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November 24, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata

Council passes 2015 budget with emphasis on human services, social justice and labor standards

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Today the City Council passed the 2015 City budget, and endorsed a 2016 budget. I’d like to thank members of the public for their involvement in helping the Council craft the 2015 City budget. Public involvement resulted in a more responsive city budget that emphasizes human services, social justice and labor standards. In an effort […]

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November 21, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata

Council Conversations at Hugo House

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I appear in the November edition of Council Conversations, filmed at Hugo House.
Host Josephine Cheng and I discuss the City budget, creating the Office of Labor Standards, homelessness, medical marijuana, and Seattle governance once districts arrive i...

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November 17, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata

Lake City Community Center

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The Department of Parks and Recreation will include in the Mayor's proposed 2016 Budget & 2016-2021 Capital Improvement Program its preferred alternative for renovating or replacing the Lake City Community Center.

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November 14, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata

Budget Committee Recommends City Budget with Emphasis on Human Services, Social Justice and Labor Standards

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The City Council’s Budget Committee today recommended approval of the 2015 annual budget by a vote of 9-0 today, thereby enhancing the proposed budget Mayor Ed Murray delivered on September 22. In a letter to the Mayor in early August, the Council identified human services, public safety and transportation as the Council’s highest priorities for […]

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November 13, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata

Mayor Announces Public Symposium on Medical Marijuana

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A lot has happened since Washington State voted to pass I-502 two years ago. Possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use is legal. The Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) has developed rules for regulating the production, processing, selling and delivery of recreational marijuana. Adults can purchase recreational marijuana at state-licensed retail stores. […]