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Podcast: Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes defends efforts on drug crimes and homelessness

April 1, 2019

Seattle leaders are taking heat over their response to street crime, particularly over a relatively small group of persons critics say are cycling in and out of the criminal-justice system with little or no lasting consequences or rehabilitation. … Read More

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Seattle moves to quash old misdemeanor warrants involving low-level, nonviolent crimes

November 27, 2018

Seattle city attorneys asked a court on Tuesday to quash more than 200 misdemeanor arrest warrants, in what officials described as low-level, nonviolent cases older than five years that have left people – particularly those of color – looking over their shoulder. … Read More

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Seattle court agrees to vacate misdemeanor marijuana convictions prosecuted before legalization

September 24, 2018

City Attorney Pete Holmes filed a motion in April asking the court to take the historic step for all convictions and charges between 1996 and 2010 “to right the injustices of a drug war that has primarily targeted people of color.” … Read More

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Judge upholds Seattle cap on move-in fees for renters

September 21, 2018

A judge has upheld a recent Seattle law that limits the money renters have to pay when they move into a new place, rejecting a lawsuit by local landlords. A City Council measure that took effect in January 2017 limited deposits and nonrefundable fees to one month’s rent, and pet fees to an additional one-fourth of monthly rent. It also allowed those costs to be paid in installments over six months. … Read More

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In moving to vacate marijuana convictions, Seattle also tries to help immigrants

March 26, 2018

When Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes announced the move Feb. 8, Holmes said his office planned to act the next week by filing a single motion in Seattle Municipal Court to vacate the convictions for small-time marijuana possession. … Read More

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‘We’re here to say they’re wrong’: Seattle, King County blast Trump administration for threatening sanctuary jurisdictions

December 8, 2017

Seattle and King County officials blasted the Trump administration Friday for going after so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, calling President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) “bullies.” … Read More