Seattle City Council to vote on $1.5 million for ‘ineffective’ police technology or tiny homes

The Seattle City Council ... vote on whether it should use $1.5 million for an “ineffective” police surveillance technology called ‘ShopSpotter,’ or for tiny house villages, according to a ... Read More

Seattle police get up to $50K hiring bonuses in 6-1 council vote

Staffing shortages have plagued the department in recent years. City Council President Sara Nelson sponsored a measure aimed at recruiting officers. Read More

The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Vote ‘no’ on Seattle Proposition 1, the transportation levy

Seattle voters ought to reject Proposition 1, the eight-year, $1.55 billion transportation levy that fails to meet the basics. Read More

Seattle City Council holds public hearing on 2025 budget

The Seattle City Council will host the first of two public hearings on the 2025 budget Wednesday evening. CHS reported here on Mayor Bruce Harrell’s budget proposal which leans heavily on ... Read More

Seattle City Council approves new hiring bonuses for SPD officers, use of surveillance cameras

The council approved the use of live surveillance video cameras in Seattle neighborhoods they said have the most violent crime. Read More

Seattle City Council to vote Tuesday on prostitution-loitering ban and drug area zones

SEATTLE — Seattle's Public Safety Committee has approved two significant measures aimed at addressing prostitution and drug-related issues in the city. These measures, which include a ban on ... Read More

Why housing affordability looms as a final frontier for Seattle area’s space industry

Participants in a panel at a Bellevue Chamber luncheon focusing on the Seattle area's space industry included, from left, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith; moderator ... Read More

Seattle City Council approves controversial drug and prostitution buffer zones

The City of Seattle has approved new legislation aimed at fighting the city’s drug crisis and prostitution. In an 8-1 vote Tuesday, Seattle City Council voted in favor of the so-called ‘SODA ... Read More

Seattle City Council Passes Unpopular Exclusion Zones, Reinstated Prostitution Loitering Laws

In half the zones, voters cast ballots against the current city council ... in 2015 when Seattle Mayor Ed Murray tried a “9 1/2 block strategy,” where the City increased police presence ... Read More

Chicago alderpeople vote to keep ShotSpotter technology, Mayor Johnson plans to veto

We did that today." At a news conference after the City Council ... hiring more police detectives and sending behavioral health care workers to some 911 calls. "We're committed to technology ... Read More

City Council gives top cop power to keep ShotSpotter, but Johnson vows veto

The city has paid an average of $8.5 million per year to ShotSpotter since August 2018, totaling $53.1 million. Council ... anti-technology movement that gained steam after the fatal police ... Read More