Seattle City Council to vote on $1.5 million for ‘ineffective’ police technology or tiny homes

The Seattle City Council ... vote on whether it should use $1.5 million for an “ineffective” police surveillance technology called ‘ShopSpotter,’ or for tiny house villages, according to a ... Read More

Seattle police get up to $50K hiring bonuses in 6-1 council vote

Staffing shortages have plagued the department in recent years. City Council President Sara Nelson sponsored a measure aimed at recruiting officers. Read More

Seattle City Council approves new hiring bonuses for SPD officers, use of surveillance cameras

The council approved the use of live surveillance video cameras in Seattle neighborhoods they said have the most violent crime. Read More

Seattle City Council approves $50,000 hiring bonuses for lateral police hires

The Seattle City Council on Tuesday approved legislation to continue its hiring incentive program for police officers as part of a plan to address the department’s ... Read More

City of Seattle Urges “No” Vote on I-2117 to Repeal Climate Commitment Act

The City’s symbolic stand to protect the environment from the rich and powerful matters less than how they invest money toward that end in their own budget. Read More

Slog AM: Seattle City Council Set to Vote on Banishment Zones, Amazon Demands Workers Return to Office, Diddy Arrested

Today will be cloudy, with a high of 64 degrees. The low is that the Seattle City Council will likely pass ... day receive sex toys to their doors. Technology changes shit. New Monopoly game ... Read More

Vote no on Prop. 1, Levy to Move Seattle

Proposition 1, the Levy to Move Seattle, is unaffordable, inequitable and ineffective. Vote ... City Council members can just change how they spend the money later. By voting against this $1.5 ... Read More

Seattle City Council to vote Tuesday on prostitution-loitering ban and drug area zones

SEATTLE — Seattle's Public Safety Committee has approved two significant measures aimed at addressing prostitution and drug-related issues in the city. These measures, which include a ban on ... Read More

Seattle City Council approves 'stay out' zones for people with drug, prostitution arrests

SEATTLE — Controversial ... a majority of the Seattle City Council on Tuesday. Both ordinances passed 8-1 with Councilmember Tammy Morales as the lone opposition vote each time. Read More

Seattle City Council approves controversial drug and prostitution buffer zones

The City of Seattle has approved new legislation aimed at fighting the city’s drug crisis and prostitution. In an 8-1 vote Tuesday, Seattle City Council voted in favor of the so-called ‘SODA ... Read More

Naperville City Council to vote on $25.5 million settlement resolving federal civil rights lawsuit over wrongful conviction

The remaining $7.5 million would be accommodated as a one-time payment from the city’s self-insurance fund. The council is also scheduled to vote on a budget amendment Tuesday that would allow ... Read More