Posts Tagged ‘Washington Square’

Mile 86.5 – Washington Square, upon which the City County building sits, is a spot where political and social theater often takes place.   From parades to protests, rallies to Rocky Anderson, Washington Square has hosted them all.

This summer there has been a bit of daily drama to behold as Salt Lake City police officers make their mid-morning rounds through Washington Square and wake the vagrants who are sleeping there.

July 1, 2009 – The highly publicized and hotly debated Immigration Bill SB81 goes into effect today. One of the bill’s more contentious points is the provision that allows local law enforcement agencies to be involved in immigration enforcement. Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank has publicly made it known on several occasions that the Salt Lake City Police Department will not enforce SB81.

July 2009 Map