I am happy to report that the Human Services Department (HSD) has made strong progress in supporting the Council’s effort to shelter all families this year.
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April 30, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
A Public Meeting on Cultural Space
Join me and Mayor Mike McGinn this Thursday, May 3rd, for a 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. lunch hour brown-bag presentation to be held in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at City Hall on arts and cultural space development initiatives for Seattle.
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April 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Downtown Free Ride Area Ending in September
King County Metro Transit will discontinue the Ride Free Area in Downtown Seattle on September 29, 2012. The ride free area runs from Battery Street to Jackson Street, and from Elliott Bay to 6thAvenue, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Ride Fee Area was established in 1973 as a partnership between Metro and the [...]
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April 25, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Standing Room Only Meeting of the Committee to End Homelessness and Rental Housing Inspections
This morning, the Governing Board of the Committee to End Homelessness (of which I’m a member) received a visit from a lot folks who don’t normally attend to these meetings. The group calls itself “Occupy the Committee to End Homelessness.” They are people who are concerned that since the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness [...]
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April 23, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Giving Peace a Dance at the Center House
My fondest memory to date of Seattle Center is when it was the site of Seattle’s longest running 24-hour dance marathon: Give Peace a Dance.
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April 20, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Replacing the Downtown Seawall
On Monday, April 23 the Council will meeting in a special committee to consider a resolution regarding the replacement of the downtown seawall. Under the terms of the City- State agreement to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle is responsible for replacing the nearly 100-year old seawall. The bored tunnel to replace the viaduct is [...]
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April 18, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Highlights of the West Seattle Chamber Annual Awards Program
Starting the morning out on Alki is always a great beginning to the day.
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April 17, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #321 Social Media and Urban Politics
I wonder how many of you remember receiving my first e-newsletter, Urban Politics (UP) #01, back in 1996? It addressed transferring the Freeway Park garage to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. In 1996, one would start their modem, wait 30 seconds to log on, check email, perhaps spend a few minutes chatting with an AOL buddy. One could browse, but there was no YouTube, Huffington Post or Wikipedia. There was no FaceBook, Twitter or Google Search to browse to. There was no such thing as a blog.
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April 16, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
ONE Against Extreme Poverty
Recently, I was asked to be interviewed for a public policy video aimed at President Obama and other world leaders ahead of next month's G8 Summit. The message? US foreign aid investments are working and extreme poverty needs to remain on the global agenda.
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April 13, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Seattle Transit Master Plan up for vote
On Monday, April 16 the City Council is scheduled to vote on Resolution 31367, approving the Seattle Transit Master Plan. The resolution was passed in the Transportation Committee on April 10; you can watch the committee discussion on the Seattle Channel website. The Transit Master Plan is intended to guide SDOT for the next 10-20 [...]