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Councilmembers Herbold, Lewis statement on wage increases for human services workers included in proposed budget 
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Councilmembers Herbold, Lewis statement on wage increases for human services workers included in proposed budget 

Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle and South Park) and Councilmember Andrew Lewis, (District 7, Pioneer Square to Magnolia) released a statement, calling the 2 percent wage increase for human services workers included in Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed budget a solid step towards closing the pay penalty gap as identified by this Council in June...

Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold in Seattle City Hall.
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Councilmember Herbold statement following release of audio in which SPD officer uses racial slur 

Seattle City Councilmember Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park), Chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee, released the following statement. It comes after The Stranger reported that Seattle Police Officer Burton Hill and his wife harassed a Chinese-American woman, using racial slurs and sexist language. “This act of...

King County Board of Health Approves Councilmember Herbold’s Resolution to Maximize Impact of Opioid Settlement Funding for King County Residents 
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King County Board of Health Approves Councilmember Herbold’s Resolution to Maximize Impact of Opioid Settlement Funding for King County Residents 

Seattle – Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle & South Park), in her ongoing commitment to addressing the overdose crisis, celebrates the passage of a resolution at today’s King County Board of Health meeting. It urges all jurisdictions within King County to align their opioid settlement funding and invest in services recommended in the Opioid Settlement Stakeholder Feedback report.    “The overdose crisis...

Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold in Seattle City Hall.
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Herbold: Improved Drug Law Authority Prioritizes Diversion Over Prosecution

The Seattle City Council approved legislation today, co-sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) and proposed by Mayor Bruce Harrell, that will put treatment and diversion at the forefront of the City’s response to public drug use and possession.   “As a legislator, sometimes you must have the conviction to vote ‘no,’ to...

Seattle Councilmember Herbold’s statement on federal court’s Consent Decree ruling 
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Seattle Councilmember Herbold’s statement on federal court’s Consent Decree ruling 

Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle & South Park) released the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge James Robart released an order finding the Seattle Police Department has remained in compliance with many of the requirements of the Consent Decree:   “While progress has been made, our work is not yet done....

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Seattle City Council passes first-in-the-nation law protecting app-based workers from unreasonable deactivations 

The Seattle City Council passed an ordinance today, sponsored by Councilmembers Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) and Andrew J. Lewis (Pioneer Square to Magnolia), that protects app-based workers from being unreasonably deactivated from their platforms.    The App-Based Workers Deactivations Rights Ordinance, the latest PayUp legislation, requires network companies to base deactivations on reasonable policies and provide app-based workers with...

Seattle City Councilmember Lisa Herbold in Seattle City Hall.
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Councilmember Herbold celebrates mid-year supplemental budget positions for new police alternative, also $1 million to expand opioid treatment 

 Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle & South Park) is looking forward to the Council vote tomorrow on the midyear budget bill. Among other things, the bill moves $1.6 million to the Community Safety and Communications Center and grants position authority for the city’s new dual dispatch pilot program, as well as making $1...

Abortion bans are forcing more patients to Seattle. How funding from the Seattle City Council is supporting them
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Abortion bans are forcing more patients to Seattle. How funding from the Seattle City Council is supporting them

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...

Seattle City Council passes transportation safety legislation that discourages dangerous drag racing with automated enforcement 
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Seattle City Council passes transportation safety legislation that discourages dangerous drag racing with automated enforcement 

The Seattle City Council passed legislation today to reduce drag racing and dangerous driving. The ordinance, sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle), kickstarts the city’s plans to install speed enforcement cameras in key areas of the city that are...