Last night’s rally in support of REI employees tops the news this morning.
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This week at Council Chamber
Monday morning, the Council Briefing will feature an annual report presentation on the Yesler Terrace affordable housing project. Monday afternoon’s Full Council meeting will have the final vote on approving the sale of the Pacific Place Garage, and eleven appointments tot he Seattle Design Review Board. This week’s Introduction and Referral Calendar has two items of note: a Chief of Police Audit Report; an extension to the Seattle Opera’s lease of the Mercer Arena. Tuesday morning the Civil Rights. Utilities, Economic Development and Arts Committee meets, with a full agenda including: a review of the Economic Development and Arts & Culture elements …
Continue readingNews roundup: police reform
All the attention is on police reform today.
Continue readingNews roundup: Parental leave, Pacific Place Garage, and police oversight
Lots going on this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: OPA, business licenses, and ramps to nowhere
Good morning! Lots of bits and pieces in the news this morning.
Continue readingNotes from this morning’s Council Briefing
The Council members came back from their three-day weekend ready to dig in, so there’s lots going on.
Continue readingNews roundup: OPA staff and archives
The news is light, but interesting, this morning-after-fireworks.
Continue readingNews roundup: guns, homeless, and the Jungle
Crosscut has a great summary of the highlights from yesterday’s #SEAHomeless media-blitz. Q13, MyNorthwest and Guns.com cover the blowback on the Council’s decision this week to require SPD to destroy surplus guns rather than resell them. Q13 discusses the Jungle with Mayor Ed Murray. MyNorthwest reports on public comment from the joint Seattle/King County hearing on humans services, homelessness and the opioid addiction epidemic. SeattleMet reports on the dubious report delivered by an industry consultant to the Council last week on the topic of secure scheduling.
Continue readingNews roundup: Guns, Ducks, AirBnB, and the Jungle
Lots of stuff in the news today. Plus the #SEAHomeless conversation, which I will recap tomorrow in full.
Continue readingThis week: long-term planning
Several long-term planning efforts get airtime this week in Council Chamber.
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