In a unanimous opinion released this morning, the State Supreme Court ruled that the City of Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Ordinance applies to UW campus — a major blow to UW’s efforts to assert its independence over what happens on its campus.
Continue reading State Supreme Court says Landmarks Preservation Ordinance applies to UW campus
Endorsements, candidate forums, and more…
Continue reading Thursday news roundup: there’s an election going on
So many different things going on… let’s jump in.
At the end of the press conference that she and her colleague Tim Burgess held this afternoon on this morning’s court hearing, Council member Lorena Gonzalez took questions on the statement she issued yesterday related to the new evidence accusing Mayor Ed Murray of sexual abuse.
Continue reading Gonzalez clarifies statement on Murray stepping down
“We had hoped that today would be the final thumbs up from Judge Robart to allow us to continue to move forward with the implementation of the accountability legislation,” said Council member Lorena Gonzalez this afternoon in a hastily-arranged press conference. “And obviously we did not get that final approval.”
A hearing that began this morning with U.S. District Court Judge James Robart kindly joking with Gonzalez, Council member Tim Burgess, and SPD Deputy Chief Carmen Best quickly turned into an opportunity for all parties — and especially the judge himself — to vent their frustrations.
As I wrote two weeks ago, the City an Bosa Development finalized their agreement on developing the Civic Square site across the street from City Hall. Today the Mayor sent the agreement to the City Council for its approval.
Continue reading Civic Square agreement sent to Council for approval
The latest chapter in the allegations against Mayor Murray top the news this morning.
Continue reading Tuesday news roundup: Police reform, Murray’s woes
This afternoon, Mayor Ed Murray issued an executive order directing the rollout of body-worn cameras on all Seattle Police Department officers.
Continue reading Mayor defies union, pushes ahead with body cams for police officers
(Updated 9:00pm Monday — scroll down to the bottom for the latest)
Just when you thought the thirty-year-old allegations of sexual abuse against Mayor Ed Murray were finally fading away, the Seattle Times published some new evidence over the weekend: a long-lost Oregon Child Protective Services file in which a services worker discusses the allegations that Murray sexually abused his foster child, Jeff Simpson, and finds them credible.
In response, Council member Lorena Gonzalez issued a statement this morning calling on the Mayor to consider resigning, and if he doesn’t take action by next Monday asking her fellow Council members to consider their options to remove him from office.
Continue reading Amid new evidence in old case, Gonzalez calls on Mayor to resign (UPDATED)
This afternoon, the Council will vote on enacting a “bias-free policing” ordinance into law, with one last-minute amendment to settle an argument from last week.
Continue reading Bias-free policing bill comes up for final vote this afternoon (UPDATED)