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January 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Stay safe in winter weather
Monitor conditions and weather; Seattle traffic and road cameras; Get prepared for winter now
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December 19, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Seattle’s bag ban passes 9-0!
Today the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to implement a ban on plastic carry-out bags. This is the culmination of a lot of hard work and I am proud of Seattle for taking this step today and joining the growing global movement to curb plastic consumption and its impacts on our environment. Below is a [...]
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December 8, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Human Rights Day
Saturday December 10 is Human Rights Day. In fact, tonight at City Hall we will be a special Human Rights Commission meeting: Spotlight on Economic Inequality. In honor of human rights day I sat down for an interview with Ameera Brooks, an incredible young person who is part of Puget Soundoff. This is the first [...]
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December 1, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Saving Puget Sound: Seattle’s proposed plastic bag ban
As you have probably heard about or read about by now, Seattle City Council has introduced a bill that would make a great step towards protecting Puget Sound and ocean waters and reducing unnecessary waste by banning single-use plastic carryout bags. We will hold a public hearing on the plastic bag ban bill on December [...]
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November 14, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Inside/Out: Council Edition
Check out the latest Inside/Out: Council Edition. I was on with Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw and Tom Rasmussen. We discussed the 2011 election results, the 2012 budget and more.
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October 21, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Ballard Safe Parking Pilot Project
I have done the One Night Count two years in a row. I stayed up all night and walked the streets of Seattle in an effort to gain some idea of how many people in our city are sleeping on the streets. In 2005, the Seattle Times counted 41 live-in vehicles parked in Central Ballard. [...]
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October 20, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Occupy my blog!
Like millions of people around the globe, I have had enough of the growing income inequality and social inequity that the Occupy movement has been calling out and standing up to. The extreme gap between the rich and poor, particularly in the U.S., threatens the foundations of our democracy. In a country where corporations are [...]
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October 10, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Dexter Ave N is Seattle’s newest ‘complete street’
Dexter Avenue North from the Fremont Bridge to downtown is a major commuting route for many in North Seattle, including myself. Recently completed road improvements make this Seattle’s newest ‘complete street,’ and these improvements will benefit everyone who uses Dexter for years to come, including those who travel by bus, car, bicycle or foot. Seattle [...]
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September 28, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
2012-2014 Water Rates
As you may have heard, City Council is currently considering the 2012 to 2014 water rates package from Seattle Public Utilities (SPU). This package will set the residential, commercial and, to some extent, wholesale water rates for the next three years. The Council oversight committee for SPU–the Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods (SPUN) Committee–has completed [...]