A little bit of everything in the news this morning.
Tuesday news roundup
The fate of the Showbox is up for discussion.
Notes from today’s Council meetings
Two department head confirmations, and lots of scheduling notes for stuff in the pipeline.
Monday news roundup
It sure seems like summer arrived early this year… but who’s complaining. Happy Monday!
This week in Council Chambers
A new month, a new Council member, same old calendar. But lots of new legislation coming up.
Friday news roundup
All Home trickles out the Point in Time homeless count results, and more.
Thursday news roundup
City Council members are pondering the crane collapse; plus the 2019 One-night Count homeless numbers are released.
Appointment of Jesus Aguirre as Parks Superintendent moves forward
This afternoon, the Council advanced out of committee the appointment of Jesus Aguirre as Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Recreation. It will come up for final confirmation on Monday.
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Latest reports put best face on SPD’s efforts to sustain reforms under consent decree
If there’s one thing that the Seattle Police Department has become quite good at, it’s churning out reports on its reform efforts. In the run-up to a pivotal hearing on May 15th with U.S. District Court Judge James Robart, the city has filed several reports on it recent work to continue and sustain its police reforms under its consent decree with the Department of Justice.
State Supreme Court agrees to review I-124 ruling
Yesterday the Washington State Supreme Court agreed to hear a review of an appeals court ruling that threw out the voter-approved Initiative 124. I-124 granted protections to hotel workers, and required hotel employers to either provide health insurance coverage to employees or pay them the equivalent cost.
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