Author: Tim Burgess (Tim Burgess)

Last Friday night, nearly a thousand people gathered downtown for the 10th Annual Seattle Police Foundation Awards Banquet. The Mayor was there, so were Councilmembers Sally Clark, Richard Conlin, Jean Godden, Bruce Harrell, Tom Rasmussen and myself. I’ve been to...

Fair and equal access to housing is a fundamental right. No one should ever be denied a place to live because of race or the color of their skin or because they have a disability. This equal access right is...

The Scott White Memorial Fund, an education fund for his two children has been established at Wells Fargo Bank. Here is the key information: Scott White Memorial Fund PO Box 95675 Seattle, WA 98145-2675 Account Number: 1559550528 Routing Number: 125008547

My friend died today. Senator Scott White was a man of character, rational, hardworking, a dedicated leader commited to public service. We were together in Cle Elum the last couple of days at the annual conference of the Seattle Metropolitan...

The above photo is from last night's public hearing on the Mayor's proposed 2012-2013 budget. Many citizens testified about the reorganization of community centers, including a group from the International District/Chinatown area voicing objection to a reduction in center hours....

There's a new addition to the south end of upper Queen Anne—Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream. I love it, as you can tell in the photo below. Located on West Galer Street, Molly Moon's is part of a little community-within-a-community,...

Yesterday afternoon, the City Council passed 9-0 legislation that I sponsored with Councilmember Jean Godden to allow major hotels to impose a $2 per night room fee for tourism promotion. It was a great win for Seattle tourism. It protects...

The Mayor will present his proposed budget for 2012 to the City Council and kick-off our budget season in a speech next Monday at 2:00 p.m. at City Hall. The Council’s process of reviewing, modifying and approving a budget is...

In recent years, we have become more aware of how prostitution almost always involves someone exploiting another person. Individuals coerced into selling themselves are frequently brutalized; and the violence involved in these cases is horrific. This reality has led to...