Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) released the following statement after the head of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) posted on social media about the new police contract. “I was disappointed to see the social media post from the [...]

Calls for stronger reform from the state level: ‘Our city deserves better’  Today, Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1), who serves as vice chair of the Public Safety Committee, announced that he will oppose the tentative collective bargaining [...]

As the final Public Safety Committee meeting of 2025 concluded today, Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), the Committee’s chair, offered reflections on the City’s coordinated work over the past two years. In 2023, Seattle voters sent a [...]