Today Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) responded to the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) plan to permanently station three Neighborhood Resource Officers, working in shifts as pairs, at Magnuson Park to increase patrols in the park, nearby neighborhoods, and the University District. “I am pleased to hear police officers will now be permanently stationed at Magnuson...
Councilmember Lin bill cleans up outdated language Today the City Council passed Councilmember Eddie Lin’s (District 2) bill aimed at updating an outdated local law that provided the Seattle Police Department with the authority to inquire about residents’ immigration status.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...
‘Public safety ecosystem must be ready to go by the time the world comes to Seattle’ Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), who serves as chair of the Public Safety Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the ongoing community discussion of Mayor Wilson’s announced audit and the use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and other crime...
We must continually look for ways to improve this tool’ Today Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, released the following statement after Mayor Katie Wilson’s announced audit of the Seattle Police Department’s Public Space Cameras (CCTV) program. “I welcome the audit and policy review of the CCTV program....
Passage comes after two years of collaboration and support of Seattle officials Today, Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), who serves as chair of the Public Safety Committee, issued the following statement in response to Governor Bob Ferguson signing Second Substitute Senate Bill 5880 into law. The legislation provides local jurisdictions with the authority to utilize...
Ahead of Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee meeting Councilmember and committee Chair Bob Kettle (District 7) released this statement following recent news coverage about technology used by the Seattle Police Department (SPD) for purposes of community safety and crime prevention. These issues relate specifically to Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, SPD’s Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) public...
Council approves bill 8-0 The City Council today voted 8-0 to approve a bill sponsored by Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) that prohibits City employees from sharing non-publicly available personal information for use in the enforcement of civil immigration laws, unless required by law or court order. The legislation codifies the state’s Keep Washington Working...
Legislation to be heard in Public Safety Committee Tuesday Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) has introduced a new bill (CB 121158) that amends Seattle’s Municipal Code to explicitly prohibit City employees from sharing non-public information for use in the enforcement of civil immigration laws, in the absence of a judicial warrant, and strikes old code...
By: Councilmember Bob Kettle, District 7 City Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7) shared the following thoughts on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “A second tragic killing in three weeks by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis, and their indiscriminate heavy-handed operations against citizens and non-citizens alike, demand the need for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to...
Today Councilmember Dionne Foster (Position 9) issued the following statement regarding recently released footage that includes disturbing comments from a Seattle Police officer. The incident took place last May during a counterprotest at Cal Anderson Park. “I am disturbed by the newly released body-worn camera footage related to the May 2025 protest response at Cal...