By Carlene Johnson - The Center Square October 31, 2025 [Editor's Note: This story is close to home and reflects the Burien experience with the DESC failures.] (The Center Square) – On an overcast mid-October day, just inside the Third Avenue offices of We Heart Seattle, Executive Director Andrea

PDC and King County websites slowed or crashed in the final days of voting, leaving many voters without access to essential transparency tools.

SEATAC – After a spooky weekend of Halloween fun, travelers may spot more orange cones than pumpkins the week of Nov. 3. Lane and ramp closures on Interstate 5 (I-5), State Route 516 (SR 516) and local roads in Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac and Kent will continue Monday, Nov. 3, through

After I wrote the story on the Levy and rising rates, I had conversations with some people who still were confused about property taxes. They had the impression that the rise in taxes was driven only by increases in assessed value. This is not correct in the case of school

By Spencer Pauley | The Center Square [Editor’s Note: some stories we repost as being relevant to our area, and in light of our coverage of DESC, this may have impact.] Oct 27th, 2025 (The Center Square) – The King County Regional Homelessness Authority plans to implement a 22% decrease in

[NOTE FROM EDITOR: Letters to the Editor do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Highline Journal or Daniel Media.  If you wish to submit a story, photo, article, or letter, please email us at info@thehighlinejournal.com. We look forward to hearing from you.] Dear Editor and Burien Voters

In an unusual format, seven candidates for Port Commission and 33rd district legislative seats appeared all at the same time in a candidate forum sponsored by the SeaTac Airport Community Coalition for Justice (STACC4J) . We wrote about the forum in an earlier post, including a link to the forum information

Editorial published with permission by John L. White, long-time Burien Resident The consequences of that policy drift are visible today in places like Burien, Washington, where the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) operates under this same outdated Housing First model. The Burien DESC stands as a physical representation of what