I believe that relevant and important political change can occur at the local, municipal level and I was joined in that belief on November 18th when municipal elected officials from 32 cities in 20 states met in Washington D.C. to declare: We have gathered together to build a coalition of municipal elected officials dedicated to [...]
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November 21, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Council Passes 2013-4 City Budget
On November 21 the City Council approved the 2013 City of Seattle budget, and endorsed the 2014 budget. After a number of very difficult budget years requiring extensive cuts, there has been a measure of economic recovery. However, growth in tax revenue remains well below pre-recession levels, highlighting the need for continued sound fiscal management. [...]
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November 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Staffing Cultural Development & Volunteer Park
Included in the 2013-2014 City budget my colleagues and I finalized today are two staffing issues I fought for.
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November 16, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
I-502 and Seattle Police Department
The Seattle Police Department Seattle Crime News blog has an informative post about Initiative 502, which Washington state voters passed in last week’s General Election. As the post notes, under I-502, as of December 6 it will no longer be a violation of state law for adults 21 or over to possess up to an [...]
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November 14, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Council Creates a Human Services Budget Package
I'm pleased that the Council created a human services package to enhance care for our community’s most vulnerable members.
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November 13, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
I recently wrote about funding arts-related capital facility projects through the City’s arts office. Today, I’m writing about another arts-related budget issue: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, or LHPAC. When the Mayor proposed transferring the operations of LHPAC from the parks department to the arts office, some expressed concern it might stray from its long-time [...]
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November 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Council Converations on the Great Wheel
I appear on the November edition of the Seattle Channel program Council Conversations. It’s filmed on the Great Wheel on the Downtown waterfront. As host Josephine Cheng and I as travel in a gondola, we talk about my growing up in Cleveland, working in the insurance field, the Seattle Center, rental housing inspection, paid sick [...]
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November 5, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Arts Capital Projects
I believe the City of Seattle must do more to support arts capital projects. We provide a fraction of what the County and State provide. In 2011, the county funded over $900K in arts-related capital projects and the state over $2M. Seattle generates the bulk of such funding requests throughout our region. The $150K the [...]
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November 2, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
South Lake Union Rezone Hearing, November 14
City Council’s Planning, Land Use and Sustainability Committee will hold a public hearing on a proposed rezone for the South Lake Union Neighborhood on Wednesday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m.the City Council Chambers, on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 600 4thAvenue, between Cherry and James. The proposed rezone would increase maximum building heights [...]
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November 1, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
2012 Jeanette Williams Award and Paid Sick and Safe Leave
The US is unique among industrialized nations: 135 other countries already have laws in place mandating paid sick days