There’s one posted rule at the Seattle Center Skate Board Park. A small sign says simply “Don’t be a Jerk.” I love this rule. It’s a rule – if followed by us all — would make our city a much improved place. My pet peeve of the week is the number of times I have […]
Month: July 2015
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July 31, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Expressing Regret for 19th Century Seattle Anti-Chinese Legislation
On Wednesday, the Finance and Culture Committee discussed a shameful period in Seattle’s history: Seattle’s treatment of Chinese in the late 19th century. This included discriminatory legislation passed by the Seattle City Council, an anti-Chinese riot, and the expulsion of Chinese residents. To address this history, a resolution was brought forward by the Organization of […]
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July 31, 2015January 6, 2023News Releases
Councilmember Sawant Calls for Accurate Accounting of Net Affordable Housing Units Resulting from HALA Committee Recommendations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/31/2015
Councilmember Sawant Calls for Accurate Accounting of Net Affordable Housing Units Resulting from HALA Committee Recommendations
SEATTLE - Councilmember Kshama Sawant has requested that the Department of Planning an...
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July 30, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
How many affordable housing units will HALA Recommendations produce?
On Wednesday, July 20, 2015, I asked representatives from the Department of Planning and Development and the Office of Housing to provide Councilmembers with an accurate accounting of the net number affordable housing units that will result from the implementation of the HALA Committee’s recommendations. The HALA Committee had announced that their recommendations would either produce or preserve 20,000 […]
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July 30, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Rethinking School Discipline
By Laura Robinson When you walk into the honors and advanced placement classes at my Seattle alma mater you see predominantly white faces. Garfield High School is located in the middle of Seattle’s Central District and has a very diverse and talented student population, but its diversity was not and is not reflected in its […]
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July 28, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Rent Control is Not the Answer (Just Look at SF)
Originally posted at http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rental-control-is-not-the-answer-just-look-at-sf/ Rent control is not the answer to Seattle’s housing crisis. But as housing demand outpaces housing supply, renters are bearing the resulting brunt of rent increases. Understandably, for renters who want to halt these rising costs, rent control sounds like an appealing idea. Some politicians are seizing upon the heated emotions […]
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July 28, 2015January 6, 2023News Releases
Councilmember Licata Introduces Resolution Expressing Seattle’s Regret for Historical Anti-Chinese Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/28/2015
Councilmember Licata Introduces Resolution Expressing Seattle's Regret for Historical Anti-Chinese Legislation
SEATTLE - Council's Finance and Culture Committee will consider a resolution introduced by Councilmember...
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July 28, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
More on Housing Recommendations
The City Council has begun consideration of the 65 recommendations from the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda Advisory Committee (HALA). We will spend 18 to 24 months learning about, discussing, and considering these recommendations. They involve a wide range of...
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July 27, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #372 – A Progressive Democrat Joins the Right-Wing ALEC Organization
It’s true. I plopped down my $50 and became a member of ALEC (the American Legislative Exchange Council), dedicated to the three principles of limited government, free markets and federalism. This is the basis of a right-wing movement in America to repeal existing government legislation that promotes social justice and economic equity, and stop any […]
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July 27, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Data: It’s Sexier than You Think
Data has a story to tell. In Seattle, that story is about equity – about communities struggling to get an education, to be healthy, to get jobs. The story goes something like this. Only about half of Samoan, Native American, Latino and African American students graduate from Seattle Public Schools. Obesity is at least twice […]