There’s lots going on this morning. Let’s jump in.
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Notes from this afternoon’s Full Council meeting
(Updated 9/28 8:00pm. See below) Whew. Well that happened.
Continue readingNotes from this morning’s Council Briefing
Here are my notes from the weekly Council Briefing session, in which the Council members tell each other what’s going on.
Continue readingThis week: budget kickoff
It looks to be a busy week, as the Council simultaneously kicks off the 2017–2018 budget development process and wraps up work on everything else.
Continue readingNews roundup: Homeless camps, electric cars, and more
Lots of things happening this week, especially around the homeless crisis, encampments, and the Jungle.
Continue readingMayor’s plan for clearing the “Jungle” scrutinized
Yesterday afternoon the City Council deliberated on the Mayor’s request for its blessing on his plan to clear out the East Duwamish Greenbelt Encampment (EDGE), often referred to as the “Jungle.”
Continue readingNews roundup: Parental leave, Pacific Place Garage, and police oversight
Lots going on this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: guns, homeless, and the Jungle
Crosscut has a great summary of the highlights from yesterday’s #SEAHomeless media-blitz. Q13, MyNorthwest and Guns.com cover the blowback on the Council’s decision this week to require SPD to destroy surplus guns rather than resell them. Q13 discusses the Jungle with Mayor Ed Murray. MyNorthwest reports on public comment from the joint Seattle/King County hearing on humans services, homelessness and the opioid addiction epidemic. SeattleMet reports on the dubious report delivered by an industry consultant to the Council last week on the topic of secure scheduling.
Continue readingNews roundup: Guns, Ducks, AirBnB, and the Jungle
Lots of stuff in the news today. Plus the #SEAHomeless conversation, which I will recap tomorrow in full.
Continue readingNews roundup: AirBnB
Yesterday’s committee hearing on short-term rentals managed through services such as AirBnB are the big news this morning.
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