U.S. District Court Thomas Zilly handed down two rulings today in the “Hunters Capital” lawsuit filed by a collection of Capitol Hill business owners and residents in response to the city’s handling of the CHOP in the summer of 2020. The city had filed a motion for summary judgment to …
Continue readingAuditor review of Seattle’s “Secure Scheduling” ordinance
The Seattle City Auditor’s office has release a final report on employers’ implementation of the city’s “secure scheduling” ordinance. The Auditor commissioned a research group at the University of Chicago to conduct the study. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make …
Continue readingState Supreme court rules against City of Seattle for errant 911 medical response
The Washington State Supreme Court this morning ruled against the City of Seattle in a case over its a 911 medical response call that went very wrong. In response to a 911 call. the city’s 911 call center dispatched a medical unit that went to the wrong address, and it …
Continue readingSeattle School District sues social media platforms
The Seattle School District has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok for allegedly contributing to a mental health crisis among youth. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
Continue readingNew lawsuit claiming city’s graffiti ordinance is unconstitutional
A new lawsuit has been filed against the City of Seattle claiming that the city’s graffiti ordinance is unconstitutional, and that SPD selectively enforces it against people writing anti-police messages. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support …
Continue readingNew report on housing affordability crisis in Washington State
The advocacy group Challenge Seattle has release a 125-page report analyzing the housing affordability crisis in our state. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
Continue readingSauk-Suiattle Tribe loses appeal over Gorge Dam
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ended the year by issuing a ruling in the lawsuit by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe filed against Seattle City Light and the City of Seattle. The Tribe had argued that the Gorge Dam violated federal law, the federal act establishing the Washington Territory, and subsequently …
Continue readingSeattle apartment rents and vacancies
For several years Apartmentlist.com has tracked rent prices in dozens of cities, counties and states across the U.S. They are one of the more credible sources of rental data because of their methodology, which goes beyond just listing prices for available apartments (a small subset of all apartments, but the …
Continue readingKing County auditor report: county agencies stiffing their employees for benefit payments
A new report from the King County Auditor finds that county agencies repeatedly did not make payments in lieu of benefits that were owed to employees. From the executive summary: King County agencies owe payments in lieu of benefits to temporary employees who meet certain criteria, but agencies did not …
Continue readingNew legal challenge to MHA program
Today a Seattle homeowner filed a lawsuit in U.S. District court challenging the constitutionality of Seattle’s MHA program. She alleges that the MHA program requirements are an impact fee that are not proportional to the impact her proposed project would have. I hope you found this article valuable. If you …
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