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 87 recorded land-use decisions
This board approves nearly everything, but not quietly. Rinck and Kettle dissent regularly. Outcomes hold, but the record names who objected.
Rinck 6 no votes · Kettle 5
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 44 City Council meetings on record, Jan 27, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non land use | 76 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 4 | 100% |
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| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dionne Foster | Pos 9 | 168 | 4 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Alexis Rinck | Pos 8 | 161 | 6 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Eddie LinLand Use Chair | D2 | 153 | 5 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Joy HollingsworthCouncil President (2026) | D3 | 143 | 3 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Rob Saka | D1 | 130 | 3 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Dan Strauss | D6 | 122 | 2 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Debora Juarez | D5 | 121 | 5 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Maritza Rivera | D4 | 109 | 4 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Bob Kettle | D7 | 108 | 5 | Jul 28, 2026 |