By unanimous vote, the City Council passed an ordinance this afternoon banning the practice of gay “conversion therapy” on minors.
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This week: I hope you caught up on your sleep this weekend
For the past several weeks the Monday afternoon Full Council meetings have been pretty tame affairs, with not a lot of legislation of substance up for approval. That streak ends tomorrow. Oh, and the committee meetings this week are equally full of important legislation and presentations.
Continue readingCouncil doubles down on local broadcast news resolution
Through the time I’ve been writing about the City Council, I’ve developed enormous respect for our nine City Council members. They are, by all measures, dedicated public servants who work long hours and are sincerely trying to do the right thing for Seattle and its citizens. They wrestle with difficult, often seemingly intractable, problems to try to find compassionate solutions that help people. Like the rest of us, they have flaws, they make mistakes, they’re not perfect — and while we should hold them to a high standard, that standard shouldn’t be perfection. But today I lost some of my …
Continue readingEthics bill heads back to committee
This afternoon the City Council sent a controversial bill amending the ethics code for Council members back for more work in committee.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chamber
It will be a very quiet week for the Council.
Continue readingEthics bill postponed for two weeks
After a contentious discussion this morning, the Council decided this afternoon to postpone their final vote on the ordinance updating the ethics code as it applies to them.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chamber
Lots of topics in committee meetings this week…
Continue readingTwo resolutions passed, and a bad precedent was set
Two resolutions were adopted in the City Council’s meeting this afternoon. Both are well intentioned, and will probably end up doing good things. But they way they passed — and the way one almost didn’t — speaks volumes about the current level of dysfunction in City Hall.
Continue readingNotes from Monday Council meetings
It was a pretty tepid day in Council Chamber, but here are a few interesting tidbits worth noting.
Continue readingThis week: moving things forward, and a book
The Council will be pushing forward on a number of fronts this week, including the confirmation hearings for Sam Assefa, the 2035 Comprehensive Plan, the Bicycle Master Plan, and Sound Transit 3. Also, there’s a book you should read.
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