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25 Jun 2020, 11:34 am
Numerous Seattle businesses – including an auto repair shop, a tattoo parlor and a property management company – sued the city Wednesday, alleging city officials were complicit in allowing an “occupied protest” that has made them feel unsafe in their neighborhood, according to reports.Workers and residents also joined the lawsuit over CHOP, the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, which drew scorn from President Trump and other critics who accused Mayor Jenny… [read post]
22 Jun 2020, 10:37 pm
Mayor Jenny Durkan has been doing her best to downplay the danger of having an autonomous zone in the middle of Seattle, suggesting it wasn’t much different from a summer block party. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 5:00 pm
Not so the feckless mayor of Seattle, Jenny Durkan, of Washington State’s moronic Gov. [read post]
10 Jun 2020, 9:41 am
Specifically, the complaint calls out Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and SPD Chief Carmen Best for their failure to act after SPD “repeatedly sprayed crowds … with tear gas and other chemical irritants … as recently as Monday, June 8, just days after the City pledged a 30-day moratorium on the use of tear gas. [read post]
2 Apr 2020, 10:05 am
Excerpt:[D]espite the lack of space in the city’s shelters, Seattle—led by Mayor Jenny Durkan—continued to sweep homeless encampments last month, even after saying it would put a halt to the practice. [read post]
23 Jul 2019, 6:42 am
Mayor Jenny Durkan had threatened to veto the legislation, planning to use some revenue to fund existing programs, but City Council voted 7-1, a veto-proof majority. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 4:06 pm
In her #SeattleForAll public relations campaign, Mayor Jenny Durkan insists that only one in three homeless people struggle with substance abuse, understating the figures of her own police department as well as the city attorney, who has claimed that the real numbers, just for opioid addiction, rise to 80 percent of the unsheltered. [read post]
1 Apr 2019, 4:30 am
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that Amarah Y. [read post]
14 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm
Federal: Ex-Lawmakers Face New Scrutiny Over LobbyingThe Hill – Alex Gangitano | Published: 2/12/2019 Critics say former federal lawmakers have been the biggest offenders when it comes to working as lobbyists without formally registering. [read post]
10 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm
Federal: Feds’ GoFundMe Campaigns Open a ‘Minefield’ of Ethical Questions During ShutdownFederal News Network – Nicole Ogrysko | Published: 1/8/2019 The Office of Government Ethics said employees on unpaid furlough due to the government shutdown remain covered by federal ethics policies. [read post]
7 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm
Election Stirs Anxiety for Democrats” by Craig Timberg, Tony Romm, Aaron Davis, and Elizabeth Dwoskin (Washington Post) for Denver Post Ethics Oregon: “BOLI Finds ‘Substantial Evidence’ of Sexual Harassment at Oregon Capitol” by Ted Sickinger and Hillary Borrud for Portland Oregonian Washington: “From Campaign Consultant to Lobbyist and Adviser: The firm that has Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s ear” by Daniel Beekman and Lewis Kamb for… [read post]
5 Dec 2018, 9:52 am
As promised by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan in September, the city has opened a search for a Director of a new Office of Employee Ombud. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 1:17 pm
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan substantially contributed to the development of the tax and was instrumental in getting it passed it its final form. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 1:17 pm
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan substantially contributed to the development of the tax and was instrumental in getting it passed it its final form. [read post]
3 Oct 2018, 8:52 am
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes yesterday said their city intends to appeal the FCC order in federal court. [read post]
24 Sep 2018, 10:11 am
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced last week that she will create an independent Ombuds program for city executive branch employees. [read post]
26 Jul 2018, 11:06 am
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, elected last fall following a long-ago sexual assault scandal that forced the previous mayor to resign, had already put a halt to the buildout after escalating costs were discovered. [read post]
13 Jun 2018, 2:30 pm
Seattle's mayor, Jenny Durkan [official website], who said she will sign... [read post]
4 Jun 2018, 11:09 am
In response to a demonstration by city employees, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she will consider hiring an Ombudsperson to handle discrimination and sexual harassment complaints. [read post]
21 May 2018, 6:00 am
The Seattle City Council voted April 2 to prohibit subminimum wages by any employer in the city, and today Mayor Jenny Durkan signed it into law. [read post]
