Implementing idea from District 4 community leaders; Climate crisis warrants swift action Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle) today introduced his resolution that would enable the City Council to consider the crisis of climate change when reviewing new legislation. Currently, all the Council’s legislation requires a “fiscal note,” which measures the financial implications of...
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February 18, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant Responds to Mayor Durkan’s State of the City Address
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) released the following statement after Mayor Jenny Durkan delivered her 2020 State of the City address: “Our Tax Amazon movement to fund social housing and the Green New Deal has powerful momentum, so it’s not surprising that corporate politicians like Mayor Durkan are eager to do the bidding...
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February 12, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant Unveils Amazon Tax Legislation
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) flanked by community supporters, today unveiled her long-awaited proposal to tax Amazon and other big businesses in Seattle to fund a massive expansion of affordable housing and services. Under Sawant’s proposal, the top three percent of companies in Seattle, as measured by the size of their payroll, would...
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February 7, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Sawant: Tax Amazon Movement Activists Unveil Council Resolution, Speak Out Against Threats of a Seattle Amazon Tax Ban (Preemption) in House Bill
Remarks (as delivered) Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), with union members, faith leaders, democratic party, socialists, and community members delivered remarks this morning at Seattle’s City Hall opposing any effort to insert preemption into HB 2907 and SB 6669: “Thank you for joining us for this important press conference. As the movement that...
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February 4, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Sawant, Community Members Celebrate Passage of City Council Resolution Opposing Religious Persecution, Detention Camps by Right-Wing Regime in India
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), South Asian community members, and activists celebrated the passage of a historic Seattle City Council resolution denouncing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) enacted by the far-right government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India. Seattle City...
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February 3, 2020January 6, 2023News Releases
Councilmember Lewis to Host Office Hours
Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Pioneer Square to Magnolia), will hold office hours at six locations around District 7 in the month of February. Appointments are taken by reservations made ONLINE. While drop-ins are always welcome, prioritization will be given to standing appointments. “No matter your concern, my promise is to remain accessible, engaged,...
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January 23, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases
Councilmembers Herbold & Lewis Express Grief, Call for Action
Council President Pro Tem Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park), and Chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee and Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Pioneer Square to Magnolia) issued the following statement in response to last night’s shooting, which tragically left one person dead and seven injured: “This morning...
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January 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Council President González’s Clean Campaigns Act Passes
The Seattle City Council passed a ban on most political spending by “foreign-influenced” corporations and increased election transparency today, voting in unanimous support of President M. Lorena González’s Clean Campaigns Act during its Full Council meeting. Seattle will become the largest and only the second city in the country to pass such legislation. Following a...
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January 6, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Seattle City Council Announces 2020-2021 Committee Chairs and Assignments
Council President M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide), along with her Council Colleagues, approved the Seattle City Council’s committee assignments today that will guide legislative work in 2020. Councilmembers who chair each committee manage legislation related to that committee’s focus. Councilmembers also serve as vice-chairs on committees and as members on others. Committee assignments last...
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January 6, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Gonzalez, News Releases
Colleagues Unanimously Elect González as Council President Making Her the First Latinx Council President In History
Councilmember M. Lorena González (Position 9, Citywide), Chair of the Governance & Education Committee, was elected Council President by a unanimous vote of her colleagues during Monday’s first Full Council meeting of the New Year. The Council Presidency is a two-year term. The President serves as the presiding officer of the Council, sets the Full...