Earlier today the City Council voted out of committee two bills that encompass the “Seattle Rescue Plan” for spending $128 million of federal COVID relief funding.
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Council set to consider amendments to ARPA spending plan
Tomorrow the City Council’s Finance and Housing Committee will consider a set of amendments to the “Seattle Rescue Plan” legislation that allocates $128 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act and HOPE Act funding.
Continue readingGonzalez, Mosqueda, Durkan unveil draft spending plan for city’s ARPA funding
This afternoon Mayor Durkan, Council President Gonzalez, and Council Budget Chair Mosqueda announced a draft plan for how to spend $128 million in federal COVID relief funding that the city expects to receive this year.
Continue readingCouncil sends revised crowd-control weapons ordinance to DOJ and police monitor for review
Today the City Council’s Public Safety and Human Services Committee polished off a draft of a revised ordinance placing restrictions on SPD’s use of so-called “less lethal” weapons for crowd control, and sent it off to the Department of Justice and the court-appointed police monitor for comments. In so doing, the Council is signaling that it still feels the need to legislate in this domain while it also recognizes that the terms of the 2012 Consent Decree constrain its ability to do so.
Continue readingDurkan, Holmes, Gonzalez stand up to “bully” Trump over Sanctuary City policies
This morning, Mayor Durkan, City Attorney Holmes, King County Council President Joe McDermott, and City Council member Lorena Gonzalez held a joint press conference to double-down on their support for the city’s “welcoming city” policies, to release a letter sent to the DOJ on the topic, and to announce funding for programs to support Seattle’s immigrant community and DACA recipients.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
It was a full day for the Council, and beyond passing the budget the Council members did several other things as well.
Continue readingNotes from this morning’s Council Briefing
A lot of territory got covered this morning, so let’s jump in.
Continue readingFort Lawton
In February of 1898, seven hundred acres on Magnolia Bluff were given to the federal government. Today, almost all of that land is back in local hands. Almost — the last bit has been the source of plans, lawsuits and headaches for ten years.
Continue readingSeattle sues Trump Administration over “sanctuary city” executive order
This afternoon, Mayor Ed Murray and City Attorney Pete Holmes announced that they have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the city against President Trump, Attorney General Sessions, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kelly over Trump’s January 25th executive order directing a crackdown on so-called “sanctuary cities.”
Continue readingNotes from today’s meetings
A few items of note happened at the Council Briefing and Full Council meetings today.
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