Today King County Superior Court Judge Johanna Bender issued a ruling almost entirely upholding three tenant protection ordinances passed by the City Council last year.
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Home businesses top the news this morning.
Continue readingJustCare program faces fiscal cliff next month, scrambles for new funding
The JustCare program, which takes a compassionate and constructive approach to bringing off the streets 130 of downtown Seattle’s homeless individuals causing the greatest issues, is set to run out of money next month. That has left organizers and some local officials scrambling to find additional funds to keep the program running through September.
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A little bit of everything this morning. Enjoy.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings (UPDATED)
A long morning meeting, a short afternoon meeting. Here’s what went down.
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Welcome to the last week of February. Is it just me, or did the month fly by? Here’s the news.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chambers: February 22-26, 2021
A potential budget cut for SPD, and the final report of the Black Brilliance Research Project.
Continue readingCatching up on the court cases: February 19, 2021
A few things happened this week in some of the pending court cases involving the city. Let’s catch up.
Continue readingFriday news roundup
For a four-day work week, it sure seemed long… Here’s the news.
Continue readingInterview with OPA Director Myerberg in aftermath of Tuesday’s police shooting
Tuesday evening SPD officers shot and killed a man wielding a knife along the Seattle waterfront. Last night SPD released officer bodycam footage of the shooting, which raises substantial questions about the officers’ actions and generally how SPD officers are trained to respond to an individual with a knife and to crisis situations. Today I spoke at length with Andrew Myerberg, Director of the Office of Police Accountability, to explore those questions and related issues.
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