Author: City Council News Releases (City Council News Releases)

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Sign up today for a free Thanksgiving dinner today until close of business

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Local NBA stars Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford, Will Conroy, Isaiah Thomas and Spencer Hawes, or as they like to be called, the "Home Team," and Seahawk player Kam Chancellor have teamed up with Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell and Mayor Mike McGinn to provide complete Thanksgiving dinners for 2,000 eligible Seattle families. The Home Team has partnered with Safeway to purchase 2,000 turkeys and Safeway is donating all of the traditional Thanksgiving "trimmings."

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National League of Cities takes Seattle’s lead and adopts Farm Bill resolution

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The National League of Cities (NLC) passed a far-reaching resolution, "Supporting Healthy Food, Public Health, and Sustainability Practices in the 2012 Farm Bill," calling for a new Federal Farm Bill that emphasizes supporting regional food systems, healthy food, sustainable agriculture, and social justice for farmers and farm workers.

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National League of Cities elects Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin to Board of Directors

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On Saturday, November 12, Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin was elected to a two-year term as a member of the Board of Directors of the National League of Cities (NLC). Councilmember Conlin is one of 17 new board members chosen by the annual NLC convention to represent the more than 1,600 member municipalities, governing the organization. Conlin is the first Seattle elected official to serve on the NLC Board since former Councilmember Sue Donaldson, who served in 1997-1998.

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Join the Seattle City Council’s Sallys for apple cider and conversation

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Converting "Coffee with Sallys" to a more seasonally appropriate "Cider with Sallys," Seattle City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will hold a conversation hour at the West Seattle Farmer’s Market on Sunday, November 20, from 10 - 11:30 a.m. The Councilmembers will host a booth and hope Seattleites will stop by to talk about local issues.

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Seattle City Councilmembers present 2012 budget balancing package

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Seattle City Councilmembers will be available tomorrow morning, at 11:30 a.m., to discuss the likely 2012 budget balancing package. This media availability will take place immediately following the 9:30 a.m. Budget Committee meeting at which time final votes on green sheets and statements of legislative intent will be taken.