During the COVID pandemic, the City of Seattle introduced a new, temporary “Safe Streets” permit that allows businesses to take over sidewalk space, and in some instances parking spots, to allow for more outdoor activity. The city is now strategizing on how to make the program permanent, with some modifications. …
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City of Seattle ARPA spending quarterly update
The City of Seattle’s budget office has submitted a new quarterly report on how federal ARPA funds have been spent to-date. 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 readingMayor’s Office launches “transparency portal” for city’s federal COVID relief funds spending
When is a “dashboard” not a “dashboard”? Apparently when it’s a “transparency portal.” Mayor Harrell has launched such a thing to elucidate how the city is spending nearly $300 million of COVID relief funding from the federal government. The spending is broken up into five broad categories: housing and homelessness; …
Continue readingCity proposed updates to “Safe Start” outdoor permit program for businesses
This week the City Council will hear an update from SDOT on what it intends to propose for a revised version of its “Safe Start” permit program allowing business to put dining, vending, merchandise, and other activities outside their storefront. This presentation summarizes the proposed changes. I hope you found …
Continue readingReport on White House mismanagement of coronavirus pandemic
Lost in last week’s January 6th hearings and the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade was a report published by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic that details the role of Dr. Scott Atlas in rewriting the federal government’s coronavirus strategy — arguably spreading the virus more broadly …
Continue readingCDC mask mandate appeal
In April, a U.S. District Court judge in Florida struck down the Center for Disease Control’s mask mandate. Earlier this week, the U.S. government filed a brief with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to try to overturn the lower court’s ruling. I hope you found this article valuable. If …
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