Lon Hatamiya presented yesterday afternoon to the Council’s Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development and Arts Committee on San Francisco’s secure scheduling ordinance. It did not go well, and potentially damaged local employers’ credibility in trying to negotiate terms in Seattle’s own secure scheduling ordinance later this summer.
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The controversy over the planned North Precinct police station
There are lots of adjectives that describe the planned new North Precinct police station: big, lavish, and expensive come quickly to mind. And several angry Seattle residents showed up to Wednesday morning’s Council committee meeting to use those words and more in arguing that the Council should put a stop to it and put the money to better use. But a surprising number of them referred to it as a “militarized, bomb-proof bunker.” Wait, what?
Continue readingAn ethical dilemma
Wednesday afternoon the Council’s Education, Education and Governance Committee considered a change to their rules around financial disclosures and recusals, because while the need for them hasn’t changed, the context in which they are happening has.
Continue readingNews roundup: the Jungle and more
Coverage of yesterday’s City Hall conversations about the Jungle dominate the news this morning.
Continue readingCouncil prepares its feedback on ST3
The Council is running out of time to give its feedback to the Sound Transit board on the proposed Sound Transit 3 plan, so Council member Mike O’Brien, chair of the Sustainability and Transportation Committee, is racing to complete a resolution summarizing their feedback in time for a vote on Monday afternoon.
Continue readingNews roundup: Viaduct, Sawant & Sanders, open space, housing and zoning
The Viaduct closure and Kshama Sawant’s campaigning for Bernie Sanders top the news this morning.
Continue readingThis week at City Hall: pretty much everything
It’s going to be a very busy week for the City Council.
Continue readingJohnson tries to kick update to design review process down the road
This morning the Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee heard a presentation on some proposed changes to the city’s design review process for construction projects, and while Committee chair Rob Johnson likes many of the ideas presented, he stated his preference to wait until next summer to formally take up any revisions.
Continue readingNews roundup: Pronto ethics probe, police staffing, safe injection sites, and more
So much going on this morning, including reports from yesterday’s committee hearing on police staffing, tour bus regulations, and more.
Continue readingComing soon to your pharmacy: prescription drug disposal
This morning the City Council considered a resolution encouraging Seattle’s participation in a county-wide prescription drug disposal program.
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