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Today Mayor Mike McGinn issued an Executive Order, drafted in consultation with the City Council, creating a Community Police Commission. The Commission is a partnership between the Police Department, its officers, community members, and public officials...
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Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Council's Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, released the following statement regarding today's decision by the Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) Director Kathryn Olson to not seek a third term:
This Thursday evening I will be joining the organization Feet First for a walking tour and conversation about the University District. With light rail expansion on the horizon, exciting changes are coming to this neighborhood. The event is free but...
As the City Council considers the comprehensive rezone legislation for South Lake Union (SLU), it will also take up legislation that will authorize and implement the ‘TDR for TIF’ program –‘Transfer of Development Rights for Tax Increment Financing’. That arcane phrase describes a way to implement growth management by protecting rural land and investing in [...]
This Friday, I will participate on a panel for the Social Change Symposium's "Arts Education & Racial Justice" workshop to be held at Seattle Center.
Event Info Coffee with the Sallys Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:00am until 10:30am Bitter Lake Community Center Family Center Room 13035 Linden Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98133 Sally Clark and I have been working our way around the city, going from neighborhood to neighborhood, inviting folks to join us for “Coffee with the Sallys” to [...]
On Monday, October 1 Solid Ground began service for a Downtown Circulator Bus. The bus provides free service for low or no-income people to access health and human services in the Downtown area. It runs Monday through Friday for nine hours, every 30 minutes. The circulator is designed to replace the service formerly provided by [...]
Seattle City Council Introduction and Referral Calendar October 8, 2012 BY CONLIN 1. C.B. 117603 AN ORDINANCE related to land use and zoning, modifying function and locational criteria for the Seattle Mixed zone; modifying use provisions and development standards; enacting and amending affordable housing incentive programs; enacting and amending provisions for height and [...]
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The Seattle City Council will welcome first-year Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda at the Council’s Monday morning briefing session. With the school year now underway, Mr. Banda will present the challenges and opportunities facing the District this year and discuss areas of ongoing collaboration between the City and the District.
The Neighborhood Street Fund Program pays for neighborhood transportation projects which are identified and prioritized by the community itself. The City of Seattle’s Neighborhood Street Fund program is now accepting applications for the third of three rounds of funding from the Bridging the Gap levy. Up to $4.5 million will be spent on planning, designing [...]