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11/12
Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6) released the following statement after the Seattle City Council voted 5-4 to override Mayor Katie Wilson’s veto of CB 121283, one vote short of the required six votes to override the veto. That legislation was [...]
11/10
Today Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the Public Safety Committee, released the following statement after the public release of Mayor Wilson’s requested audit of the Seattle Police Department’s Technology-assisted Crime Prevention [...]
11/3
City Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6), who chairs the City Council’s budget committee, released his initial proposal for the 2027-2028 city budget today, also referred to as the “Balancing Package.” “This proposal makes critical investments [...]

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