week 38, 2026
3 published briefs this week. This week was not mailed as a newsletter.
- CM Strauss's RV permit plan (“VRAP”) legalizes vehicle living for people included in a one-time permit census while tightening rules on everyone else. (Part 1)
Three of the Vehicle Resident Assistance Program’s VRAP's) six bills do the actual rule-writing: who can park an RV on a Seattle street, for how long, and what happens without a permit. CB 121283 creates the Vehicle Resident Assistance Permit. CB 121280 rewrites the junk-vehicle definition governing impoundment. CB 121281 updates zoning definitions of "recreational vehicle," "outdoor storage," and "flexible-use parking."
- Mayor’s “Fair and Transparent Pricing” bill likely to raise grocery store prices
UFCW-backed CB 121267 would preserve grocery store worker jobs but could result in higher grocery store prices and the elimination of online and in-store discounts.
- With budget around the corner, Mayor releases Gun Violence Plan, ends SPD hiring bonuses and addiction treatment.
Mayor Wilson released her Gun Violence Plan after “freezing” SPD hiring bonuses and redirecting addiction recovery funds to her shelter expansion.