This morning, Seattle Public Utilities presented its proposed solid waste rates for 2020-2022. And for once, there was good news: the rates aren’t going up as fast as was predicted in the utility’s Strategic Business Plan.
Continue reading Good news: your garbage bill isn’t going to go up as fast
This afternoon, Mayor Durkan unveiled the first in a series of initiatives in her 2020 budget: a $1.7 million, twelve-point plan to address the Seattle Police Department’s issues with hiring and retention.
Continue reading Mayor’s Office rolls out initiative to address SPD hiring and retention in 2020
A resolution passes calling attention to the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls; the city cancels its order for streetcars that are too big; and a smattering of election news.
Here’s what happened today in Council Chambers.
Welcome back for another exciting (and busy!) week of Seattle city politics. Here’s the news.
Last Thursday the Council’s Workers’ Rights committee finished amending three of the four hotel workers’ protection bills, co-sponsored by Council members Mosqueda and Gonzalez to replace Initiative 124.
(update 9/9: a couple of corrections below based upon feedback from Council staff. My apologies; several of the amendments weren’t published in advance of the meeting so it was challenging to follow along)
Continue reading Hotel worker bills get fine-tuned, continue to move forward
Brace yourself for a very full week — and a ton of new legislation being introduced.
This afternoon, the City Council voted out of committee an ordinance approving the proposed sale of the “Mercer Megablock” to Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
Continue reading Council votes Mercer Megablock sale approval out of committee
We’re talking about banning natural gas in new buildings. Well at least O’Brien is.
This morning, Council member Mike O’Brien announced that he is introducing a bill that would prohibit the installation of natural gas piping systems in new buildings starting July 1, 2020.
Continue reading O’Brien unveils bill prohibiting gas hookups for new buildings
