Public commenter ignored by Seattle City Council speaks out
At a recent city council, Richard Schwartz hoped at the very least to get the councimembers' attention during his brief 120 seconds of public comment. But he was struck by how little attention was accorded him, and joined Dori Monson to discuss it.
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