Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), Chair of the Council’s Housing, Health, Energy and Workers’ Rights Committee, issued the following statement after the election of Rep. Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma as Speaker of the House: “Congratulations to Washington’s first female House speaker, Laurie Jinkins. Today’s news comes in a time of unprecedented numbers of women...
Month: July 2019
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July 30, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Letter to Community & King County Council in support of Just Cause Eviction
Dear housing justice activists, Congratulations to King County renters Mergitu Argo, Mouhamed Tall, Modou Ndiaye, and Lenh Vong, who successfully fought off No-Cause Evictions from their landlord last month! We organized together – tenants, the Tenants Union of Washington State, the Seattle/King County NAACP, King County Councilmember Larry Gossett, my City Council Office, Be:Seattle, Washington […]
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July 29, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Councilmember Mosqueda Honored with Inaugural Progressive Champion Award by National Organization
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), Chair of the Council’s Housing, Health, Energy and Workers’ Rights Committee, was honored by Local Progress, a national network of progressive elected officials across the country, with the Progressive Champion of the Year Award on July 26, 2019, an award named after Ady Barkan, founder of Local Progress and...
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July 29, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant: Newly-Formed Art Workers Union at Frye Art Museum Begin Bargaining Today, Calls for Community Support
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), chair of the Council’s Human Services, Equitable Development and Renters Rights committee, issued the following statement as the newly-formed Art Workers Union engaged in its first bargaining session, on July 29, with Frye management for a union contract: “As a member of the local teachers union, City Councilmember...
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July 29, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Art Workers Union members deserve the community’s full support and solidarity as they begin bargaining today with Frye Art Museum management
Today (July 29), as the newly-formed Art Workers Union begins bargaining with Frye management for a first union contract, I issued this public statement: “As a member of the local teachers union, City Councilmember and elected representative of Seattle’s working people, and member of Socialist Alternative, I congratulate the Frye Art Museum security guards on […]
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July 26, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
Housing Bond and Eviction Reform Update; Business Stabilization Fund Pilot; DNDA Spotlight in the Seattle Times!; Bag Ban Report
Housing Bond and Eviction Reform Legislation Update I’ve been advocating to use the City’s bonding capacity for affordable housing and services since taking office in 2015. In 2017, I sponsored legislation that authorized the City to issue $29 million in limited tax general obligation (LTGO) funding for building affordable housing—using the City’s line of credit […]
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July 24, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Councilmember Mosqueda’s Notice of Intent to Sell Legislation Passed by Full Council
Legislation requires property owners to inform tenants when selling building SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), Chair of the Council’s Housing, Health, Energy and Workers’ Rights Committee, along with her Council Colleagues passed by an 8-0 vote legislation that modifies the city’s existing Notice of Intent to Sell ordinance during Monday’s Full Council...
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July 22, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien, News Releases, Obrien
Councilmember O’Brien’s legislation passes, creating dedicated funds for the Sweetened Beverage and Short-Term Rental Tax Revenues
Today, the Seattle City Council voted on two pieces of legislation sponsored by Councilmember Mike O’Brien (Dist. 6, Northwest Seattle), chair of the Sustainability & Transportation Committee, passing Council Bill 119551 by a 7-1 vote and Council Bill 119402 by a 7-1 vote. Together, the two pieces of legislation create dedicated funds for the Sweetened...
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July 19, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
SOCR 2018 Housing Discrimination Testing; Combat Arts Academy in Delridge—OED Small Business of the Month!; South Park Library Reopening Celebration; In-District Office Hours; Response to Court of Appeals Ruling on Municipal High Incomes Tax
SOCR 2018 Housing Discrimination Testing The Seattle Office of Civil Rights (SOCR) conducts testing every year to determine the prevalence of racism and bias in our housing and employment sectors. Also called “affirmative testing,” this strategy gives the City an opportunity to do outreach and education for people in violation of the law, intentionally or […]
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July 17, 2019January 6, 2023Gonzalez, Herbold, Mosqueda, News Releases, Obrien
Councilmembers Stand with Community, Call on Mayor to Honor Original Intent of Sweetened Beverage Tax
Councilmembers M. Lorena González, Teresa Mosqueda, Lisa Herbold and Mike O’Brien, transmitted a letter to Mayor Jenny Durkan, expressing their deep disappointment at her refusal to honor the original intent of how all revenue collected from the Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) would be invested. Instead, the Mayor has set off a false alarm amongst the non-profit community that is unnecessary, inaccurate and...