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Councilmember Herbold’s Reaction to Coup Attempt and National Capitol’s Violent Occupation
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle), Chair of the Public Safety and Human Rights committee, issued the following statement in reaction to the pro-Trump mob storming the nation’s capitol: “This is an attempted coup. This cannot stand in the United States of America we love. Occupying the Capitol or threatening the lives of […]
[Full Post]Posted: January 6th, 2021 under Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases.
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Legislation to Strengthen Subpoena Power of Office of Police Accountability and Office of Inspector General Passes at City Council
New Legislation Makes Explicit OPA and OIG’s Subpoena Powers in Investigations and Creates Process to Enforce Subpoenas Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Councilmember Lisa Herbold today celebrated the City Council’s 8-0 passage of their legislation to strengthen the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) and Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) power to subpoena those who may […]
[Full Post]Posted: January 4th, 2021 under Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases.
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Mayor Durkan and Councilmember Herbold Propose New, Expanded Roles for Accountability Partners in Bargaining Police Contracts
For the First Time, Community Police Commission Involved Centrally in Bargaining Process and City Council Representative Will Be At Bargaining Table Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Councilmember Lisa Herbold today announced new, expanded roles for the City’s police accountability partners and City Council staff in police contract negotiations. In the upcoming contract negotiations with the […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 4th, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases.
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Mayor Durkan and Councilmember Herbold Announce Legislation to Strengthen Subpoena Power of Office of Police Accountability and Office of Inspector General
New Legislation Makes Explicit OPA and OIG’s Subpoena Powers in Investigations and Creates Process to Enforce Subpoenas Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Councilmember Lisa Herbold today announced new legislation to strengthen the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) and Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) power to subpoena those who may have been involved in or witnessed […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 3rd, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases.
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Councilmember Herbold: Repairing West Seattle Bridge is ‘Best Approach’ to Restoring Safe Access
Seattle, WA — Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle), Chair of the Public Safety and Human Rights committee, issued the following statement in reaction to Mayor Durkan’s decision to repair the West Seattle Bridge: “I agree repairing the bridge is the best approach to restore safe access as quickly as possible. “Since the closure of […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 19th, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases.
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Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, and Lewis Propose Boosting Maintenance of Multimodal Bridges with Vehicle License Fee Adjustment
With support from labor and business communities, Councilmembers Alex Pedersen, Lisa Herbold, and Andrew J. Lewis today proposed legislation to use Vehicle Licensing Fees to boost maintenance of multimodal bridges throughout Seattle. Vehicle Licensing Fees, which were previously set at $80, would move from $20 to $40 under the new legislation, as authorized by RCW […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 13th, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, News Releases, Pedersen.
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Councilmember Herbold: Transit Funding Vote Good News for District 1
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle), Chair of the Public Safety and Human Rights committee, issued the following statement in reaction to Proposition 1: “Today’s vote in support of Proposition 1 for transit funding is good news for West Seattle. Proposition 1 specifies that up to $9 million annually to support mobility needs […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 3rd, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases.
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City Council passes new path forward for encampment outreach
The Council legislation came out of a collaborative drafting process with service providers and the Mayor’s office The Seattle City Council passed in a 7-1 vote Council Bill 119942, which will significantly change the way Seattle engages with people living unsheltered in unauthorized encampments for the last two months of the year. The bill, which […]
[Full Post]Posted: October 26th, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Lewis, Herbold, Lewis, News Releases.
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Councilmembers Herbold, Morales Respond to Mayor’s Announcement Regarding Navigation Team
Call on the Mayor to ‘immediately move’ additional $1.4M Council provided for outreach, commit to ‘not destroying’ belongings Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) and Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2 – Chinatown-International District and Southeast Seattle) responded to Wednesday’s announcement by Mayor Durkan regarding the Navigation Teams: “The Council […]
[Full Post]Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Morales, Herbold, Morales, News Releases.
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Councilmember Lisa Herbold Issues Statement Following Council’s Veto Override
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle and South Park), issued the following statement after the City Council voted to overturn the Mayor’s veto of the 2020 budget rebalancing package: “My vote today to override the Mayor’s veto of the 2020 rebalancing budget was not taken lightly. I had conversations about an alternate bill, in […]
[Full Post]Posted: September 23rd, 2020 under Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases.
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