Katie Wilson promised 1,000 new units in 2026. In September the deadline became the end of 2027.
- 8 OCT 2025SAID
- 17 FEB 2026PROMISED
- 14 + 22 SEP 2026≠ MOVED
≠ The deadline she set for 2026 moved to the end of 2027
1 · SAID · 8 OCT 2025
“The mayor came into office promising to build 2,000 units of emergency housing and shelter in his first year. He did not and we have lost shelter capacity every single year that he has been in office and we have thousands more people sleeping outside today than we did four years ago. That is failure.”
As a candidate, on Mayor Bruce Harrell, at the Seattle U mayoral debate.
2 · PROMISED · 17 FEB 2026
“I know that we have a big hill to climb, and dramatic changes will not happen overnight. But I am determined to add 1,000 new units this year with services matched to people's needs, and we are on our way to reach this goal.”
First State of the City address.
3 · ≠ MOVED · 14 + 22 SEP 2026
“Last week I announced a shelter accelerator plan that will add nearly 1,000 shelter beds by the end of next year, serving an estimated 1,750 people every year.”
Budget address, 22 Sep 2026. The 14 Sep plan counts “nearly 1,000 shelter beds by the end of 2027, compared to the start of 2026.”
HOW WE CHECKED THIS
Quotes were transcribed from the original videos and cut at sentence or clause boundaries. The budget address date is from the city's remarks and bulletin (22 Sep 2026), not the upload date. The ~1,000 beds are counted from the start of 2026, so the number did not shrink; the deadline moved. Bayside Shelter (73 units) opened in June 2026. Spot an error? Tell us, and we’ll correct it in public.