Topic - Seattle City Council

The Seattle City Council is committed to ensuring that Seattle, Washington is safe, livable and sustainable. These nine Councilmembers are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections and represent the entire City, elected by all Seattle voters. - Source: Wikipedia

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Thenmozhi Soundararajan, founder and executive director of Equality Labs, speaks to supporters and opponents a of a proposed ordinance to add caste to Seattle’s anti-discrimination laws rally at Seattle City Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Seattle. Council Member Kshama Sawant proposed the ordinance. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination

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Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant speaks to supporters Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Seattle. Preliminary results show voters in Seattle narrowly in favor of recalling Sawant. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP)

Seattle to be ‘sanctuary city’ for abortion providers, patients

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FILE - Seattle Police officers confer after taking part in a public roll call at Hing Hay Park in Seattle's Chinatown-International District Thursday, March 18, 2021. Seattle's police department is having detectives and non-patrol staff respond to emergency calls because of a shortage of officers union leaders fear will be made worse by COVID-19 vaccine mandates. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

City Council cuts Seattle police budget, drawing criticism

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Cars come and go at a Safeway grocery store, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Seattle. A federal judge on Thursday dismissed an industry lawsuit that sought to block a $4-an-hour pay increase for Seattle grocery workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic that was approved by the Seattle City Council in earlier in the year for workers at large grocery companies. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Judge OKs $4-an-hour pay boost for Seattle grocery workers

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Seattle to require lobbying group registration, disclosure

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Seattle police officers wear gas masks and carry weapons as smoke rises and they clash with protesters, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Seattle during a protest in support of Black Lives Matter and against police brutality and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle approves budget with nearly 20% police cut

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Seattle City Council OKs budget with nearly 20% police cut

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Judge rejects council member’s effort to halt recall

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Seattle to transfer properties to Black-led community groups

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Defund police efforts target Seattle encampment enforcement

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Seattle City Council takes steps to cut police officers

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Sales tax for bus service will go to Seattle November ballot

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Judge: Seattle City Council’s ban on police devices stands

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A man talks with police lining a street occupied hours earlier by protesters Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle, where streets had been blocked off in an area demonstrators had occupied for weeks. Seattle police showed up in force earlier in the day at the &quot;occupied&quot; protest zone, tore down demonstrators' tents and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. The &quot;Capitol Hill Occupied Protest&quot; zone was set up near downtown following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Seattle ban on police tear gas, pepper spray upheld by federal judge

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Seattle City Council OK’s spending from emergency reserves

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