NEWS GLEAMS | Mayor Issues Citywide Hiring Freeze; Seattle City Council Chooses Tanya Woo to Fill Vacant Seat | #citycouncil
A roundup of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle! by Vee Hua 華婷婷 Mayor Bruce Harrell has announced a hiring freeze for most City departments due to a projected budget deficit in 2025. (Photo: Susan Fried) Mayor Bruce Harrell Issues Citywide Hiring Freeze Due to Budget Deficit […]
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Seattle City Council passes legislation aimed at improving, adding sidewalks across city | #citycouncil
The Seattle City Council has passed legislation aimed at improving sidewalks across the city. The legislation will soon require the Seattle Department of Transportation to install or fix crumbling sidewalks along “major paving projects.” Approximately 24% of Seattle’s streets are missing sidewalks, according to officials. With the current construction rates, it would take over 400 […]
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NEWS GLEAMS | Four-Day Humanitarian Pause in Gaza; Seattle City Council Passes 2024 Budget | #citycouncil
A roundup of news and announcements we don’t want to get lost in the fast-churning news cycle! by Vee Hua 華婷婷 ✨ Gleaming This Week ✨ JUMP TO: People search a municipality building after an Israeli air strike in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 10, 2023. Photo via […]
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to host meeting with city leaders to address next steps for drug possession law
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SEATTLE — Mayor Bruce Harrell will meet with a group of city and community leaders on Monday regarding the city’s current stance on drug possession. The group of leaders will include members of the System Design Work Group. The goal of the meeting will be to define solutions, improve system coordination, and develop implementation strategies, […]
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says drug use legislation should be ready in July
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said he is committed to sorting out how the city will approach illegal drug possession and public use, but the process won’t be complete for several more weeks. The mayor is determined to clarify the issue after the Seattle City Council rejected a plan to authorize City Attorney Ann […]
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I need drama — let’s make the City Council soapy | Dec. 28, 2022-Jan. 3, 2023 | #citycouncil
Anitra “Who Always Said Rice Was Not a Vegetable” Freeman is excited about her purchase of a bag of mixed wild rice that she called — I heard her say it — “six different kinds of vegetables.” With my own ears. She claims she said “plants.” I could go on about how everything in the world […]
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