One of the most important elements of high-quality preschool is a professional teaching workforce. As the Mayor and the Council researched and developed the standards for the Seattle Preschool Program (SPP), requiring professional degrees was a common thread among other...
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July 21, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Seeking Seattle Youth Commissioners
The City is currently looking for new applicants to the Seattle Youth Commission, a 15-member body made up of youth ages 13-19. The application deadline is Friday, August 5 at 5:00 p.m. This is a great way for young people...
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July 15, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
The Importance of Fiscal Consistency
The Mayor announced this week that city government would not sell approximately 11 acres of surplus land along Myers Way in southwest Seattle, opting instead to retain it as undeveloped open space. This decision is unfortunately inconsistent with 13 years...
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July 8, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Mourning
This week has been difficult for me to process. On Tuesday and Wednesday, two more black men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, were shot and killed by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota. As I struggle to balance my emotional...
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June 21, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
The Importance of Naming
Sometimes it is important to identify things, to name them, to call them out. Naming allows us to remember. It gives us a reference point, focuses our attention. The Orlando attack very early in the morning on June 12 on...
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June 13, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
More Tragedy, More Inaction
Tragedy struck our country early yesterday morning in Orlando, Florida. Forty-nine people killed in an attack on that city’s LGBTQ community, dozens more injured. This was a hate crime and an act of domestic terrorism, just like the mass shooting...
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June 6, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Short Term Rental Regulations: Details and Next Steps
Last week Mayor Murray and I announced proposed regulations for short term rentals. We have taken a balanced approach that recognizes the benefits platforms like Airbnb or VRBO create for Seattle residents, while also attempting to curb the growing commercialization...
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May 31, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Two Cities, Two Children, Two Very Different Paths
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here. Ella is three months old, a firstborn child. She lives with her family in Seattle zip code 98118 in the Rainier...
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May 20, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Youth Voice, Youth Choice Vote Week Starts Tomorrow
Last year the City launched a youth-focused participatory budgeting process, where Seattle youth will get to choose exactly how to spend $700,000 of City money. Youth delegates helped select 19 thoughtful proposals to be on the ballot, including funding for...
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May 3, 2016January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Full Council Arena Street Vacation Vote
The Full Council did not approve the conditional street vacation of Occidental Avenue South for the proposed arena project by a vote of 4-5 yesterday (Bagshaw, Herbold, Sawant, Juarez and González voting no; Harrell, O’Brien, Johnson and myself voting yes)....