The mayor wants this, Sawant wants that. It’s not very One Seattle tbh. RS
Last Friday, Mayor Bruce Harrell gave Seattle a two-week notice before ending a nearly two-year-long moratorium on evictions. But before landlords got too excited, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant brought to today’s Sustainability and Renters’ Rights Committee legislation that would extend the moratorium until the end of the civil emergency.
With just 10 days until landlords can stick renters with eviction notices for nonpayment, the council will have to act quickly if they want to join Sawant and reverse the mayor’s decision. So far, the other council members have shown little appetite. In fact, Council President
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