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Business Leaders Urge Swift Action on Public Safety in Seattle
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In Short: Seattle business leaders, including executives from major corporations like Starbucks and Microsoft, are calling for immediate action on public safety, citing voter dissatisfaction and a lack of confidence in current strategies.
Business leaders in Seattle are urging swift action on public safety, according to a letter sent to city officials by executives from major corporations such as Starbucks and Microsoft. The letter, dated Thursday, calls for a 100-day public safety plan with measurable results, citing an Aug. 17 poll showing that only 34% of local voters are confident in the city's strategy to address public safety issues.
Executives are demanding action from Mayor Katie Wilson and other city officials, including City Council President Joy Hollingsworth and Public Safety Committee Chair Robert Kettle. The letter emphasizes the need for a comprehensive plan to address public safety concerns in the city.
Meanwhile, a public safety webinar is being sponsored by the Public Safety Command & Logistics Webinar, focusing on improving operational readiness and logistics. The webinar aims to enhance accountability and visibility into the vehicles and equipment used by public safety agencies.
What's confirmed
- Business leaders in Seattle are urging swift action on public safety, according to a letter sent to city officials by executives from major corporations such as Starbucks and Microsoft. The letter, dated Thursday, calls for a 100-day public safety plan with measurable results, citing an Aug. 17 poll showing that only 34% of local voters are confident in the city's strategy to address public safety issues.
- Executives are demanding action from Mayor Katie Wilson and other city officials, including City Council President Joy Hollingsworth and Public Safety Committee Chair Robert Kettle. The letter emphasizes the need for a comprehensive plan to address public safety concerns in the city.
- Meanwhile, a public safety webinar is being sponsored by the Public Safety Command & Logistics Webinar, focusing on improving operational readiness and logistics. The webinar aims to enhance accountability and visibility into the vehicles and equipment used by public safety agencies.
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- The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that a nuclear reactor built in Syria during the rule of ousted former president Bashar Assad was configured in a way that made it capable of producing fissile material for possible use in nuclear weapons.
- Grossi said the reactor was never declared to the agency and that its existence was always denied.
- Syria informed the IAEA about that site in a July 17 letter and invited the agency "to cooperate with the Syrian authorities in the inspection and verification of the site and of any nuclear material to be potentially found".
- He added that "the important thing is that this material now is under safeguards" of the IAEA, and said the agency had installed cameras there.
- After Assad's ouster, the new Syrian government agreed to give IAEA inspectors access to suspected former nuclear sites.
- The agency verified the material and confirmed "the presence of around 73 tonnes of natural uranium metal".
- The agency may file a supplementary chargesheet if an offence under the Act is made out, he said.