Here are some quick hits from this morning’s weekly Council Briefing. Council President Harrell noted that this week’s Education, Equity and Governance Committee will have a presentation from the FTC on combatting fraud in the African-American and Latino communities. Also, the Seattle Election and Ethics Commission will discuss their plan to roll out the Democracy Voucher Program. Council member Sawant mentioned that there are openings on the Seattle City Light customer review panel; in particular they are looking for a residential customer and someone with strong environmental advocacy interests. Sawant also said that at the next Energy and Environment Committee …
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News roundup: Navigation Center, SPD
Lots of SPD news this morning. Plus the Mayor’s announcement of a new homeless shelter.
Continue readingShould City Council members encourage law breaking?
This afternoon in the Energy and Environment Committee meeting, the climate-action group 350 Seattle presented their plans for their Break Free PNW “mass action event” involving civil disobedience in Anacortes, May 13-15. Committee chair Kshama Sawant, who invited them to present, closed the session by saying “We will try to promote the protest action as much as possible.” And that presents a problem, because the participants in Break Free PNW fully intend to break the law.
Continue readingNews roundup: Arena, Kubly ethic probe, homeless issues, and more
News coverage is all over the map this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: tree cutting
This week’s hearing on the West Seattle tree cutting tops the news this morning.
Continue readingQ&A on the West Seattle Tree Cutting Incident
This morning the Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee heard a presentation on the recent tree cutting incident at the Duwamish Head Greenbelt in West Seattle, in which a lot of information was presented. Here’s a summary, in Q&A format.
Continue readingNews roundup: Housing preservation, youth detention, safe injection, and of course the arena
Yesterday’s committee discussion of housing preservation tops the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: SODO arena, Pronto still
Yesterday’s Council hearings on the SODO Arena have everyone’s attention this morning. Plus, more on the Pronto buyout.
Continue readingNews roundup: affordable housing
Affordable housing tops the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: Larry Weis, PAC money, Pronto, and more
The vote to recommend Larry Weis’s confirmation as CEO of Seattle City Light headlines the news this morning.
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