Seattle City Council, police

Seattle council passes bill letting police use certain weapons on crowds
Past councils restricted the use of so-called less-lethal weapons following the department’s violent response to racial justice protests in May 2020.
Seattle City Council passes ordinance to let police use less-lethal weapons again
The Seattle City Council passed an ordinance that allows Seattle police to use less lethal weapons during crowd management situations. The ordinance repealed a previous ordinance and section of the city code that banned police from using tear gas,
Seattle City Council approves new police crowd control rules with oversight, accountability
The Seattle City Council voted to approve legislation that sets ground rules on crowd management for the police department. On Tuesday, the council voted 6-3 in favor of the legislative language that will include amendments that provide additional oversight,
Seattle City Council approves police use of blast balls, pepper spray, tear gas during protests
The Seattle City Council Tuesday reauthorized the use of blast balls, pepper spray, and pepper by police for crowd-control purposes, despite the objections of people who said they were impacted by those non-lethal weapons during the 2020 racial justice protests.
Seattle council approves limited use of blast balls, tear gas for crowd control
The Seattle City Council voted 6-3 on Tuesday to allow police to use less-lethal weapons for crowd control, including blast balls and tear gas.
Seattle council approves new policy on police crowd control weapons in 6-3 vote
The rules around how Seattle police can control crowds with less leathal weapons like blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray hinge on a final vote by city counc
Initial election results show support for Seattle social housing tax opposed by Amazon, Microsoft
Seattle voters are showing support for a new tax on big business that would fund a social housing developer. More ...
Seattle’s updated crowd management sets the stage for end of federal consent decree
Seattle is one step closer to ending a federal consent decree after the city council approved updated guidelines for the ...
KUOW1d
Big budget option for Seattle social housing surges ahead in early vote count
Assuming there are no dramatic changes in the ballot count, money for social housing will start flowing in Seattle this ...
MyNorthwest.com2d
Seattle lawmakers vote to bring back blast balls for crowd control
One issue being debated among the Seattle City Council is whether police should be allowed to use less-lethal weapons, ...
Seattle voters lean toward funding social housing developer with new tax
The outcome of Tuesday’s election will determine whether Seattle has another bit player in the city’s network of housing ...
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog8d
Seattle holds comprehensive plan update public hearing as City Council nears ‘Phase 1’ decision
Seattle’s “snow day” doesn’t appear like it will stop a marathon public hearing Wednesday night on Seattle’s update to its ...
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce1d
City adopts housing conversion bill
The Seattle City Council has unanimously adopted new legislation that will create a tax exemption for the conversion of underutilized commercial property into residential housing.
Tacoma is latest WA city to call for decriminalizing ‘magic mushrooms’
The Tacoma City Council passed a resolution supporting statewide decriminalization of plant- and fungi-based psychedelics.