Tag: sanctuary city
Appeals Court upholds Burien ordinance barring police or staff questioning of immigration status
By Jack Mayne A division of the Washington State Court of Appeals has rejected a move by political...
Read MoreThe Stranger: ‘Trump’s America Is 10 Miles South of Downtown Seattle’
Sydney Brownstone wrote a well-researched, in-depth story on Burien for The Stranger this week, entitled “Trump’s America Is 10 Miles South of Downtown Seattle (How Burien became a microcosm of national politics).” In it, she addresses racism, along with our city’s recent political battles dealing with immigration, sanctuary city status, and Initiative No. 1 (repealing […]
Read MorePolitical activist files suit to force City Council to deal with ‘sanctuary ordinance’
By Jack Mayne Political activist Craig Keller (pictured, left) has filed suit in King County Superior Court, demanding the Court order the Burien City Council to either put the city’s controversial sanctuary ordinance on the November election ballot or totally repeal it. “The City should not be able to take no action and frustrate the […]
Read MoreBerkowitz filibuster forces Council to delay sending sanctuary ordinance to voters
By Jack Mayne In what many felt was a weird Burien City Council special session Monday night, the Council finally adjourned at 10:38 p.m. despite a legal requirement that the Council either rescind Burien’s sanctuary ordinance or send it to the November ballot. Outgoing Councilmember Lauren Berkowitz launched into a 20-minute filibuster at 10:15, and […]
Read MoreBurien Council to hold special meeting July 31 to discuss Ordinance 651 repeal
The Burien City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 31, 2017 regarding the petition to repeal Burien’s Ordinance 651. This meeting – which starts at 7 p.m. – is free and open to the public, and will be held at City Hall (400 SW 152nd Street). There will be an opportunity for […]
Read MorePetition to Repeal Ord. 651 meets signature goal; here’s what happens next
On Friday (July 21), King County Elections completed verification of the signatures submitted to their office for the City of Burien Initiative No. 1 (repeal of Ordinance 651), and determined that there were a sufficient number of signatures to move forward. Of the 4,953 signatures that were compared against those on file with the County, […]
Read MoreMore petition signatures delivered to City of Burien to repeal Ordinance 651
On Thursday (July 20), representatives from ‘Respect Washington’ delivered to the City of Burien more petition signatures for the “Initiative Petition to REPEAL Burien’s ‘Sanctuary City’ Ordinance 651.” The Burien City Clerk delivered the signed petitions to King County Elections at noon, the City announced. It is unknown at this time how many additional signatures […]
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