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The progressive electoral wave that surged into Seattle this month also washed through Burien, where a sweep by left-lane City Council candidates could alter the suburb’s approach to issues like homelessness.

Two years after Burien leaders criminalized homeless camping on public property, voters in the South King County city of 51,000 have elected a new council majority that generally opposes that law-and-order strategy.

Incumbents Hugo Garcia and Sarah Moore, who voted against the 2023 camping ban, ran on a progressive slate with newcomers Rocco DeVito and Sam Méndez. All four won their contests wi

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