Councilmember Pedersen and I will co-host a digital town hall with SDOT on the West Seattle Bridge and traffic management in West Seattle while the bridge is closed. The town hall will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 on Wednesday, April 22nd. RSVP for the Town Hall SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe will be presenting, and […]
Month: April 2020
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April 17, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
West Seattle Bridge to be Closed through 2021, at Least; COVID-19 Updates
West Seattle Bridge to be Closed through 2021, at Least On Wednesday we received the news none of us wanted to hear: the West Seattle Bridge will be closed through at least 2021, if it ever re-opens. It’s impossible to overstate the impact this will have on West Seattle. The bridge opened in 1984, and […]
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April 17, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Council President González Applauds Governor’s Eviction Moratorium Extension, Rent Payment Plans
Council President M. Lorena González issued the following statement after Gov. Jay Inslee extended Washington state’s eviction moratorium through June 4, and added new protections for renters and the use of payment plans: “The Governor’s orders are welcome relief for hundreds of thousands of families in Seattle and across the state who are financially strained...
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April 17, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen
Social Distancing Is Working
City Hall and Coronavirus Updates Friends and Neighbors, It’s working. I’m so grateful for the sacrifices we have made collectively for each other and for Seattle. With both pain and purpose, we have canceled schools, sent workers home, closed businesses—because it saves lives. New evidence confirms it’s working and our progress is gaining national appreciation. As our […]
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April 16, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Councilmember González Reacts to Independent Auditor’s Report of City’s Investments in Homeless Services and Programs
Council President M. Lorena González issued the following statement after Seattle’s Office of City Auditor released a report which found that the City’s Human Services Department (HSD) “is sufficiently managing the homeless services programs, contracts, and the City’s investments in homeless services,” and “the service providers are generally meeting their contract terms.” González requested the...
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April 15, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Herbold & Pedersen React to Announcement RE West Seattle Bridge Closure Through End of 2021
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle/South Park) and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle and Chair of Transportation & Utilities Committee) issued the following statement regarding the ongoing and extended closure of the West Seattle Bridge: “Today we learned from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) that, while the rate of...
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April 15, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen
Councilmembers Herbold and Pedersen Respond to West Seattle Bridge Remaining Closed through 2021
SEATTLE – Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle/South Park) and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle and Chair of Transportation & Utilities Committee) issued the following statement regarding the ongoing and extended closure of the West Seattle Bridge: “Today we learned from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) that, while the rate of cracking of concrete under the […]
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April 15, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Mosqueda Announces Select Committee on Budget Schedule for Progressive Revenue Tax Proposals
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) announced the Select Committee on Budget schedule to consider Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy J. Morales’ progressive revenue tax proposals, which would fund COVID-19 relief. Mosqueda created the committee schedule, which will start April 22, in consultation with the Office of the City Clerk, Council Central Staff, Council Communications,...
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April 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Seattle Needs a Working People’s Green New Deal! Apply here for the Green New Deal Oversight Board
Overview In the last two years, young people and other climate activists have built a movement around the world to end climate change. Across the country, community organizers are demanding a Green New Deal to begin to seriously address the climate crisis. Green New Deal programs would replace the fossil fuel burning infrastructure with clean […]
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April 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Morales, Herbold, Morales, News Releases
Council Approves Herbold’s Rent Hike Moratorium for Small Businesses and Nonprofits, Requires Rent Payment Plans
Bill “gives beloved small businesses and essential nonprofits a fighting chance” Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park), Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, South Seattle and the CID) and their Council colleagues unanimously passed legislation that freezes storefront rent increases for some small businesses and nonprofits, and allows some small businesses...