Seattle is taking steps towards legalizing homeless RV camping. Seattle City Attorney, Scott Lindsay, explained that, “the bill (that Seattle City Council is considering) would exempt vehicles used as residences from almost all vehicle safety laws and parking restrictions. Shockingly, the bill would also exempt from impoundment residential vehicles that are used in the commission of a crime of sexual exploitation.”

Despite councilmembers, mayoral candidates and others asking for his resignation, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has yet to resign following the release of records alleging he sexually abused his foster son. Executive Director of Sheperd’s Counseling said, “this is now and people are being hurt.” Sheperd added that the honorable thing for Murray to do would be to resign.

Landlords may no longer be allowed to screen for felons if Seattle City Council passes legislation that outlaws criminal history reports to be taken into consideration when evaluating potential tenants.

Seattle is allowing bike share companies double their number of bikes, from 500 bikes per company to 1,000. Here’s your quick reminder that Seattle wasted $1.75 million in state and federal money on a failed bike share system in 2014.

Seattle City Council is making it easier for the public to legally challenge building projects in the city. The City Council analysis said the change could help neighbors block projects they consider undesirable, such as low-income housing and homeless shelters. 

337 drivers were stopped for distracted driving in the first two weeks of the new distracted driving law. Only 27 of those drivers pulled over received citations.

Spokane removed a bike lane on Riverside Avenue, only to have it replaced by an anonymous person who painted a line over the top of where the previous one was. City streets director Gary Kaesemeyer responded to the lane, saying, “if somebody has a legitimate reason to have it there, we’ll install it. We’ll just have to see.”

Radioactive plutonium and americium were detected in air samples just off of public Highway 240 by Hanford. Mike Priddy, manager of the Environmental Sciences Section of the Dept. of Health says, “the level is interesting from a regulatory point of view but is not a health risk.”

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