Seattle, WA
How the Seattle City Council votes on land use
Every vote below is quoted verbatim from the official meeting recording’s transcript. Use it as research toward the official record, not as the official minutes.
Seattle City Council
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
How to read this boardfrom 100 recorded land-use decisions
This board approves nearly everything, but not quietly. Rinck and Juarez dissent regularly. Outcomes hold, but the record names who objected.
Rinck 10 no votes · Juarez 8
Every read is drawn from the rows below. Descriptive, not predictive. Verify against the official minutes.
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 47 City Council meetings on record, Jan 27, 2026 to Aug 18, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non land use | 87 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 4 | 100% |
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| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dionne Foster | Pos 9 | 198 | 8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Alexis Rinck | Pos 8 | 195 | 10 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Eddie LinLand Use Chair | D2 | 188 | 8 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Joy HollingsworthCouncil President (2026) | D3 | 174 | 6 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Rob Saka | D1 | 160 | 5 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Debora Juarez | D5 | 150 | 8 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Dan Strauss | D6 | 149 | 5 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Maritza Rivera | D4 | 143 | 6 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Bob Kettle | D7 | 140 | 5 | Aug 18, 2026 |