Author: Joseph Peha (Joseph Peha)

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CARE Responder Team Launch / This Week in the Budget / Homestead Partnership with Admiral Church Announcement! / Family Caregiver Support Month / Pickleball in Lincoln Park

Contents CARE Responder Team Launch This Week in the Budget Homestead Partnership with Admiral Church Announcement! Family Caregiver Support Month Pickleball in Lincoln Park CARE Responder Team Launch Seattle is working to build a compassionate, eviden...

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9-26 PSHS Committee Summary / South Park Pump Station and Roadway/Drainage Event Saturday / Spokane Street (Low) Bridge closed October 7-14 / Order Free At-Home COVID Tests / It’s Budget Season

Contents 9-26 PSHS Committee Summary South Park Pump Station and Roadway/Drainage Event Saturday Spokane Street (Low) Bridge Closed October 7-14 Order Free At-Home COVID Tests It’s Budget Season 9-26 PSHS Committee Summary The Public Safety and Human S...

King County Board of Health Approves Councilmember Herbold’s Resolution to Maximize Impact of Opioid Settlement Funding for King County Residents 
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King County Board of Health Approves Councilmember Herbold’s Resolution to Maximize Impact of Opioid Settlement Funding for King County Residents 

Seattle – Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle & South Park), in her ongoing commitment to addressing the overdose crisis, celebrates the passage of a resolution at today’s King County Board of Health meeting. It urges all jurisdictions within King County to align their opioid settlement funding and invest in services recommended in the Opioid Settlement Stakeholder Feedback report.    “The overdose crisis...

Seattle City Council passes legislation to prioritize treatment and address public drug use
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Seattle City Council passes legislation to prioritize treatment and address public drug use

SEATTLE – The Seattle City Council passed legislation today that will refocus Seattle’s approach to public drug use and make unprecedented commitments to prioritizing treatment and diversion services. The legislation was proposed by Mayor Bruce Harrell and was co-sponsored by Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia).   “Today, we’re making the most substantive commitment to treatment and...

Councilmember Mosqueda Rejects Further Prosecution of Addiction, a Public Health Crisis
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Councilmember Mosqueda Rejects Further Prosecution of Addiction, a Public Health Crisis

SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda issued the following statement regarding the Seattle City Council’s final consideration of legislation (CB 120645) that allows the Seattle City Attorney to prosecute public drug use or possession, the first time that such prosecution will happen at the city level in Seattle’s history:  “Given my background in public health and my steadfast commitment...

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Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Supporting National Infrastructure Bank, Calls on Congress to Act 

SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) celebrated the Seattle City Council’s passage of a resolution requesting the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB). The Council’s resolution supports the federal Legislation (HR 3339) to create a National Infrastructure Bank. If created, the NIB would lend $5 trillion nationally to repair the country’s crumbling infrastructure. Crucial priorities include...

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Consent Decree Ruling / Impact Fees / You Can Help Prevent Overdose / Applications Due 9/20 for Seattle Youth Employment Program / Myers Way Encampment Resolved / Back to School / OEM Emergency Management Trainings / SDOT Draft Transportation Plan & Public Comment Open

Contents Consent Decree Ruling Impact Fees You Can Help Prevent Overdose Applications Due 9/20 for Seattle Youth Employment Program Myers Way Encampment Resolved Back to School OEM Emergency Management Trainings SDOT Draft Transportation Plan/Public Co...

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Safer Streets Enabled by Passage of Additional Traffic Camera Enforcement Legislation 

SEATTLE –  Following their recent designation of illegal drag racing zones, the Seattle City Council passed two additional pillars of the traffic camera enforcement strategy, as sponsored by Councilmember Alex Pedersen for safer streets. The suite of new legislation will create safer streets throughout the city by authorizing the addition of automated traffic cameras in hospital zones and...

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August 14 PSHS Committee Recap / Community Police Commission August 31 Event, Executive Director Appointment / Alki Beach Pride / Register for Fall 2023 Classes and Activities / Fire Safety Fair / Unreinforced Masonry Tour with Congresswoman Jayapal / WRIA 9 Visit to Chinook Winds Project

Contents August 14 PSHS Committee Recap Community Police Commission August 31 Event, Executive Director Appointment Alki Beach Pride This Sunday Register for Fall 2023 Classes and Activities Fire Safety Fair at Station 13 Unreinforced Masonry Tour with...