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Councilmember Mosqueda and Mayor Bruce Harrell Celebrate First-in-the-Nation Permanent Sick and Safe Leave for Gig Workers 

The New Law Also Expands Paid Sick Leave to More Types of App-Based Workers  SEATTLE – Today Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and Mayor Bruce Harrell lauded the creation of permanent paid sick and safe time (PSST) benefits for app-based workers. The City Council passed Council Bill 120514 by a unanimous 9-0 vote this […]

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Protected: Soaring Overdose Deaths / App-Based Workers’ Protections / 988 Implementation / Nowruz Proclamation / Impact Fee Projects, Presentations / Sound Transit Board Action / West Marginal Way Bike Lane Update / Have Apple Health?  Time to Reconfirm! / Steps to take for Apple Health Clients / Seattle Preschool Program Applications Now Open / Volunteer for Seattle/King County Clinic

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SFD Fire Safety Fair and Free Smoke Strobe Alarms / New Telehealth Clinic Finder / Join a District 1 Civic Coffee / The Pay Penalty for Human Services Workers / RapidRide H Line Service Begins Saturday, March 18 / Urban Estuary Restoration at Vigor on Harbor Island / Michigan Encampment Resolution

Contents SFD Fire Safety Fair and Free Smoke Strobe Alarms New Telehealth Clinic Finder Join a District 1 Civic Coffee The Pay Penalty for Human Services Workers RapidRide H Line Service Begins Saturday, March 18 Urban Estuary Restoration at Vigor on H…

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Councilmember Morales Declares Support for North & South CID Station Placement alongside Neighborhood Leaders 

SEATTLE – Seattle City Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2 – Southeast Seattle, Chinatown-International District, & Yesler Terrace) released the following statement this morning calling on the Sound Transit Board of Directors to preserve and protect the Chinatown-International District by moving forward with studying the North & South CID Station options as the preferred alternative in the West […]

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Renter Late Fee Stories

These stories were submitted to my Council office in March 2023, in support of our legislation to cap late fees for overdue rent payments. Read more about the struggle here.

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Protected: Update on Sexual Assault Investigations / Helmet Use Remains High One Year Post-Repeal / Progress on Hiawatha Community Center / Human Services Department Director Nomination / Be a Film Commissioner! / Funding Opportunities / Appeal May Stall Deliberations on Possible Funding to Support Transit, Pedestrian and Bike Safety, and Bridge Projects / Sound Transit Update / Women in Public Safety Careers / Hyundai and Kia Thefts / Nurse Navigation Line

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My letter to the Toronto District School Board: “I urge you to vote ‘Yes’ today on caste protections for Toronto students”

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Toronto District School Board Trustees, Today, you will be voting on a motion that would establish caste as a protected category in the Toronto school district—in other words, to ban caste discrimination in the school district….

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Protected: February 28 Public Safety and Human Services Committee Update / Public Safety and Human Services Committee Work Plan / Apply for Nutritious Food Funding from HSD – Due 4/11 / Program Outcomes from CoLEAD/JustCARE / Illegal Dumping Deterrent Camera Pilot Project / Sound Transit Board Update

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News Coverage of Ban on Caste Discrimination Victory

Seattle Caste Discrimination Ban An ‘Extraordinarily Historic Victory’ Of Oppressed Castes: Kshama Sawant | Outlook Seattle: Why US city’s ban on caste discrimination is historic for South Asian Americans | BBC News US rulin…

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Public Safety and Human Services Committee / Before the Badge Community-Police Dialogues / Seattle Parks & Recreation Needs Your Ideas! / Vision Zero Top-to-Bottom Review and Survey / Pothole Reporting / Arts & Culture Recovery Grants Available / Funds Available to Increase Safety for Immigrants and Refugees

Contents Public Safety and Human Services Committee: February 28 Before the Badge Community-Police Dialogues Seattle Parks & Recreation Needs Your Ideas! Vision Zero Top-to-Bottom Review and Survey Pothole Reporting Arts & Culture Recovery Gran…

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