JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Articles from around the area, including re-prints from various newspapers (provided under Fair-Use provision.) These are information only, which means that many, Many, MANY of these do not represent my point of view. (Seriously, they don’t.) I just want you to know what’s out there being discussed by electeds that concern Des Moines.
The 1.19-acre project could become the centerpiece of a broader waterfront redevelopment effort coordinated with the Port of Everett. City of Mukilteo By Neetish Basnet – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jul 29, 2026 Listen to this article4 min Story Highlights What’s This? Mukilteo issued a request for qualifications Wednesday to redevelop a 1.19-acre waterfront site. The
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By Niki Stojnic Special to The Seattle Times RUN YOUR FINGERS through a dense sea otter pelt or along the rough edge of whale baleen. Delicately brush the tentacles of a neon green anemone or the spines of a purple sea urchin. Check out the tiny bones of a kingfisher or the massive ones that
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Wealthy King County residents leave with billions as lower-income newcomers arrive By Neetish Basnet – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal May 25, 2026 Story Highlights What’s This? King County lost around $2.19 billion in adjusted gross income as wealthier residents moved out and lower-earning residents moved in. Neighboring Snohomish and Pierce counties absorbed most departing residents seeking
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Two Kitsap Transit Fast Ferries speed toward Pier 50 in downtown Seattle. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times, 2025) By Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnist Fellow ferry commuters, I’ve got a question. Would you prefer, in your frequent crisscrossing of our inland saltwater, a return to the clockwork reliability of the jumbo ferry service
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By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist A decade ago, when King County first asked voters for $392 million in property taxes for the Best Starts for Kids program, the only group opposing it called itself “Smart Choices King County.” “This levy sounds nice,” the group wrote in the 2015 voters guide. “But it is a
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Modera Woodmont Beach in Des Moines will have six residential buildings totaling 290 units when completed. EDI International By Shawna De La Rosa – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 24, 2026 Story Highlights Mill Creek Residential broke ground this week on a 290-unit apartment development in Des Moines. The first phase will begin leasing
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A light rail train heads west from the Judkins Park light rail station in Seattle. This station and Mercer Island’s open Saturday, connecting Seattle with the Eastside across Lake Washington. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times transportation reporter Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s
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Maritime High School students take their last voyage of the year aboard the Admiral Jack on the Duwamish River in West Seattle. The students use the 40-foot passenger ferry as their floating classroom and… (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times, 2022)More By Denisa R. Superville Seattle Times education reporter Education Lab is a Seattle Times
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Sound Transit staff have presented a range of scenarios to the board for deferring lines to address its budget shortfall. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Akielly Hu – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 18, 2026 Story Highlights What’s This? Sound Transit faces a $35 billion budget shortfall over two decades. The Ballard light rail line costs
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A male pink salmon — the species is sometimes referred to as humpback salmon — swims in the Green River at Flaming Geyser State Park in southwest King County last fall. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times) March 15, 2026 at 6:00 am Updated March 15, 2026 at 6:01 am By Isabella Breda Seattle Times staff
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