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Auburn: The top academic officer at Auburn University is facing a no-confidence vote this week by faculty members over lingering dissatisfaction with his handling of class scheduling around the coronavirus pandemic. The Opelika-Auburn News reports the University Senate is scheduled to meet Tuesday to address complaints against Provost Bill Hardgrave, who is being defended by President Jay Gouge. More than 500 faculty members met in a virtual gathering in November to discuss their concerns about Hardgrave and his insistence on returning to primarily in-person classes in the spring. Economics professor Mike Stern said Wednesday that his concerns still haven’t been adequately addressed. Hardgrave and other officials need to better assess teaching spaces and how to follow health guidelines about social distancing, he said. “I vol
Renton City Council votes to remove homeless people from hotel, restrict shelters December 15, 2020 at 8:19 am
The Red Lion Hotel in Renton has been serving as a homeless shelter since April. (Red Lion Hotel, Facebook)
The Renton City Council took final action Monday on a plan that will lead to the eviction of hundreds of homeless people from a Red Lion Hotel, and puts limits on where and how homeless shelters can serve those in need.
The Seattle Times reports that the council voted to pass the emergency legislation 5-2.
In addition to forcing homeless people staying in the hotel out starting in 2021, KIRO Radio’s Hanna Scott reported Monday before the vote that the proposal strictly limits where homeless shelters and services can be and how many people they can serve capped at 100 people through a restrictive zoning ordinance.
A proposal to evict 200 residents of a homeless shelter inside a Renton hotel is laughably cruel at best, and at worst, directly exacerbates an existing crisis.