Today, Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) announced that she will be resigning her seat due to health and personal reasons. Her last day on the job will be July 7. “My decision to leave the City Council is one I’ve been considering seriously over the past several months due to some recent health challenges. Ultimately,...
At the June 3 City Council meeting, Councilmember Mark Solomon (District 2) will present a proclamation declaring 2025 to be “Wing Luke Year in Seattle.” The proclamation honors the 100th birthday of Wing Luke, who became the first Chinese American elected to the Seattle City Council in 1962. The proclamation also celebrates May as Asian...
Proposal will not appear on Council’s June 3 agenda Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) today announced that she is withdrawing a proposal to update the City’s Code of Ethics. The legislation was based on the recommendation of Seattle Ethics and Elections Executive Director Wayne Barnett who’d voiced concerns about the impact on the local democratic...
Puts Seattle on track to meet June 30 state deadline, consideration of permanent regulations to begin next month Today the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan, chaired by Councilmember Joy Hollingsworth (District 3), voted unanimously to approve amended interim HB 1110 legislation, also known as the ‘middle housing’ bill, which requires cities to allow a...
Councilmember Bob Kettle (District 7), chair of the Public Safety Committee, released the following statement in response to Saturday morning’s triple homicide and other recent incidents of gun violence in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. “The violence this weekend in Pioneer Square and other parts of the city shows, despite progress being made on our public...
Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) released the following statement on Interim HB 1110 legislation, otherwise known as the ‘middle housing’ bill, currently being considered by the Select Committee on the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Moore announced that she will be offering an amendment to the temporary regulations that would maintain current setbacks. We need to build more housing...
Approved legislation reserves privacy protections while advancing Vision Zero safety goals City Councilmember Rob Saka (District 1), Chair of the Transportation Committee, celebrates passage of legislation he sponsored, by an 8-0 Council vote, that expands the use of automated traffic safety cameras in the city. The bill establishes additional uses for traffic cameras to increase...
Proposal backed by Seattle Ethics and Elections head would mandate public disclosure, avoid foggy recusal process Councilmember Cathy Moore (District 5) today released the following statement on a proposed update to the City’s Ethics Code. Members of the Governance, Accountability & Economic Development Committee will be briefed on the bill at 2 p.m. Thursday. A...
Today, City Council President Sara Nelson (Position 9), Chair of the Governance, Accountability & Economic Development (GAED) Committee, will hear a briefing on a resolution to permit the siting of digital kiosks in neighborhood business districts around the city, in partnership with the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA). The interactive kiosks will provide a variety of...
Levy proposal expands childcare and preschool, increases K-12 School-Based Health Centers, and broadens access to the trades Councilmember Maritza Rivera (District 4) joined Mayor Bruce Harrell, the Department of Education and Early Learning, students, families, and leaders in education to celebrate the release of the “Every Child Ready” proposal to renew the Families, Education, Preschool,...