Category: council briefing

Today we got a preview of the amendments to the “Jump Start Seattle” payroll tax proposal that will be offered — and possibly voted on — Wednesday.

Here’s what happened in the virtual Chambers today.

It was a long day in the Council’s virtual chambers. Here’s what happened.

Lots of talk about homelessness today, and a fair amount of sound and fury from Sawant. Here’s what went down.

The LEAD program pivots, new tenant protections pass, and the aftermath of last week’s decision to suspend deliberations on the proposed payroll tax. Welcome to Monday.

This afternoon the Council once again plunged into parliamentary purgatory. Reading through this summary will take you about three hours and ten minutes less time than the meeting itself.

Here’s what the Council members got done over Zoom today.