Seattle Cop Misdeeds, Revisiting The Adrian Diaz Scandal, And Ethics Code Changes

The enforcement action Sunday marked an escalation in the ongoing fight between the wealthy homeowners who live around Denny Blaine (known as Denny Blaine for All) and the LGBTQ+ community members and nude beachgoers who use it (organized under the name Friends of Denny Blaine). Denny Blaine for All, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against the City for its failure to curb nudity at the beach, as well as other alleged indecent behavior.

New draft legislation shows that the Seattle City Council may amend the City's ethics codes, so that they can vote in their own financial interest. Under the proposed rules, council members could vote in their own financial interest the member publicly discloses their "appearance" of a conflict at an open public meeting of the council or one of its committees.