Budget deliberations have kicked into high gear here at City Hall. The first deadline for proposals to secure a baseline support of three councilmembers comes this Wednesday. After a couple more rounds of discussion over the next three weeks, the...
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October 21, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
More Sidewalks for Less Money
Today Mayor Murray and I announced new strategies to construct more sidewalks for less money. For decades, neighborhood advocates have pushed the City to provide sidewalks to the areas that have none, but the biggest hurdle has been cost. Traditional...
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October 9, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Budget Season Begins
It’s City budget time again. Last week the Mayor presented his budget proposal to the Council and this week the Council heard more details from the various department heads. Starting October 19, we will begin to identify issues and possible...
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September 24, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Our Creative Culture
As our city grows, we must act with urgency to stabilize families, artists, and small businesses because without them we lose one of the very things that has made us such a special city. We must invest in the culture...
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September 22, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Rent Regulations, Housing Affordability and Local Control
The Council took several votes yesterday to address housing affordability in Seattle. First, we passed two measures regarding tenant protections and affordable housing preservation that I wrote about last week. Then we passed a resolution about local control of rent...
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September 17, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Affordable Housing and Tenant Protection Bills Pass Committee
This morning City Council’s housing committee passed two pieces of legislation I sponsored and introduced earlier this year related to affordable housing preservation and tenant protections. This bills will go to the Full Council on Monday. One bill requires that,...
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August 21, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Seattle for Washington in Action
Several years ago, former Council President Richard Conlin created the Seattle for Washington program. Councilmembers met with elected officials from around the state to build relationships and to discuss mutual interests and areas of concern. The message was simple: Seattle...
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August 14, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Education Funding: The State in Contempt
Yesterday the Washington State Supreme Court found the State in continued contempt of the Court’s order to provide full funding for education. Good for the Court! “Ample provision for the education of all children” is the State’s “paramount duty” according...
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August 11, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Council Approves Gun Safety Measures
The Full Council voted unanimously yesterday to approve the gun violence tax and mandatory reporting of lost and stolen firearms. Every day, the general public pays the enormous cost of gun violence. Gun violence is a public health crisis in...
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August 5, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Gun Safety Measures Pass Committee
The Council’s Education and Governance Committee voted this morning to approve two gun safety measures: a gun violence tax on the sellers of firearms and ammunition and a requirement to report lost and stolen firearms to the police. The gun...