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CHOP business owners’ lawsuit against city gets pared down, city officials get spanked for deleting texts

On January 13, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal, Public Safety

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 …

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Auditor review of Seattle’s “Secure Scheduling” ordinance

On January 13, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Audit, Labor

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 …

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State Supreme court rules against City of Seattle for errant 911 medical response

On January 12, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal

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 …

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Seattle School District sues social media platforms

On January 6, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal

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!

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New lawsuit claiming city’s graffiti ordinance is unconstitutional

On January 6, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal, Public Safety

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 …

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New report on housing affordability crisis in Washington State

On January 5, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, NGO reports

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!

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Sauk-Suiattle Tribe loses appeal over Gorge Dam

On December 30, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Environment, Legal, Native tribes

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 …

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Seattle apartment rents and vacancies

On December 20, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Housing

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 …

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King County auditor report: county agencies stiffing their employees for benefit payments

On December 14, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Audit, Personnel

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 …

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New legal challenge to MHA program

On December 14, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, Legal

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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