Two nights ago King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced that he would not be filing criminal charges against Seattle Police Officer Ian Birk. Birk shot and killed John T. Williams on August 30, 2010. This is very discouraging and undoubtedly sends another signal to the community that our police and public safety system is broken. [...]
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February 2, 2011January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Green Jobs and the Energy Sector
After a couple months of work, we’re very excited about publishing our first law review article entitled – Seattle’s Green Building Initiative and Housing Retrofits: How Seattle Can Overcome the Obstacles That Face Effective Energy Conservation in the Building Sector. Seattle’s Green Building Initiative and Housing Retrofits: How Seattle Can Overcome the Obstacles That Face [...]
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December 6, 2010January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
2011 bike and pedestrian counting program
This year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is kicking off a new program to count pedestrians and bicyclists at sites throughout the city. Staff will be using a new methodology provided by the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project which is being used by cities throughout the US, and has a number of benefits [...]
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October 5, 2010January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
PRESS RELEASE: Council approves neighborhood planning update legislation
Award-winning outreach results in comprehensive strategies Seattle – On Monday, October 4, the City Council passed resolutions recognizing the work of over 1,600 community members who worked with the City to update their neighborhood plans in the North Rainier (Res. 31247), Othello (Res. 31246), and North Beacon Hill (Res. 31245) neighborhoods. These documents include updated [...]
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September 20, 2010January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Affirming Neighborhood Plan Updates
Can you believe it is September already? In April, the Council passed a resolution outlining next steps for the three neighborhood plan updates in Othello, North Rainier and North Beacon Hill. The next steps included the May Action planning meetings that many of you attended. The results from those meetings have been incorporated into action-plans [...]
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September 16, 2010January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Carbon Neutrality Community Forum Video Link
Just a quick note to let you know the video of Tuesday night’s community forum is posted on the Seattle Channel. Click here to view: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=2331058 Thank you to everyone who attended or contributed to the success of this event! We have quite a bit of work ahead of us, and I look forward to [...]
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September 13, 2010January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Carbon Neutrality Community Forum Tuesday, Sept. 14
Blog Post – Carbon Neutrality As you recall, making Seattle a carbon neutral city was one of this year’s Council-adopted priorities. Staff throughout the city are working on evaluating policies and actions that Seattle will need to take to make this commitment a reality. In addition to the great internal work, a number of community [...]
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September 2, 2010January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien
Recycling Report released today
The punchline: We are doing well, but we still have a way to go to meet 60% goal in next two years.
2009 Recycling Rate Report
Recycling Report Press Release