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April 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Poetry, Film & Committee Meetings
At my most recent Council committee meetng, I screened the Oscar winning film Undefeated, by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Set against the backdrop of a high school football season, it's an intimate chronicle of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach trying to help them beat the odds on and off the field.
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April 6, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Looking closer at the Arena Review Panel Final Report
This past Wednesday, April 4th, the Arena Review Panel, a citizens group appointed by Mayor McGinn and County Executive Constantine, released their final report. The panel examined an agreement that would be between the City, County and the investor Chris Hansen to fund a new sports arena for a professional basketball and hockey team. The [...]
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April 6, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #320 Arena Review Panel Looks Into Funding a Basketball and Hockey Arena
Urban Politics #320 4/6/12 By City Councilmember Nick Licata with Newell Aldrich, legislative assistant ARENA REVIEW PANEL LOOKS INTO FUNDING A BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY ARENA This past Wednesday, April 4th, the Arena Review Panel, a citizen group referred appointed by Mayor McGinn and County Executive Constantine, released their final report. The panel examined an agreement [...]
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April 4, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
How Should We Use Housing Levy Funds?
Some low income housing advocates have concerns about too many housing levy funds being used for the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace
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April 2, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Legislative Wins for Art & Film
Two bills I traveled to Olympia to testify in support of have been signed by the Governor. Each will benefit Seattle's arts and culture economy.
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March 30, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
More Information about the Library Levy
The Seattle Public Library has an information page about the proposed Library levy that provides additional information about the levy beyond what I covered in last week’s blog post. If you’d really like to get into the details, you can check out the 52-page report, A Plan for the Present, a Foundation for the Future [...]
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March 28, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Milestones
It was another busy day today starting with Councilmember Conlin’s PLUS (Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability) Committee and then in the afternoon chairing my HHSHC (Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture Committee) meeting. I was at PLUS for the vote on my proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment to “Guide the operation of safe and healthy transitional [...]
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March 26, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
12th Avenue Arts
How many of us remember the Washington Shoe Building’s arts collective? The Last Exit coffee shop? Squid Row Tavern, anyone? It's rare that a completely new cultural amenity comes to a neighborhood with the potential for being embraced and loved by many. Here's some good news on that front.
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March 23, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP # 319 Library Levy Proposal
Urban Politics #319 3/26/12 By City Councilmember Nick Licata With Newell Aldrich, Legislative Assistant Urban Politics (UP) blends my insights and information on current public policy developments and personal experiences with the intent of helping citizens shape Seattle’s future. The City Council heard a proposal today to place a library levy on the August 7, [...]