SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has signed the city's 2026 budget into law, approving an $8.9 billion spend plan that he and city leaders said makes record investments in affordable housing, public safety and expands the city's rainy day fund to protect against potential federal funding cuts.

The 2026 budget preserves most of the priorities from Harrell's early proposal, one that Mayor-elect Katie Wilson will have to manage. The budget includes $349.5 million for affordable housing, $228.5 million for homelessness response and other investments in food access and doubling the city's CARE program.

“This budget is an affirmation of Seattle’s values at a time when federal uncertainty makes local leadership more important than ever,” Harrell said in a statement, arguing the city must

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