It’s been just over a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ruling people did not have a right to access abortion and allowing states to dramatically repress reproductive rights. In the wake of that decision, the Seattle City Council fought back. Today, the Council got a briefing from public health officials on...
Contents Racing Zones vote in Transportation/SPU Committee App-Based Worker Deactivation Rights’ Ordinance Myers Way Encampment Update July 26th South Park Civic Coffee Event Share Your Input on Morgan Junction Park by 7/31 Community Service Preference...
Contents July 11 Public Safety and Human Services Committee Update Amendments to Accountability Ordinance for the Administration of CPC Deactivation Legislation King County Flood Control District Board South Park Funding Approval SPD Micro Community Po...
Contents Dual Dispatch /Alternative Response App-Based Workers Deactivation Rights Ordinance City Services for Elders Mayor’s Office Releases Independent Investigations of Former Chief Share Your Dog Park Opinions June 27 PSHS On Tuesday, I held my reg...
Contents Resolution to Support Fair Pay for Human Services Workers Supporting Mental Health at Chief Sealth 4th of July Fireworks Transportation and SPU Committee Briefing on Racing Zone Proposal Resolution to Support Fair Pay for Human Services Worker...
SEATTLE – Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) released the following statement after Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison put out a false statement concerning legislation Davison authored that the Council rejected: “City Attorney Davison’s outrageous statement that ‘Seattle will now be the only municipality in the State of Washington where it is legal...
Seattle City Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis got a special inside look at the Cinerama for the first time since the SIFF bought the property, three years after it shut down operations. In this first-of-its-kind video version of his podcast All Policy is Local, Councilmember Lewis talks with SIFF Executive Director Tom Mara about the acquisition...
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation on May 2 renewing and expanding the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID). The legislation will safeguard funding for some programs and services that support downtown Seattle for at least the next 10 years. The legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Sara Nelson and was signed into law by Seattle...
The new Seattle Social Housing Developer Board, which will oversee the work to bringing affordable social housing to Seattle, will meet for the first time Tuesday, May 23. This comes after Initiative 135 was approved by voters in February creating the Seattle Social Housing Developer. The 13-member board was appointed last month. Since this is...
SEATTLE – The Seattle City Council unanimously passed Council Bill 120549 granting legal protections to Seattle firefighters while they’re responding to emergencies. The legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) and Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia). The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has reported incidents of people aggressively interfering...