Yakima City Council

The Yakima City Council is trying to fill a substantial budget gap. According to a March statement from the city, Yakima City Manager Vicki Baker said that by 2026, Yakima will bring in about $9 million less in tax revenue than it will cost to provide basic services. Washington state law requires cities to pass a balanced budget, meaning council members have to determine whether to make cuts, bring in more revenue or a mix of both to fill the hole.

Community members gathered at the Yakima City Council on Tuesday to express support and disappointment with the Council's decision to reject a Pride month proclamation.

The Yakima City Council authorized a two-million-dollar contract with the YMCA to build a new emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence in Yakima.

A proposal to change Yakima’s form of government by replacing the city manager with an elected mayor is off the table — at least for now. City council members voted Tuesday to remove the measure from the February ballot hours after two lawsuits were filed by a coalition of civil rights organizations.

El próximo consejo municipal en Yakima será menos diverso. Solo una candidata Latina tiene una ventaja estrecha sobre su oponente electoral, cuatro años después de que las primeras Latinas tomaron cargos en el ayuntamiento después de una elección histórica. ¿Qué sucedió?

Yakima's next council will likely be different. Only two Latina candidates ran for office this year, and just one has a lead — a narrow one — over her opponent. Yakima’s population is nearly half Latinx.

La única candidata latina postulada para el Consejo Municipal de Yakima parece haber perdido la eleccion. En resultados preliminares, Eliana Macías perdió contra Kenton Gartrell, quien ha recibido 57 por ciento del voto.

The only Latina candidate running for Yakima City Council appears to have lost her bid. That means Yakima -- the population of which is nearly 50 percent Latinx -- will likely be governed by an all-white council for the first time since 2015.