It’s a holiday week, so the normal Council schedule is shifted around a bit. Nevertheless, three committees meet for the first time this week.
Friday news roundup
The snow is nearly gone, and we made it to the end of the week. Congratulations!
Here’s the Friday news.
Thursday news roundup
A quiet weather day, and a quiet news day.
Wednesday news roundup
Seattle dodged a bullet with the snow last night. Whew!
Here’s the news from City Hall.
Tuesday news roundup
The weather reports now suggest there might be heavy snow tonight. Be careful out there.
Now here’s the news.
Notes from today’s Council meetings
The new Council is getting up and running, committee meetings are scheduled, and things are starting to happen on the second floor of City Hall.
Council passes two “Clean Campaigns” bills
This afternoon, the City Council unanimously passed two of the three bills in the suite of “Clean Campaigns” ordinances aimed to reduce the influence of big money — and particularly corporate money — in local politics.
Monday news roundup
Welcome to a beautiful, snow-dusted Seattle morning! I hope you’re playing it safe out there, and remember to wrap your pipes and shovel the sidewalks. Also, Seattle has opened additional emergency shelters this week.
This week in Council Chambers
Another light week as the new Council gets up to speed.
Catching up on the Consent Decree proceedings
A few things happened this past week related to the city’s Consent Decree over biased policing.
Continue reading Catching up on the Consent Decree proceedings