Post by robeiae on Jul 1, 2020 7:11:09 GMT -5
Here's a story: www.capitolhillseattle.com/2020/06/after-defundspd-speech-in-front-of-her-home-durkan-calls-for-city-council-to-investigate-expel-sawant/
From it:
I think Seattle is a giant bag of nuts right now, myself, but I'm interested in hearing Mark's perspective on this, so I hopehe checks in. I don't know if Durkin is overplaying this issue or not, but if the latter, Sawant probably should be forced to resign.
Beyond that, the above story shows up on Google as a "top story" if I searche for "Jenny Durkan." The site is an open "news" site, or blog really. Anyone can post on it. And it has about 1000 subscribers. How in the world did it make its way to the top of my search???
From it:
Mayor Jenny Durkan has escalated her ongoing political war with Kshama Sawant to a new level with a call for the Seattle City Council and council President Lorena Gonzalez to investigate end expel its longest-serving member.
“The City Council may choose to ignore and dismiss her actions, but I think that undermines public confidence in our institutions,” Durkan writes. “This letter requests that the Council exercise its Charter duties and fully investigate Councilmember Kshama Sawant and determine if action should be taken…”
The letter from Durkan’s office levels five allegations against Sawant including “using her official position to lead a march” to the mayor’s home Sunday night, Durkan says, “despite the fact that it was publicly known I was not there, and she and organizers knew that my address was protected under the state confidentiality program because of threats against me due largely to my work as U.S. Attorney.”
“All of us have joined hundreds of demonstrations across the City, but Council member Sawant and her followers chose to do so with reckless disregard of the safety of my family and children,” Durkan writes.
“The City Council may choose to ignore and dismiss her actions, but I think that undermines public confidence in our institutions,” Durkan writes. “This letter requests that the Council exercise its Charter duties and fully investigate Councilmember Kshama Sawant and determine if action should be taken…”
The letter from Durkan’s office levels five allegations against Sawant including “using her official position to lead a march” to the mayor’s home Sunday night, Durkan says, “despite the fact that it was publicly known I was not there, and she and organizers knew that my address was protected under the state confidentiality program because of threats against me due largely to my work as U.S. Attorney.”
“All of us have joined hundreds of demonstrations across the City, but Council member Sawant and her followers chose to do so with reckless disregard of the safety of my family and children,” Durkan writes.
I think Seattle is a giant bag of nuts right now, myself, but I'm interested in hearing Mark's perspective on this, so I hopehe checks in. I don't know if Durkin is overplaying this issue or not, but if the latter, Sawant probably should be forced to resign.
Beyond that, the above story shows up on Google as a "top story" if I searche for "Jenny Durkan." The site is an open "news" site, or blog really. Anyone can post on it. And it has about 1000 subscribers. How in the world did it make its way to the top of my search???