The City Council is in recess until Tuesday, September 3rd; all regularly scheduled Council meetings are cancelled.
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RV Ranching, the Sequel
Earlier this week, the City Council had another committee hearing on the Mayor’s proposed ordinance to curb “RV Ranching,” predatory renting of RV’s and other vehicles in poor condition to homeless people.
The second conversation went better than the first one last week, and the issues are becoming clearer.
Trio of eviction-reform bills working their way through Council
Three tenant-rights bills, all sponsored by Council member Lisa Herbold, got a hearing in committee this past Tuesday; one passed out of the committee and the other two are still in the works.
All three bills address issues raised in the “Losing Home” report published last year by the King County Bar Association and the Seattle Women’s Commission. That report looked at several problems in the eviction process, and made recommendations on how to make it fairer, more equitable, and less likely to drive people into homelessness.
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Judge vacates arbitrator’s ruling in Adley Shepherd case (UPDATED)
In a case that has taken on broad significance for police accountability in Seattle, this afternoon King County Superior Court John McHale vacated an arbitrator’s decision last year to overturn the termination of SPD Officer Adley Shepherd for punching a handcuffed suspect in the face while she was in the back seat of a patrol car.
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Friday news roundup
Police accountability, homelessness, taxes, and of course election news.
City submits plan to evaluate police accountability, DOJ on board
This evening the City of Seattle submitted its proposed methodology for evaluating the city’s police accountability system, as required by U.S. District Court Judge James Robart who oversees the SPD consent decree.
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Thursday news roundup
Campaign finance reform, bike lanes, and more.
Wednesday news roundup
More election coverage, and lots of other topics
Tuesday news roundup
The Council override’s the Mayor’s veto, the streetcar gets funding, and the Green New Deal passes.
Notes from today’s Council meetings
Lots of votes this afternoon, lots of wrapping things up before recess — and a handful of items postponed until they come back in September.