Specified times for remote, in-person public comment The Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan, chaired by Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2), will host the first public hearing for Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Plan on Monday, April 6, with separate sessions for remote and in-person public comment. More information can be found on the agenda...
Councilmember Lin bill cleans up outdated language Today the City Council passed Councilmember Eddie Lin’s (District 2) bill aimed at updating an outdated local law that provided the Seattle Police Department with the authority to inquire about residents’ immigration status. Council Bill 121180 updates the City Code to bring it in line with state law...
What is the Comprehensive Plan? The Comprehensive Plan (“Comp Plan”) is a twenty-year roadmap for Seattle, deciding on where and how to build more homes, create jobs, and improve transportation. It helps plan and direct investments in public utilities, sidewalks, libraries, and neighborhood connections. The Comp Plan gives us a great opportunity to develop the safe,...
Request for information in shooting deaths of other Seattle youth City Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2) released this statement following the arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 30 murder of Tyjon Stewart and Tra’veiah Houfmuse outside Rainier Beach High School in South Seattle. “I’m incredibly thankful for the hard work of the Seattle Police Department and the community contributions that led to the arrest of a...
City Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2) released the following statement after the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by federal immigration agents on Saturday, Jan. 24 — less than three weeks after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed Renee Good, also in Minneapolis. “I am absolutely devastated by the actions of...
Today Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2) released the following statement regarding actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and yesterday’s killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. “Yesterday’s shooting death of a Minneapolis mother proves the dangers of Trump’s campaign of terror via ICE across our country. “On January 7, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was...
Following the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist on Beacon Avenue early Sunday morning, Councilmember Eddie Lin (District 2) released the following statement, encouraging anyone with information to reach out to the Seattle Police Department (SPD) Traffic Collision Investigation Squad at 206-684-8923. “I was so sad to hear about the death of a cyclist due to...
Earlier today at a meeting of the full City Council, Eddie Lin was ceremoniously sworn in as the councilmember representing District 2. Councilmember Lin, who previously served as an attorney for the City of Seattle, won a special election for the open district seat in November. His term began immediately upon certification on Nov. 25...