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Seattle City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will be in the Magnolia/Interbay neighborhood this Saturday hosting their reoccurring community coffee chat.
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March 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Missed opportunity for dialogue on LGBT issues
By now the word has spread: Last week, the City’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Commission abruptly cancelled a reception with a delegation of six LGBT citizens from Israel. The commission cancelled the meeting because certain activists who are vocal opponents of the Israeli government’s policies lobbied them into submission. This was wrong. The visitors [...]
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March 9, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Spring cleaning for neighborhoods and public spaces
I know it’s not REALLY Spring yet, but I see the signs of it about. I’ve been cheered by daffodils downtown, cherry trees budding in the north end, and rowers back out on the water. I’ve woken to light in the sky by 6:00 a.m. in the mornings. It’s wonderful! One of my favorite recent acknowledgements of the advent [...]
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March 6, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Godden
Seattle City Council Committee calls for independent financial review of Seattle Public Utilities
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The Libraries, Utilities and Center Committee, during this morning’s discussion of fraud at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), called for an independent review of SPU’s financial practices.
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March 1, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Don’t underestimate the power of small steps
Interested in doing something to help those in need, but don’t know where to start? Come to the 2nd Annual Downtown Volunteer Fair this Sunday, held from 1-4 p.m. inside the Josephinum, at 2nd Ave and Stewart St. You can meet one-on-one with representatives of more than 35 agencies that serve homeless people and others in [...]
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February 28, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
Seattle City Councilmembers Bagshaw, Burgess and Rasmussen to appear on this month’s City Inside/Out: Council Edition
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What needs to happen to bring NBA and NHL to Seattle? How can residents be involved in this year’s budget process? What are the next steps for making Third Avenue safer for residents and visitors? Is the Volunteer Park Conservatory really facing closure? Whatever your questions, submit them now.
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February 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Running the numbers at Parks
At our February 16th Parks and Neighborhood Committee meeting, Acting Superintendent Christopher Williams walked us through the 2012 Parks budget. I know, I know, you may think this sounds dull as dirt. Au contraire! This is all part of the “continuing education” series we are having in Committee to assure a strategic approach to operating and maintaining [...]
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February 13, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
Seattle City Councilmembers praise Governor Gregoire for signing marriage equality bill
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Seattle City Councilmembers today recognized the signing of Senate Bill 6239, concerning civil marriage and domestic partnerships, as Washington state joins other states in support of marriage equality.
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February 13, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Connections: The Aquarium and the Waterfront
Conserving what’s on the bottom of our oceans can be a tough sell. We can’t see it or touch it. It’s out of sight and out of mind for all of us except a few scientists. That’s changing, thanks to the contributions of marine scientists James L. Bodkin and Elliott A. Norse, and others like them, to the [...]
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February 6, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Committee Recap: Introducing the Department of Neighborhoods
I was very pleased to welcome Bernie Matsuno, Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, (DON) to her first Parks and Neighborhoods committee meeting last week. Bernie introduced our committee to her department and told us more about the philosophy behind the formation of the Department of Neighborhoods and the many many things they work on. [...]