Public Safety Committee 4/28/2026

Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee · April 28, 2026

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Call to order and roll call

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Chair Robert Kettle called the public safety committee to order at 9:32 a.m. and asked the clerk to call the roll; three members were recorded present and one (Council member Juarez) excused.

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Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee reviewed the city's 2023 drug possession and public use ordinance, heard data showing arrests rose and LEAD diversions fell last year, and heard extensive public comment urging more shelter funding and stronger enforcement in Little Saigon and other neighborhoods.

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