The Seattle City Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of the first 10 members of the Seattle Film Commission today. The Seattle Film Commission was a key recommendation of the 2020 Film Taskforce and was established through legislation spearheaded by Councilmember Sara Nelson (Position 9–Citywide) in partnership with the Office of Economic Development. Commissioners will advise the...
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Renewing the Housing Levy // April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month // Westside Healthy Empowered Youth (HEY) Town Hall // Library Hours Expanding at Local Branches // Help Lay the Groundwork for Aging and Disability Services // Building Emissions Performance Standards // West Seattle Water Taxi Summer Schedule Begins April 17
Contents Renewing the Housing Levy April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month Westside Healthy Empowered Youth (HEY) Town Hall Library Hours Expanding at Local Branches Help Lay the Groundwork for Aging and Disability Services Building Emissions Performan...
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Seattle Police Recruitment Update // Consent Decree Update // Duwamish Valley Program Update // Terminal 5 Quiet Zone Construction to Begin // Trans Day of Visibility // Keep Masking in Healthcare Facilities // Fair Chance Housing // 2022 Annual City Council Report // Free Tax Help // Colman Pool Registration // Port of Seattle Job Fair in South Park
Contents March 28 PSHS Committee Report Consent Decree Update Duwamish Valley Program Update Terminal 5 Quiet Zone Construction to Begin Today is Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) Keep Masking Up in Healthcare Facilities Fair Chance Housing 2022 Annual Ci...
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Public Safety and Human Services Committee / Before the Badge Community-Police Dialogues / Seattle Parks & Recreation Needs Your Ideas! / Vision Zero Top-to-Bottom Review and Survey / Pothole Reporting / Arts & Culture Recovery Grants Available / Funds Available to Increase Safety for Immigrants and Refugees
Contents Public Safety and Human Services Committee: February 28 Before the Badge Community-Police Dialogues Seattle Parks & Recreation Needs Your Ideas! Vision Zero Top-to-Bottom Review and Survey Pothole Reporting Arts & Culture Recovery Gran...
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Mayor Bruce Harrell, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda Honor D’Vonne Pickett, Jr. with Honorary Designation of E. Union
Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) hosted a ceremony on Wednesday to rename a section of Union Street “D’Vonne Pickett, Jr. Way” in honor of the late community leader. Pickett was shot and killed in October outside The Postman, the mailing services shop he opened in 2018. Pickett and his wife, KeAnna —...
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City Launches New Round of Street Café Permitting to Extend Outdoor Dining
Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use Committee, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), is excited to announce that SDOT is officially accepting new permit applications for long-term ‘permanent’ outdoor street cafes. SDOT will be accepting applications now through April 30th, 2023, for folks who are...
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Councilmember Sawant and South Asian Community Leaders Introduce First-in-the-Nation Legislation To Ban Caste Discrimination
“… My office is proud to bring forward first-in-the-nation legislation for our city to ban caste-based discrimination, in solidarity with our South Asian and other immigrant community members, and all working people. With over 167,000 people from South Asia living in Washington, largely concentrated in the Greater Seattle area, the region must address caste discrimination,...
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13 things to expect from Mayor Harrell’s pick to lead the Seattle Department of Transportation
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has nominated Greg Spotts to become the new director of the Seattle Department of Transportation. Before his nomination goes to a vote of the full Council this Tuesday, check out his answers to 13 questions councilmembers have asked him. 1) GOALS: What goals and priorities do you have as Director of...
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Seattle Green New Deal funding goes to a vote
The Seattle City Council will vote Tuesday on how to spend $6.5 million it set aside in the 2022 Green New Deal Opportunity Fund. These investments will go toward community resilience and addressing climate change. The funding for these investments were made possible by the JumpStart Seattle progressive tax sponsored by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda. These...
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Public Safety and Human Services Committee Update // COVID/flu vaccines and masking recs // Duwamish Basin Steward Legislation // Speed Bumps in Alki Neighborhood // Winter Weather Information: Roads, bus service, SPU, and shelter
PSHS: Chief appointment vote in committee, URM briefing COVID/flu vaccines and masking recs Duwamish Basin Steward Legislation Speed Bumps in Alki Neighborhood Winter Weather Information: Roads, bus service, SPU, and shelter Public Safety and Human Services Committee Update During this week’s Public Safety and Human Services Committee, Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell presented Interim Chief […]