This afternoon, U.S. District Court judge Richard Jones issued his ruling on sanctions for SPD’s violation of his injunction restricting the department’s use of crowd-control weapons. He also ruled against the city on two related matters, setting up the city to appeal his contempt ruling from last month.
Continue readingThursday news roundup
It’s a much quieter local news day.
Continue readingCouncil works on an updated crowd-control weapon ordinance, in fits and starts
Yesterday Councilmember Lisa Herbold and her Public Safety and Human Services Committee tried to move forward their effort to rewrite the Council’s ban on SPD’s use of so-called “less lethal” weapons for crowd-control. Herbold is charting an unconventional and somewhat tenuous path; there are ample headwinds, and progress is slow.
Continue readingWednesday news roundup
Lots of great stories worth reading this morning! Grab a cup of coffee and dive in.
Continue readingTuesday news roundup
The hazard pay bill passes, Lewis pitches more tiny home villages, and more.
Continue readingNotes from today’s Council meetings
The Council passed a bill requiring hazard pay for grocery workers, plus a few other tidbits.
Continue readingLewis unveils new partnership to build twelve “tiny home” villages
This afternoon, Council member Andrew Lewis announced a new partnership, called “It Takes a Village,” to create an additional 480 units of “tiny homes” in twelve 40-unit villages sited across the city. The effort is intended to help close the gap between the number of people living unsheltered in the city and the number of emergency shelter beds available.
Continue readingMonday news roundup
Some local election news to start the week.
Continue readingCouncil fast-tracking hazard pay for grocery workers in Seattle
The Seattle City Council is fast-tracking an emergency ordinance that would require large grocery store companies to pay their Seattle-based retail workers an extra $4 per hour hazard pay through the end of the COVID-19 emergency. Passing progressive, labor-friendly legislation is their strong suit. Doing the math and working out all the details… not so much.
Continue readingThis week in Council Chambers
The first half of the week is packed.
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