September 1, 2026 — City Council: What Happened
The affordable housing fee ordinance was amended twice and still failed, leaving the 2025 policy in place. Also: a civil detention center ban, new RV parking rules, and the first look at the six-year capital plan.
August 5, 2026 — City Council: What Happened
The tool library passed the next gateway 5-2 after the night's most contentious debate, the pool got its missing number, and the Arete deal went back for better terms. Plus: the ethics question Kirkland's code doesn't answer.
July 21, 2026 — City Council: What Happened
New park rules adopted 7–0, the RV parking ban sent back to staff, and five items postponed in one five-and-a-half-hour night — plus the $15 million question about Houghton Village that drew no answer from the dais.
July 7, 2026 — City Council: What Happened
Paid parking is coming, $9.6 million in street and park spending cleared in a single 6–0 vote, and the Kraken iceplex stayed on track for 2027 — a money-in, money-out meeting where every vote passed.