JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is March 27, 2025
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
By Anna Patrick The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by BECU, Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. Burien is taking King County to court over claims that the Sheriff’s Office is violating a contract with the city by not enforcing a key part of the city’s
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By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist When the final spending plans to keep the federal government running were released this past week, a few members of Congress pronounced themselves appalled to find they were loaded up with “pork.” “Earmarks are evil,” wrote a South Carolina Republican, before enumerating lists of pet projects that the conservative
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By The Seattle Times editorial board If a lawsuit against the city of Burien wasn’t enough to give its leaders pause in its quest to move the unsheltered out of the city, maybe a directive by the King County sheriff to her deputies not to enforce the city’s latest ordinance on “camping’’ is enough to
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By Gene Balk / FYI Guy Seattle Times columnist Americans have grown less religious over the past couple of decades, and attendance at religious services is down across the country. Of course, some parts of the country are a lot less religious than others. New survey data shows Seattle is one of those places. A clear
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By Claire Withycombe and Jim Brunner Seattle Times staff reporters OLYMPIA — Five years ago, the Washington Legislature was dragged, kicking and screaming, into compliance with the state’s Public Records Act, which says their emails, text messages and other documents should be available for public scrutiny. Court rulings and Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of a
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By Gene Balk / FYI Guy Seattle Times columnist If you’re a King County homeowner, it’s likely your home’s assessed value fell in 2024. Nearly everywhere in the county, assessed values dropped from last year. But you may be surprised to find your property tax didn’t go down nearly as much as you may have
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By Dahlia Bazzaz Seattle Times staff reporter Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. The Seattle Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for Education Lab, which is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Learn more about Ed Lab. DES MOINES — From
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By Gene Balk / FYI Guy Seattle Times columnist Everyone knows buying a home in Seattle is incredibly expensive. But keeping it isn’t cheap either. I’m talking about property taxes. The tax burden for Seattle homeowners is among the highest for any large U.S. city. And along with home values, property taxes in Seattle have
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By Daniel Beekman Seattle Times staff reporter There’s a new effort underway to bring neighborhood-based voting to Kent, the south-of-Seattle suburb that’s King County’s third largest city. A campaign called “Kent for Districts” launched Thursday, announcing plans to collect petition signatures for a November ballot measure that would switch five of seven Kent City Council seats to
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By Melissa Davis and Josh Farley Seattle Times Opinion columnists Editor’s note: Got questions about recycling that fresh-fruit packaging or envelopes with plastic windows? We’ve got answers. Times editorial board members and Opinion columnists Melissa Davis and Josh Farley made a malodorous examination of what happens to King County’s recyclables. They both grew up with bottle
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