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...
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...
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...
City response to include more thorough investigation practices, technology, underutilized federal and state law enforcement resources A new report highlighting new approaches to address organized retail theft in Seattle was released by the Seattle City Auditor David Jones today. The report, requested by Councilmembers Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Pioneer Square to Magnolia) and Lisa Herbold...
The Seattle City Council passed a resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park), declaring the Council’s intent to consider funding equitable wage increases for human services workers to address the city’s staffing crisis. The resolution also requests that other public and private funders also produce recommendations to collectively...
SEATTLE – Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) released the following statement after Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison put out a false statement concerning legislation Davison authored that the Council rejected: “City Attorney Davison’s outrageous statement that ‘Seattle will now be the only municipality in the State of Washington where it is legal...
SEATTLE – The Seattle City Council unanimously passed Council Bill 120549 granting legal protections to Seattle firefighters while they’re responding to emergencies. The legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park) and Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia). The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) has reported incidents of people aggressively interfering...
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation (6-0) today to protect firefighters and EMTs when they are responding to emergencies. The legislation closes a loophole that excluded them from the same protections given to many other city employees, including police officers. The legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle) and...
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle), chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee, released the following statement following the announcement by City Attorney Ann Davison of new local public consumption legislation: I am very encouraged to learn that Governor Inslee has made it clear that he and other law makers...