Inauguration Day at Seattle City Hall will be this Tuesday, January 2 at 2:00 PM during the Seattle Council’s first meeting of 2024. At that meeting, the following will happen in chronological order: You can attend in person at Seattle City Hall or watch live via Seattle Channel.
Contents This Week in the Budget Time to Vote for Participatory Budgeting Projects Domestic Violence Awareness Proclamation for October This Week in the Budget Several of my priorities were included in Budget Chair Mosqueda’s Balanced Budget package, a...
Contents This Week in the Budget City Council Meeting Update Earthquake Safety Seattle Home Fair Before the Badge Community-Police Dialogue Sound Transit October 25 planning meeting at Alki Masonic Center This Week in the Budget The Select Budget Commi...
Contents Staffing News This Week in the Budget See If You Qualify for Food Assistance Celebrate Banned Books Week! City Clerk Archives Gazette, 1983 Film on Trees District 1 Parks Updates SW Library Closure November 6-19 Indigenous People’s Day S...
The Seattle City Council approved a resolution today to advance plans to redevelop Memorial Stadium. The legislation, sponsored by Council President Debora Juarez (District 5), supports a public-private partnership between the City of Seattle, Seattle Public Schools, and the One Roof Partnership for the project. What’s the plan to redevelop Memorial Stadium? In...
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle and South Park) and Councilmember Andrew Lewis, (District 7, Pioneer Square to Magnolia) released a statement, calling the 2 percent wage increase for human services workers included in Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed budget a solid step towards closing the pay penalty gap as identified by this Council in June...
Ahead of this year’s budget deliberations, the Seattle City Council is releasing a new tool, the Seattle Budget Dashboard, to make it easier to understand this year’s budget adjustments. It’s the newest of three tools we are updating this year to make the budget process more accessible and transparent. The Budget Process: An Adjustment Year...
Contents 9-12 PSHS Committee Meeting SPOG Leader Says Woman Killed by Another Police Officer “Had Limited Value” Vacant Building Monitoring Program Legislative Update Hiawatha Playfield Reopening Are You Raising a Grandchild? Seattle Rescue Plan Progre...
The Seattle City Council passed legislation today that will help increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations in Seattle. The legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Sara Nelson and passed unanimously. While there are already public charging ports in Seattle, many more are needed to keep up with demand as the use of EVs skyrockets....
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Dan Strauss signed a proclamation today declaring August 14, 2023 to be Ballard FC Day. Members of the team stopped by Seattle City Hall today to celebrate winning the USL League 2 National Champions in just their second season. Ballard FC beat the Lionsbridge Football Club 2-1 with a...