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LIVE at 2 p.m. @MayorofSeattle Bruce Harrell will deliver his first State of the City address at the top of today's @SeattleCouncil meeting. WATCH: fal.cn/3mbqy

"I did not inherit, perhaps due to the pandemic, good systems to deal with homelessness and crime," Harrell said.

Consent Decree Judge Contemplates Police Reform under a New City Attorney

"This will be the administration that ends the federal consent decree over the Seattle Police Department," Harrell pledged. Here's some background on that saga.

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On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Robart summoned City Attorney Pete Holmes and Court Monitor Anthony Oftelie to his courtroom to get an update on where Seattle stands in the consent decree. It…

Harrell said he is confident his approach to public safety is aligned with City Attorney Ann Davison's. Davison ran on a lock-'em-up broken windows policing platform.

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Harrell is talking up his homelessness dashboard which will, among other things, allow a comprehensive tally of all resident complaints about unauthorized encampments.

Harrell said Woodland Park would be a priority for clearing encampments as a gem of the park system, and he'd be working with CM Dan Strauss to get it done.

West Seattle High-Rise Bridge on Track to Reopen Mid 2022

The Mayor reiterated he wanted the concrete to be flowing again so he can re-open the West Seattle Bridge on schedule. He offered City Hall as a place for concrete workers to negotiate with their bosses.

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The West Seattle High-Rise Bridge will soon become a “very active construction site,” according to an update from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). As a whole, the repair…

Concrete companies have recently refused to meet with labor representatives, which Harrell did not mention. theguardian.com/us-news/2022/j

Mayor Harrell is asking his departments to identify budget cuts to close the CIty's 2023 budget gap currently estimated at $150 million.

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