‘Disruptive to the order of the council’ — Protest over proposed conflict of interest changes snarls Seattle City Council session

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Debate over a proposed major change to the Seattle City Council’s conflict of interest rules has former District 3 representative Kshama Sawant and her socialist supporters back in City Hall and Council President Sara Nelson on the defensive over the bill being floated for her Governance, Accountability & Economic Development committee.

Tuesday night during the Young Democrats at UW Candidate Forum, Nelson downplayed her involvement in the proposed changes, saying the proposal was suggested by the Seattle Ethics and Election Commission, not her but that she intended to move forward with the bill in her committee.

Under the proposal sponsored by Councilmember Cathy Moore, council members would be required to disclose conflicts of interest but would still be eligible to vote on legislation related to any disclosed conflict. Currently, members with a recognized conflict must recuse themselves from related votes. Continue reading →

Public Health warns of May 2nd measles exposure at Capitol Hill brewery

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If you are vaccinated you should not have to worry but the health department has put out an alert about a Canadian who “visited multiple public locations in Renton, Bellevue, Seattle, Everett and Woodinville while contagious with measles” in early May including a popular beer hall and brewery on Capitol Hill.

Public Health says the visitor arrived here April 30th and spent four days around the city and the Eastside before flying home out of Sea-Tac on May 3rd. Unfortunately, they had a very busy itinerary including a stop on Capitol Hill.

Officials say the infected person was at Capitol Hill’s Stoup Brewing at Broadway and Union from 4 to 8 PM on Friday, May 2nd.

“Measles virus can remain in the air for up to two hours after someone infectious with measles leaves the area,” local health officials said. “Anyone who was at the following locations during the times listed could have been exposed to measles.”

Health officials have not said if any new case have been connected to the exposures but did say the visitor’s case is not connected to any previous local measles cases.

Exposure alerts are likely to continue. Continue reading →

Sale of former Seattle Black Firefighters Association headquarters can stand, judge rules

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The group rallied at the house in January

The sale of a Central District home once the headquarters of the Seattle Black Firefighters Association has been upheld by a King County Superior Court judge.

The ruling Monday denied a request to overturn the sale of the 23rd and Pike property that had divided the association’s members.

CHS reported here on the legal battle and what is sometimes a house by house effort to hold onto remaining roots of the Central District. The association agreed to sell the property last year sparking outrage from some retired members and community groups.

The double-lot property, located in one of Seattle’s most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, was sold for $680,000 — far below its market value, the group said.

The group of retired firefighters and community members has expressed disappointment in the ruling. The group is considering an appeal, Converge Media reports.

 

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Capitol Hill’s Regent Bakery and Cafe is now (finally) Raku Shabu Shabu

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(Image: Raku)

The mysterious, many month renovation at 14th and Pine’s Regent Bakery and Cafe has produced a major change. The Chinese food and whipped cream cakes are gone. In their place, you will now find the tabletop hot plates and vents of shabu shabu Japanese hot pot.

Raku Shabu Shabu is now open at 1404 E Pine meaning CHS readers passing by the corner can take a break — We don’t need another tip on this one!

After more than a decade on the block, the Capitol Hill expansion of Regent went dark into the winter and through the spring with only a paper sign in the window explaining the joint was closed for renovations. Typically, that kind of status for a neighborhood restaurant for more than a month or two means a permanent closure.

But the regent space is relatively unusual in Capitol Hill food and drink. Continue reading →

King County planning Crisis Care Center at Broadway and Union — UPDATE

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Capitol Hill property owners, businesses, and residents are preparing to push back on a planned King County mental health crisis center on Broadway.

Plans for a $1.25 billion network of five crisis care centers across the county include the former Polyclinic building at Broadway and Union, CHS has learned.

County officials are planning to hold a hastily organized meeting with community members Thursday.

Opposition to the Broadway center is already in place as rumors of the planned location have grown in recent months.

The massive 114,000-square-foot Polyclinic building now part of the Optum rebrand has been on the market for lease. A “rebuild letter,” also known as a “Zoning Verification Letter” and issued to confirm whether a property can be rebuilt to its original condition and use, was filed for the property in February. The letters are typically part of the process around a commercial property’s sale or refinancing. Continue reading →

Council weighs in on Seattle Police ‘pursuit mitigation GPS tracker launchers’

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The Seattle City Council’s public safety committee Tuesday is hearing details of the proposed addition of StarChase GPS “pursuit technology” to Seattle Police Department vehicles.

The addition of the GPS tracker launchers is funded by a $250,000 grant from the WA State Department of Commerce for pursuit technology hoped to eliminate the need for dangerous high speed chases. Continue reading →

These 27 people want to run Seattle — Plus, why Rachael Savage is now running for City Council, not mayor

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Tuesday night will bring one of the first forums of the 2025 political season in Seattle now that the final field of candidates for the August Primary is set following last week’s filing deadline.

Tuesday night’s Young Democrats at UW Candidate Forum will be broadcast online. Check out @youngdemocrats_uw for details and links.

Seattle’s 2025 races for mayor, city attorney, and three seats on the city council will involve Seattle’s wall of mostly moderate Democrat incumbents facing challenges from the left — and a few from the right.

One Capitol Hill-based political opponent to Mayor Bruce Harrell won’t be taking him on in the primary. Continue reading →

Protests planned as fundamentalist church bringing #DontMessWithOurKids rally to Cal Anderson next week

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A sign at Seattle’s May Day rally in Cal Anderson Park

May 2025 will be a busy month for First Amendment activities in Capitol Hill’s Cal Anderson Park. Counterprotests are being planned as one of the state’s largest “charismatic” churches is bringing a “#DontMessWithOurKids” rally to the popular neighborhood park next week.

“May 24th at Cal Anderson Park, we’re standing for truth, justice, and life,” the promotion from On Fire Ministries reads. “We are raising our voices against the evils of sex trafficking and the tragedy of abortion — and we are defending the sanctity of the nuclear family.” Continue reading →

SPD busts woman for ‘felony level damage’ to Tesla parked outside East Precinct

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Seattle Police took a woman into custody Saturday morning after witnesses reported she punched and broke out the window of a Tesla parked near the East Precinct.

According to radio updates and SPD’s brief on the incident, a 911 caller reported the vandalism underway just before 11 AM. Police were looking for a woman reported in her 60s, wearing a gray jacket, and carrying white bags. “With witnesses’ assistance,” she was located in front of the precinct minutes later and taken into custody, SPD said. Continue reading →

Seattle Families and Education Levy renewal proposal includes $235M for school safety

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The Seattle City Council will hold a public hearing Monday evening on the proposed $1.3 billion renewal of the city’s Families and Education Levy as a vote on the expanded property tax is lined up for the November ballot.

The increased levy will boost Seattle’s childcare and early learning resources, Mayor Bruce Harrell says of his proposal that would double the size of the levy from its last renewal in 2018 with an ambitious slate of new spending:

Continue reading →