Public Safety Committee - Special Meeting 4/24/2026

Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee · April 24, 2026

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Chairs opening comment: Seattle Times piece, Little Saigon and the two minds problem

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Chair Bob Kettle opened the committee with a long chair comment responding to a Seattle Times article on Little Saigon, citing a statistic of 518 recent drugrelated incidents citywide, arguing for accountability paired with compassion, calling for improved alternative response, neighborhood engagement and followthrough, and flagging the public drug use and possession ordinance as needing clarity and better implementation.

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Seattle Public Safety Committee heard a briefing on strengthening the city's community violence intervention (CVI) ecosystem and fielded extensive public comment about drug markets in Little Saigon, police accountability, and calls for a victims'support office.

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