It is a significant shift in policy considering that, since its inception, the 10 Year Plan has recognized the important role of shelter but has recommended to partner-cities and funders that they focus new investments on housing rather than emergency shelter.
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January 22, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Seattle’s Best and Getting Even Better
The year has barely begun and already Seattle's Pike-Pine district has been desinated one of twelve top places for art in the U.S. for 2013.
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January 18, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
South Lake Union, Public Financing of Elections on January Council Edition
I appear in a lively discussion on the January edition of the Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out: Council edition, along with Council President Clark and Councilmember Godden. We discuss issues such as the future of Key Arena, South Lake Union, floating homes, gun laws, and public financing of Seattle elections. The discussion is hosted by the [...]
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January 16, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
What’s a Living Room Conversation?
Seattle Police Department is seeking community and business members who are willing to host a Living Room Conversation
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January 14, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Seattle
"The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 9, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
First Committee Meeting of 2013
I’m pleased to report that today, Wednesday, January 9, I chaired my first Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture (HHSHC) Committee of 2013. If you missed it, I encourage you to check it out online here at the Seattle Channel. The meeting was a good preview of some of the major issues that my committee [...]
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January 8, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP 330: Public Financing of Election Campaigns in Seattle
PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS IN SEATTLE I believe that Seattle residents should have the opportunity to vote on whether our local elections should receive public financing. Councilmembers are beginning efforts to explore a public financing system for Seattle. If this effort moves forward, the Council will place this decision on either the primary or [...]
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January 4, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
All Seattle Libraries Now Open on Sundays
Thanks to Seattle voters who passed the Libraries for All levy last August, all Seattle neighborhood branch libraries will now be open on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Having libraries open on Sunday was the highest priority in the 33,000 public comments received during levy planning. 15 neighborhood libraries will be adding Sunday hours: Columbia, High [...]
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January 2, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
The Nation magazine’s 2012 Progressive Honor Roll
The Nation magazine named me Most Valuable Local Official in their 2012 Progressive Honor Roll. It’s a great honor to be included here, and I really appreciate their mentioning my sense of humor! I’ve copied an excerpt from the article below. Most Valuable Local Official: Nick Licata When Local Progress, a network of progressive local [...]
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December 21, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Creating a State Bank/Investment Trust
On Monday, December 17 the City Council approved the City’s state legislative agenda for 2013. I proposed an amendment to add a provision in support of considering the creation of a state investment trust, to “provide financing for housing development, public works infrastructure, educational infrastructure, student loans, and community quality of life projects.” This was [...]