I believe that everyone in our city has a right to safe and healthy housing. The facts are that while most of the rental housing stock in Seattle is sound and habitable, we know there is a significant percentage that is not. That which is not habitable tends to disproportionately impact low income people and [...]
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January 9, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
The opportunity is yours: Ask City Councilmembers your questions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/8/2013 The opportunity is yours: Ask City Councilmembers your questions
Councilmembers Bagshaw, O'Brien and Rasmussen to appear on December's City Inside/Out: Council Edition
Do you have questions for members of the...
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January 7, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, News Releases
Join the Seattle City Council’s ‘Sallys’ for coffee and conversation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/7/2013 Seattle City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will be at Deo Valente Cafe in Southeast Seattle's Othello station area this Saturday morning, Jan. 12, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Come open the new year with c...
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January 2, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
A sunny and auspicious welcome to 2013
On the first day of 2013, I joined many neighbors and Seattle visitors by taking a long walk in the glorious sunshine along Myrtle Edwards Park. I got there on the new Thomas Street Bridge from Uptown and I am happy to say, it was packed! I loved seeing all the people out in regular [...]
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December 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Making public pools available to all
Our Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation will begin hosting women-only swimming sessions at the three local pools, Meadowbrook, Medgar Evers and Southwest pools in March of 2013. The program will also be extended to Rainier Beach Pool in the Fall 2013. Controversial? For some. But for many women and girls who are Muslims, Orthodox Jews and [...]
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December 15, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Tragedy in Connecticut: How will we respond?
I have had tears in my eyes all day thinking about the little hands and faces of those children slain in Connecticut and the others who witnessed it. Every one of us has a child, a grandchild or KNOWS a child this age. Can you even imagine getting that call from the school? It is [...]
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December 11, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Queen Anne Bowl Playfields parking and Initiative 42
Yesterday Council voted to approve legislation (Ordinance 117669) that swapped a parcel of parks-owned land for a strip of land owned by Aegis on Queen Anne, to ensure that Parks could continue to provide parking for the Queen Anne Bowl Playfields. The current parking area is not actually owned by Parks. Parks made a deal [...]
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December 7, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Parks & Neighborhoods: Committee recap and Year in Review
Yesterday’s Parks and Neighborhoods committee meeting was short, sweet, and efficient. We passed all the legislation before us out of committee and on to full council. The first item of business was a piece of yearly legislation that transfers money into the 2008 Parks Levy Fund from King County Conservation Futures Levy proceeds. First passed in 1989, [...]
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December 3, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Deadline is 12/17 for Large Project Program – Apply now!
The Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) Large Project Program is now accepting applications for the third and final round of funding from the 2006 voter-approved Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation levy. The levy provides $4.5M every three years to select, design and construct larger neighborhood projects identified by the community. The application is now available on-line, along [...]
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November 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
The opportunity is yours: Ask City Councilmembers your questions
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Do you have questions for members of the City Council? How did the 2013-2014 budget process go? What 2012 committee and Council accomplishments are Councilmembers most proud of? Looking forward, what priorities and goals does the Council have for 2013? Join the conversation by submitting your questions now.