This afternoon, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Position 8) and newly elected Councilmember Dionne Foster (Position 9) were ceremonially sworn into office. Both will serve full four-year terms and represent citywide seats. Tuesday’s Council business also included the selection of Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth (District 3) as the council president. “It is an incredible honor to serve...
Today City Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) released this statement on the recent directive from new City Attorney Erika Evans about public drug use cases. “I found yesterday’s news coming out of City Attorney Erica Evan’s office concerning. I am going to watch the impact of the City Attorney’s decision very closely. In the last two years, we...
Discussion is an ‘opportunity’ to improve ordinance Today Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7) released the following statement on erroneous reports that the City of Seattle was no longer making drug-related arrests beginning in 2026. The Mayor’s Office and Seattle Police Department responded to members of the media and online activists this morning stating that “there...
Dear Neighbor, 2025 was a busy year! Thank you for working with me to win some major victories for District 6 and our city as a whole. Before we enter 2026, I want to take a moment to reflect on the amazing work we did together this year. From updating our 20-year growth plan and...
Today in a split vote (6-2), the City Council okayed new ethics reporting for consultants who contract with the City. Amended CB 121130, sponsored by Council President Sara Nelson (Position 9), will require consultants to report and disclose information similar to lobbyists. “The fact that a consultant can be embedded in city government on the...
Select Committee will take up Phase 2 of Comp Plan in 2026 The City Council today revisited amended legislation on Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan (CB 120985) and Permanent HB 1110 legislation (CB 120993), approving both pieces of legislation. Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth (District 3) chaired the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan. The delayed vote was due...
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...
Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) released the following statement after the incidents at Brown University in Rhode Island and at Bondi Beach in Australia. The events at Brown University and Bondi Beach have left me, and I’m sure many of you, shaken, upset and unsettled, with the continued antisemitism and gun violence against our youth...
Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) released the following statement after the head of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) posted on social media about the new police contract. “I was disappointed to see the social media post from the president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. The city’s negotiation of a new contract should not...
Calls for stronger reform from the state level: ‘Our city deserves better’ Today, Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1), who serves as vice chair of the Public Safety Committee, announced that he will oppose the tentative collective bargaining agreement with the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild (SPOG). I’ll be voting ‘no’ on the proposed Seattle Police Officers...