Mark Sidran subject files, 1990-2002.

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Mark Sidran subject files, 1990-2002.

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Subject files cover the routine work of the City Attorney's Office as well as specific programs and priorities of the agency during Sidran's tenure. A program to impound the cars of persons caught driving with suspended licenses is documented extensively. His office's work on problem nightclubs is also covered, including both general policy initiatives and files on specific clubs. Materials on the street civility laws include a good deal of correspondence and feedback from citizens and businesses.

13.4 cubic ft. (34 boxes)

Seattle Municipal Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7673449

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Seattle (Wash.). City Attorney

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Mark Sidran became Seattle's City Attorney in 1990, holding the office until 2001. During Sidran's tenure, one of his signature issues was the impoundment of cars of people caught driving with suspended licenses. He endorsed the law as promoting responsibility and increasing public safety, while his critics claimed the practice disproportionately affected the poor. Sidran's advocacy of "civility laws"--ordinances outlawing aggressive panhandling and sitting on sidewalks--caused a great deal of c...

Sidran, Mark Harris

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