“Our victory is the product of a working-class movement, led by socialists, who refused to be cowed and who forced big business to concede, and the courageous Black Lives Matter activists” Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), chair of the Council’s Sustainability and Renters Rights Committee, hailed the City Council’s 9-0 vote today to...
Month: July 2020
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July 17, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Mosqueda, Wide Coalition of Community Celebrates Enactment of JumpStart Seattle
Council shows leadership with much-needed COVID relief for families, small businesses, immigrants and refugees Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) celebrates the enactment of the JumpStart Seattle plan, which raises more than $200 million per year in progressive revenue to respond to the immediate COVID crisis and focus on Seattle’s long-term economic revitalization and resiliency...
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July 17, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
West Seattle Bridge Update; 2020 Budget Rebalancing Deliberations; New Homeless Service Provider Funding; Director’s Rule for Exceptional and Significant Trees; Jump Start Investments; Seattle Transportation Benefit District; Letter to Mayor and Police Chief re: Free Press
West Seattle Bridge Update Reminder: Reconnect West Seattle Survey The Reconnect West Seattle Survey to support communities impacted by the West Seattle Bridge closure will be open through the end of July. As of Tuesday, there were 7,000 responses. Neighborhood Prioritization Process Ballots are an additional opportunity specifically for people who live in Roxhill, Highland […]
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July 16, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Herbold & Pedersen Support Mayor’s Civil Emergency for West Seattle Bridge to Request More Federal, State Funding
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 civil emergency proclamation and order issued by Mayor Durkan today for the West Seattle Bridge “to apply for any and all available and eligible...
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July 15, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
After Historic Amazon Tax, Our Movement Has Just Won Funds for Affordable Central District Homes to Fight Racist Gentrification
July 15, 2020 Thanks to our powerful community movement, led by Black clergy and other faith leaders, funds now will be set aside annually to build affordable housing in the Central District for Black working-class, and poor families Today (July 15) I hailed the 9-0 vote in the City Council’s Select Budget Committee to dedicate […]
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July 15, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant: “After Historic Amazon Tax, Our Movement Has Just Won Funds for Affordable Central District Homes to Fight Racist Gentrification”
Sawant: ‘Thanks to our powerful community movement, led by Black clergy and other faith leaders, funds now will be set aside annually to build affordable housing in the Central District for Black working-class, and poor families’ Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), chair of the Council’s Sustainability and Renters Rights Committee, hailed the Select...
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July 15, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Juarez, News Releases
Councilmember Juarez’s Statement on Proposed Cuts to SPD: “We Need a Plan Not A Percentage”
Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle), Chair of the Council’s Public Assets and Native Communities Committee, issued the following statement in response to the community and Council’s ongoing conversations around defunding the Seattle Police Department by 50 percent: “We have this moment to harness real change, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild our police department....
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July 14, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant Welcomes Massive Faith Community Support for $50 Million/Year from Amazon Tax to Build Affordable Central District Homes for Black Families
The Church Council declares that the choice is whether “elected leaders bend to the powerful corporate interests who benefit off the backs of city-dwellers, or bend the arc toward justice ever more slightly through doing what is right and restoring the integrity of a city.” Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), chair of the...
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July 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Morales, Morales, News Releases
Council Unanimously Passes Resolution In Support of East African Immigrant Population’s Access to Money Transfer Operators
Morales’ resolution highlights cultural relevancy and positive economic impact of MTOs Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, South Seattle and the C/ID) and her Council colleagues unanimously passed a resolution on Monday in support of Seattle’s East African immigrant population and their ability to access reliable and culturally relevant “money transfer operators.” The resolution, sponsored...
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July 10, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
West Seattle Bridge July 10 Update; West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Updates; Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens Youth Rights Ordinance; Coronavirus Updates; Summer Food Assistance and a Public Shower Hotline
West Seattle Bridge July 10 Update Today the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is launching Reconnect West Seattle. The Reconnect West Seattle Framework outlines SDOT’s approach to identify traffic mitigation projects along bridge closure detour routes, establish new mode share goals by zip code, and identify SDOT’s plans to help travelers make their trips on […]