The Seattle City Council will be holding a public hearing to gather community input on the upcoming Seattle Police Management Association (SPMA) contract negotiations. It will be on August 8 at 5:30 pm inside Council Chambers at Seattle City Hall. It’s a crucial moment, as it will be the public’s only opportunity to give...
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...
A Seattle City Council committee voted against new legislation Friday to establish a rent control policy for the city. The legislation would only go into effect if Washington State repeals laws prohibiting cities from regulating rent. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, was voted down 2-3 by the Sustainability and Renters Rights Committee. Under...
The Seattle Social Housing Developer The new Seattle Social Housing Developer Board, which will oversee the work to bringing affordable social housing to Seattle, will meet for the just the second time on June 22, 2023. The 13-member board was appointed in April. Their first meeting was in May. Tonight’s meeting will be at 5:30 PM...
Note: This article is an adaption of a Seattle City Council Central Staff Memo. The full memo is available on Legistar. The Seattle City Council, responding to an ongoing staffing crisis, passed a resolution today expressing the Council’s commitment to wage equity for nonprofit human services worker. The resolution was sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold....
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved an ordinance today putting the 2023 Housing Levy renewal on the ballot this November. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, affirms Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposal made public earlier this year. The mayor signed the bill immediately following the Council meeting. If approved by voters, the seven-year levy would...
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 Seattle City Council passed a resolution today establishing the city’s support for a plan to demolish and rebuild Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center through a private-public partnership. The City of Seattle and Seattle Public Schools (SPS), which owns the stadium, are working together on the project. The legislation was sponsored by Council President Debora Juarez....
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...