Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) will be a featured panelist in a Brookings Institute webinar on innovative ways essential workers are being supported at the federal, state, and local levels. The event, hosted by Brookings Metro, will take place Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7 a.m. PST. Mosqueda joins other featured speakers Pennsylvania Governor...
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March 17, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Council President González Response to Shooting in Atlanta, Leaving Eight Victims
Council President M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide), Chair of the Governance & Education Committee, issued the following statement after eight people were tragically killed by a white man in the Atlanta area. According to the Associated Press, six of the victims were identified as Asian and seven were women: “My heart is heavy for...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Sawant: Renters and working people cannot rely on Democratic Party Politicians, we only win when we fight back
‘Our movement’s sustained pressure forced Mayor Durkan to extend the eviction moratorium for renters and struggling small businesses. Similarly, we will have to fight hard to force the City Council to pass Right to Counsel without loopholes.’ Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), chair of the Council’s Sustainability and Renters Rights Committee, released the...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Mosqueda, Gonzalez, Herbold, Morales, Mosqueda, News Releases
Seattle City Council Moves Forward on Alternatives to Policing, Allocates $10.4 Million for Community Safety Capacity Building
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park), Chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee, alongside her Council colleagues voted 8-0 to approve a $10.4 million spending plan for community safety, that will invest in the capacity of organizations building community safety from the ground up to end violence and...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Strauss, Gonzalez, Mosqueda, News Releases, Strauss
Strauss’ “Bringing Business Home” Bill Passes Full Council
Amendments Create Flexibility for Small Businesses During Pandemic Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the City’s Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee, together with a 8-1 vote of his Full Council colleagues, passed C.B. 120001 to provide additional economic support for small businesses adversely affected by current land use codes during the...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Lewis, News Releases
Councilmember Lewis’ Legislation to Leverage Federal Investments for Homelessness Shelter
The legislation will provide the City with more flexibility to stand up emergency shelter; a third hotel shelter is announced Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Magnolia to Pioneer Square) introduced legislation to appropriate $12 million in spending authority for non-congregate shelter investments for people experiencing homelessness. It is Councilmember Lewis’ intent that to the...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Council President González: Eviction Moratorium Extension Welcome Relief for Thousands of Seattle Families
Paving a Path to Recovery, Not Homelessness Council President M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide), Chair of the Governance & Education Committee, issued the following statement after Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced an extension of the eviction moratorium to June 30, 2021: “Today, Seattle families worried about their housing stability at month’s end, can breathe...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Morales, Morales, News Releases
Morales Co-Sponsoring Right to Counsel Legislation
Right to counsel goes a long way toward ‘putting tenants and landlords on equal footing’, gives folks a fighting chance to stay housed and stay healthy Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, South Seattle and the CID) issued the following the statement in support of the Right to Counsel legislation and resolution to extend the...
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March 12, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold
Covid Vaccine Updates // WSB: 30% Design Milestone Reached // Fauntleroy ferry dock replacement meetings // $10.4M for Community Safety Organizations
Covid Updates: Vaccine Available Now, Notification List for City Vaccines, Mass Vaccine Site Opens at Lumen Field, Volunteering Info, District 1 Vaccination Sites, Phase 3 Coming Soon Vaccine appointments available now: Hundreds of vaccine appointments are available in City–run vaccination sites in West Seattle (2801 SW Thistle) and Rainier Beach (8702 Seward Park Ave S) on March 12, 13, 15, and 16. Open to […]
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March 12, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My letter to Miller Park community members regarding the Miller Park homeless encampment
Dear Miller Park residents and all community members, Thank you for contacting my Council office about your concerns around Miller Park and Playfield, where many facing homelessness were pushed following the inhumane sweep of Cal Anderson Park earlier this year. No one should have to live in despair, and it is truly distressing for all […]