Category: Councilmember Bagshaw

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Success! New Firearm Surrender Laws are Working

Names are changed but the situations are real:  Elizabeth from Magnolia, Marguerite in Queen Anne, and Shaun in Pioneer Square have something in common.  They are all victims of domestic violence.  A partner, a wife, a husband — people of all ages and incomes in our community are impacted by intimate partner violence. Tragedies like […]

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Building Connections and Offering Work 

I have received many emails from friends and neighbors asking “Why don’t we do what Albuquerque and Portland, Maine are doing – HIRE people who are homeless?” Good news, we do. In Albuquerque, New Mexico the city started a program called  “There’s a Better Way” which reaches homeless people and connects them to jobs throughout Albuquerque. […]

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A Bystander’s Guide to Standing up Against Islamophobic Harassment (and Other Types of Harassment, Too)

This post is not original to me but is especially well done.  It was written by a Paris-based  illustrator and filmmaker who goes by the handle Maeril on Tumblr .  She has posted a short and helpful illustrated how-to guide for bystanders  who want to help someone being bullied in a public place.  I found it first in […]

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Moving forward with the first Seattle Navigation Center

Last week the Mayor announced that our first  Navigation Center will be housed in the International District in the Pearl Warren Building. I have heard some concerns about location, and I will say that nearly every neighborhood initially has concerns about the location of human service facilities.  That said, we have seen in Seattle over the past […]

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Connecting With the Library’s Daily Readers

The Seattle Public Libraries (SPL) offer a lifeline for people who are experiencing homelessness. Libraries offer community spaces to get warm, rest, access the internet, use the bathroom, and read without being disturbed. SPL has also worked hard to reduce barriers to using the library, like issuing library cards to people without a permanent address […]

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Reversing the heroin and opioid crisis

I fully support of the Heroin and Opioid Taskforce recommendations and appreciate all the work and time the Taskforce put into the report. To reverse the opioid crisis, we must approach heroin and opioid addiction holistically, compassionately, through a public health lens and implement proven best practices.  This is exactly what the Heroin and Opioid […]