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Author: Kevin Schofield

Judge vacates King County Executive order prohibiting ICE flights at Boeing Field

On March 31, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Federal government, Legal

Yesterday a U.S. District Court judge issued a summary judgment finding for the United States in a three-year-old dispute with King County. In 2019 King County Executive Dow Constantine issued an executive order prohibiting FBOs at Boeing Field from contracting with the United States to support ICE deportation flights flying …

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SPD and DOJ propose new consent decree

On March 28, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal, Public Safety

This morning the City of Seattle and the U.S. Department of Justice submitted to the court a proposed new Agreement on Sustained Compliance to replace the 2012 Consent Decree on biased policing by SPD. The agreement would essentially acknowledge that SPD is in compliance with most of the original consent …

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SDOT bridge audit response progress report

On March 27, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Audit, Transportation

Last week SDOT reported out on the progress it has made addressing ten recommendations made in a 2020 City Auditor report on Seattle’s bridges. According to SDOT, it has implemented one of the ten recommendations, and the other nine are pending with a complete response by the end of 2023.

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Ninth Circuit ruling on Seattle “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance

On March 22, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, Legal

Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals published its ruling on an appeal of a lower court ruling that upheld Seattle’s “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance. The ordinance prohibits landlords from looking at a prospective tenant’s criminal record and from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant (such as denying tenancy) …

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DSA/ Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Survey

On March 18, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Public Safety, Surveys

The Downtown Seattle Association and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce recently fielded a survey of 500 likely voters in Seattle on their views on public safety issues. Their report (a set of slides) is here, and the cross-tabs are here.

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Court annuls seven Waterfront LID assessments

On March 15, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Budget, Parks, Transportation

Last week a King County Superior Court judge annulled the City of Seattle’s Waterfront LID assessments on seven properties, after those property owners appealed the assessments. The judge found that the city’s process of calculating assessments was fundamentally flawed, and arbitrary and capricious; that the Hearing Examiner misapplied the presumption …

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City of Seattle ARPA funds spending update

On March 15, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Budget, COVID, Economy

This week the Seattle City Council is hearing an update on how the city has spent the hundreds of millions of dollars of federal COVID relief funding granted to it through the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Q4/2022 Update on Seattle homelessness response

On March 15, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Homelessness

This week the City of Seattle Human Services Department presented to the City Council on its ongoing response to homelessness through the city’s Unified Care Team.

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City Attorney Criminal Division Report Q4/2022

On March 10, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Public Safety

The Seattle City Attorney’s Office criminal prosecution division has published its quarterly report for the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Judge dismisses defamation suit against Sawant

On March 9, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Legal

Today U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman ruled in favor of Councilmember Sawant in dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed against her by two SPD officers who claimed that she called them murderers. From the ruling: Sawant asks that the claims not advance to trial because Miller and Spaulding have failed …

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