Wilson chooses Central District’s Langston for first ‘State of the City’ address

Wilson with her “generous consolation prize” for the mayor of Los Angeles after a Seahawk playoff victory on their way to becoming Super Bowl champions (Image: City of Seattle)

Mayor Katie Wilson has chosen a core Central District location for her first “State of the City” address this week.

Wilson will make her speech Tuesday inside the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute at 17th and Yesler in the CD.

Who:

Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson

What:

Delivers her first State of the City Address. Local artists will perform prior to the speech.

When:

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

• 11:00 am: Doors open

• 11:30 am: Local artists perform

• 11:50 am: Mayor Katie B. Wilson delivers her address

Where:

Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
104 17th Ave South

“Seattle Mayor Katie B. Wilson is set to deliver her first State of the City address next Tuesday, laying out her approach to governance and her agenda for the year ahead,” her office announced. “The address will cover a range of issues, including affordability, homelessness, public safety, the Seahawks, and what she’s doing to make Seattle a great place to live, work, and raise a family.”

Wilson has spent her first weeks in office addressing issues around homelessness, housing, transit, and ICE including the first encampment clearances under her administration as she pushes the creation of new emergency shelter forward, efforts to address renters rights issues, an executive order to help speed up Route 8, and an order directing the city’s police force to “investigate, verify, and document” reported ICE activity in the city.

Wilson was sworn-in as the city’s 58th mayor in January, pledging to build a city where people can “live a dignified life.”

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