The latest & greatest on all things Bellevue, Eastside, and Chamber-member-related.
Bellevue building inspectors issued a formal notice of violation this week after determining that Mayor Mo Malakoutian's cheekbones exceed allowable height limits under the city's land use code. Continue Reading
In a decisive show of civic engagement, Seattle voters overwhelmingly approved an $8 billion levy Tuesday aimed at studying why things in Seattle cost so much. The measure passed with 72% support. Continue Reading
After years of cost overruns, engineering challenges, and increasingly strained subarea math, Sound Transit officials announced a breakthrough solution to the long-running ST3 Ballard-Issaquah dilemma: Ballard will be renamed "Issaquah." Continue Reading
The Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) issued an emergency rule late Tuesday temporarily blocking access to Zillow and Redfin in Medina and several nearby Points communities after detecting what officials described as "highly irregular and coordinated browsing behavior." Continue Reading
Just days after the opening of the Sound Transit Crosslake Connection, Pioneer Square residents are raising alarms about what they describe as a "rapid and highly coordinated shift in neighborhood character," following an influx of Eastside visitors arriving via the new line. Continue Reading
The East King Chambers Coalition met on March 26 for a packed session covering the 2025 legislative aftermath, Saturday's historic Cross-Lake light rail Continue Reading
Our Board of Directors convened for their March meeting earlier this week, and in addition to our regularly scheduled programming, did a formal welcome for our newest group of recruits. Get to know them — or get re-acquainted — below! Continue Reading
Bellevue's first full sign code rewrite in decades took center stage at the March meeting of the Planning, Land Use, Sustainability, and Housing (PLUSH) committee, alongside a hard-won victory on the city's Affordable Housing Strategy and a continued push on Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) reform Continue Reading
Two things stood out at the Bellevue Chamber's March board meeting: a fresh approach to the Annual Gala that puts our community front and center, and an introduction to a Bellevue nonprofit that has been quietly changing lives in tech for years. Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber’s PLUSH Committee recently submitted a letter in support of the City’s draft Affordable Housing Strategy, while also encouraging several important refinements. Continue Reading
Congrats to our members over at Global Credit Union, who just re-opened their Crossroads location under a new name and a new look: Global Credit Union! Continue Reading
In a March 16 letter to the Bellevue City Council, the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce’s PLUSH Committee urges leaders to pair housing affordability goals with policies that keep new multifamily development feasible. Continue Reading
