I recently received a report called System Failure from several business organizations that described individuals committing extensive amounts of often problematic activity. The report provided an in-depth look at 100 individuals that have the highest frequency of problematic behavior in Seattle and how the criminal justice system has not remedied any of the issues. I […]
Month: March 2019
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March 15, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
Closed Captioning on Seattle Channel and in Public Accommodations; Anti-Displacement Lunch and Learn; Nowruz
Closed Captioning on Seattle Channel and in Public Accommodations As Chair of the City Council committee overseeing the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR), I am regularly in contact with the four commissions within SOCR. The Commission for People with Disabilities is one of those commissions. The commission was created in 2010. Under Seattle Municipal […]
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March 11, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Mosqueda: President’s Budget ‘Woefully Out of Touch’ With Reality for Working Families
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), who is in Washington DC for meetings with the National League of Cities (NLC) National Housing Taskforce Members, with members of Congress, and with national thought leaders, issued the following statement from the nation’s capital in response to the release of President Trump’s budget earlier today: “The President’s budget...
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March 8, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
Bonuses for Hiring Police Officers; Bus Routes 120 and 50 getting additional service + other changes coming March 23rd; Sound Transit meeting in Delridge March 12th /Comment Period Extension; February Constituent Email Report
Bonuses for Hiring Police Officers The City Council passed legislation to create an incentive program for hiring police officers. I voted in support. This legislation allows the Seattle Police Department to provide bonuses of up to $15,000 for officers who transfer from other departments, and up to $7,500 for new hires. The legislation received from […]
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March 6, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
System Failure and System Improvements
Last week several Seattle community leaders released a report called “System Failure”. The report focused on 100 individuals, most of whom had been booked into King County jail four or more times in a rolling 12-month period. Scott Lindsay, the writer of the report, acknowledged that our criminal justice system is not working as any […]
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March 4, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Councilmember González: ‘Seattle Is First’ City to Support Medicare for All Bill
Councilmember M. Lorena González, chair of the Gender Equity, Safe Communities, New Americans & Education Committee, issued the following statement after the Seattle City Council voted in support of Resolution 31867, supporting the passage of Medicare for All Act of 2019. “The resolution makes Seattle the first city in the nation to express support for...
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March 4, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Chateau Apartments tenant Renee Gordon: Time to put people before profits!
I am honored to stand with the Chateau Apartment tenants, who are facing eviction from their Central District neighborhood by Cadence Real Estate, a big for-profit developer. Last Thursday, I held a press conference with the Chateau tenants, clergy, and other community supporters. Renee Gordon, one of the tenants, spoke up – her statement […]
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March 1, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
Capital Projects Oversight Watch List Resolution; Seattle Office for Civil Rights seeks Women’s Commission Members; Improving Curbside Recycling; It’s All Happening at the Zoo
Capital Projects Oversight Watch List Resolution As we’ve all seen, sometimes large capital projects run well over budget. Recent examples of City projects include the Seawall, the utility billing system, and now the potential Center City Streetcar. To address this, last year I introduced legislation to establish enhanced quarterly reporting requirements for the City’s Capital […]