We have heard loud & clear, for years, that Seattle residents don't feel safe in their own city. Today, I'm going to use my privilege to change this. As budget chair, I am announcing I will be launching an inquest into SPD's budget. I will not pass the Mayor's 2020 revised budget until we get through a simultaneous transparent deep dive into SPD's funding. I expect the full cooperation of city departments, who often can only share what the Executive allows them to share.

I'm proud to serve on the @leagueofcities Housing Task Force along with leaders from cities across the U.S. working together to address how we can better respond to our shared challenges of housing availability, affordability, investment, and quality. Together, we are working to create a set of local best practices for cities to address housing affordability, as well as policy recommendations to federal and state governments. Read more about the NLC Housing Task Force here: nlc.org/article/mayors…

Earlier this week we posted a series of accomplishments that we made – the community working with my team – throughout the year - 1. seattle.gov/council/meet-t… This mix of legislation and amendments happened because of YOU – a demand for a more equitable city, weaving worker rights, fair housing, public health, and racial equity together - 2