FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/29/2013
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Tim Burgess responds to Metro briefing on pending service cuts
Seattle - City Councilmember Tim Burgess issued the following statement today after the Council received a...
The Council received another briefing this morning from King County Metro officials about potential service cuts if the State legislature doesn't take action and provide funding options for transit agencies. The impact of the cuts (a 17% loss of service)...
Last week I broke bread with a delegation from 15 countries across the globe, 16 women and one lone man. The visitors came to this country to participate in the U. S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.
Cathy Allen, CEO of the Connections Group, posing with two of the visitors.
What I learned from these visitors is invaluable. I heard how they have been working on behalf of women and children in their countries to combat violence against women, counter human trafficking and address child sexual abuse.
At the dinner event, sponsored by the Center for Women and Democracy, I was lucky enough to be seated next to Daniella Misail-Nichitin from … Continue Reading »
We face a crisis in funding for our bus service. King County Metro estimates that 17% of current service will need to be cut, beginning next year, without additional funding. The problem is not new. Since 2008, King County Metro has faced a funding shortfall that they have addressed through a variety of efficiencies. Decline [...]
Seattle City Council Introduction and Referral Calendar April 29, 2013 BY BURGESS 1. C.B. 117768 AN ORDINANCE appropriating money to pay certain audited claims and ordering the payment thereof. Committee referral: Full Council BY BURGESS 2. C.B. 117769 AN ORDINANCE relating to the Seattle Center Department; authorizing execution of an agreement with Horton Street, LLC [...]
Join us Tuesday, May 7, 6-8pm for the Council Town Hall on Climate Action. The City of Seattle is updating the City’s Climate Action Plan, the city’s road map to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Your input is needed to craft the final plan that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, helps the city prepare for […]
On Monday, April 22, the City Council celebrated Earth Day with a unanimous Committee of the Whole vote approving a far-reaching rezone of South Lake Union (Council Bill 117603). The land use changes will allow for more jobs and housing close to downtown, reducing sprawl and the environmental degradation that accompanies it. The Council modified [...]
Tonight in King County, children in 215 families will sleep in a car, in a greenbelt, on the streets, in an encampment, or in abandoned building. These children will wait months for their families to be placed in shelter or a hotel. This is unacceptable for a region of our resources.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 4/25/2013
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
Councilmember O'Brien's statement on opting out of yellow pages
Consumers should opt-out at www.yellowpagesoptout.com by May 6th
to meet upcoming delivery deadline
Seattle -- The City of Seattle and yellow pages publishers recently reached an agreement to provide residents and businesses easy control of the delivery of yellow pages directories to their homes through www.yellowpagesoptout.com. Seattle Councilmember Mike O'Brien issued the following statement in response:
I encourage Seattleites who are still receiving yellow pages directories to go to www.yellowpagesoptout.com. May 6 is the deadline for opting out of Dex yellow pages directories, if they have not done so already. There they can set their preferences so they only receive the directories they want, or they can opt out of all directories at once.
I thank the industry for agreeing to honor all existing opt outs and for taking significant steps to develop this nationwide opt-out system, which has participation from all major publishers, a new user-friendly interface and a complaint system where concerned residents can get quick, reliable feedback.
"Residents who already opted out of yellow pages directories will not need to opt out again, maintaining the savings of over 1,000 tons of paper that we accomplished through our previous system."
The City of Seattle and yellow pages publishers recently reached an agreement to provide residents and businesses easy control of the delivery of yellow pages directories to their homes through www.YellowPagesOptOut.com. I encourage any Seattelites who are still receiving yellow pages directories to go to www.YellowPagesOptOut.com. May 6 is the deadline for opting out of […]