April 25th, 2013
Tonight in King County, children in 215 families will sleep in a car, in a greenbelt, on the streets, in an encampment, or in abandoned building. These children will wait months for their families to be placed in shelter or a hotel. This is unacceptable for a region of our resources.
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March 8th, 2013
Next week the City Council will hold two meetings touching on the Settlement Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to reform policing in Seattle. On Monday, March 11, the Council will host Merrick Bobb, the Court-appointed independent monitor, at the 9 a.m. Council Briefings meeting. A federal judge is scheduled to hear the [...]
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March 6th, 2013
A couple weeks ago you may recall that I wrote about my efforts to draft legislation relating to the City use of surveillance cameras. Passed today by the Public Safety, Civil Rights, and Technology Committee, Council Bill 117730 will require all City departments to obtain Council approval prior to acquiring surveillance equipment of any type. [...]
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Posted: March 6th, 2013 under
Civil Rights,
Public Safety.
February 20th, 2013
For me the question is when should a free society allow personal activities that occur in public to come under 24/7 surveillance? We must always strive for a balance that provides for safety without compromising the principles of our democracy.
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January 16th, 2013
Seattle Police Department is seeking community and business members who are willing to host a Living Room Conversation
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Posted: January 16th, 2013 under
Neighborhoods,
Public Safety.
December 5th, 2012
The City encourages people who want to celebrate the passage of Initiative 502 to do so in the privacy of their homes.
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Posted: December 5th, 2012 under
Civil Rights,
Public Safety.
October 12th, 2012
Yesterday the City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee considered legislation to create a Community Police Commission. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Harrell, chair of the committee, was voted out of committee by a 3-0 vote, and will move to the Full Council for consideration on Monday, October 22. The creation of the [...]
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Posted: October 12th, 2012 under
Civil Rights,
Public Safety.
October 4th, 2012
I’m glad that the community members I worked with in 1998 have continued to monitor the issue and have found a way to negotiate a better approach while also not compromising on public safety and fair access to our parks for all.
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Posted: October 4th, 2012 under
Civil Rights,
Parks,
Public Safety.
September 12th, 2012
We don’t want to repeat what is happening in Los Angeles, where law enforcement raids shut down operations of good and bad businesses alike and eventually City Council banned dispensaries altogether.
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August 8th, 2012
Between 2009-2012 the foreclosure crisis is projected to cost Washington communities, homeowners and local governments approximately $3.7 billion
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