Councilmembers Bagshaw and Rasmussen and I joined host Brian Callanan for the March taping of City Inside/Out: Council Edition. You can watch our conversation below as we touch on issues related to education, public safety, transportation and a new sports...
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March 5, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Seattle is Leading on Education Reform
There has been lots of discussion lately about the best path forward on public school reform. There has even been a public airing of the frustration some Democrats feel over the slow pace of reform and their belief that teachers’...
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February 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Victory for Minors Exploited Through Prostitution
Washington was the first state to criminalize human trafficking and today our State Legislature took another giant step by making advertisers accountable for their role in the exploitation of children. The State House of Representatives unanimously passed ESSB 6251 this...
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February 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
New Street Parking Policies: Are They Working?
In the fall of 2010, the City Council adopted new on-street parking management policies. These new policies were designed to (1) keep one or two spaces available on each block in our neighborhood business districts, (2) reduce congestion and environmental...
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February 3, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Ignite Seattle
We tried something different this week at the first meeting of the Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee and it worked. Ignite talks are being used around the country to communicate information quickly. At Ignite events, presenters share their personal...
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January 30, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Final Roosevelt Decision Upholds Neighborhood Values
The City Council voted 7-2 (Harrell and Godden in opposition) this afternoon to approve the Roosevelt rezone proposal. The final legislation mandates landscaped setbacks at the ground level to achieve wider sidewalks and wider view corridors to the high school,...
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January 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Human Trafficking: The Evidence is Clear
I'm going to Olympia this afternoon to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on a package of bills related to the growing problem of human trafficking. Nicholas Kristof wrote an illuminating article yesterday in The New York Times that described...
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January 18, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Potpourri: Seattle Police Doing Good, New York’s Almost Crime Free Central Park
Two important factoids this morning. First, Judy Lightfoot, writing over at Crosscut.com, makes the case for SPD's Crisis Intervention Team and the hundreds of officers with advanced training for dealing with people with mental health challenges. It's a good piece...
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January 18, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Traffic and Snow Watchers
Check out road clearing/deicing in your neighborhood or citywide. Watch live traffic cameras.
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January 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
A New Philosophy of Policing for Seattle
My tenure as chair of the Council's public safety committee will end this afternoon when the Council reorganizes, something we do every two years. I've learned a lot over the last four years. We've accomplished a lot, too. But one...