Last week the King county Regional Homeless Authority provided an update to the Seattle City Council on its recent and planned activities. Of note: as part of writing its five-year plan, it intends to create a comprehensive “gap analysis” on housing and homeless shelter. I hope you found this article …
Continue readingDOJ filing opposing unseal affidavit related to Mar-a-Lago search warrant
This afternoon the Department of Justice filed a response to several motions to unseal the affidavit it used to convince a judge to issue a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago. The DOJ opposes unsealing the affidavit, arguing that it has “a compelling, overriding interest in preserving the integrity of an ongoing …
Continue readingThe unsealed Mar-a-Lago search warrant and FBI receipt for materials seized
Today a magistrate judge has ordered unsealed the FBI search warrant for Mar-a-Lago and the FBI’s subsequent receipt for materials it seized.
Continue readingDOJ filing to unseal search warrant for Mar-a-Lago
The Department of Justice has filed a motion with a federal court in Florida to unseal the search warrant issued earlier this week to allow the FBI to look for classified documents at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The Times-Union, CBS and the New York Times have all filed motions …
Continue readingSPD staffing update
This week the Seattle City Council’s central staff presented a mid-year update on SPD’s staffing and budget expenditures. Their slides contain all the details, including the latest SPD 911-call response times. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to …
Continue readingContract to manage $30M Seattle participatory budgeting program
In April, the City of Seattle announced that it had selected the Participatory Budgeting Project (PBP) to manage the city’s $30 million participatory budgeting program, pending completion of a contract. Last Friday the contract with PBP was finally signed. PBP will be paid $2.75 million to run the program. PBP …
Continue readingAppointment of Greg Spotts as SDOT Director
Mayor Harrell has nominated Greg Spotts to be the permanent Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, pending the City Council’s confirmation. Here is the appointment packet Harrell transmitted to the Council, including Spotts’ resume. Of note: he used to be an entertainment manager, with a list of clients including …
Continue readingSeattle Human Services Department “financial improvement plan”
For several years Seattle’s Human Services Department, which has one of the largest budgets in the city’s government, has had chronic issues with financial management. Last year the department began a “Financial Improvement PLan to address these issues. Below are the slides due to be presented by HSD to the …
Continue readingAppointment packet for OPA Director nominee Gino Betts
This coming week the City Council will take up the confirmation of Gino Betts as the new Director of the Office of Police Accountability (OPA). Here is the appointment packet submitted by Mayor Harrell upon his nomination. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a …
Continue readingDraft Council district map
The five Seattle Redistricting Commission members met earlier this week and reached consensus on a draft map of new City Council district boundaries to circulate for feedback. The Commission will be holding a public forum on the draft map on August 9. I hope you found this article valuable. If …
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