SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda issued the following statement regarding the Seattle City Council’s final consideration of legislation (CB 120645) that allows the Seattle City Attorney to prosecute public drug use or possession, the first time that such prosecution will happen at the city level in Seattle’s history: “Given my background in public health and my steadfast commitment...
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) celebrated the Seattle City Council’s passage of a resolution requesting the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB). The Council’s resolution supports the federal Legislation (HR 3339) to create a National Infrastructure Bank. If created, the NIB would lend $5 trillion nationally to repair the country’s crumbling infrastructure. Crucial priorities include...
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) was joined today by a coalition of affordable housing developers, labor leaders, community organizations, the City of Seattle Office of Housing, and others announcing the legislation (Council Bill 120584 and Resolution 32093) renewing the Seattle Housing Levy, including amendments proposed by the Seattle City Council. The Mayor and Select Committee Chair are...
The New Law Also Expands Paid Sick Leave to More Types of App-Based Workers SEATTLE – Today Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and Mayor Bruce Harrell lauded the creation of permanent paid sick and safe time (PSST) benefits for app-based workers. The City Council passed Council Bill 120514 by a unanimous 9-0 vote this...
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use Committee, celebrated the unanimous City Council 9-0 vote today that extended COVID-19 era policies to support faster development of affordable rental housing production. Developed in partnership with Mayor Harrell and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, this legislation called upon the SEPA Emergency to reduce cost...
Despite a tough budget year, Council invests over half a billion dollars in affordable housing and other urgent needs SEATTLE – Budget Chair Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide and Chair of the Select Budget Committee) and issued the following press release after the City Council’s final passage of the 2023-2024 budget. “The budget passed...
VIDEO: Chair Mosqueda’s budget announcement SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide and Chair of the Select Budget Committee) published her balancing package today. Despite looming economic uncertainty and the highest inflation in decades, Councilmember Mosqueda’s balancing package rejects austerity and prioritizes keeping our community cared for and housed, connected and resilient, and healthy and safe. ...
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide and Chair of the Select Budget Committee) issued a statement following today’s updated revenue forecast, which predicts that the City will have significantly less than anticipated revenues for the 2023-2024 budget. Over the biennium, the City is anticipating a net $64 million decrease in Real Estate Excise Tax (REET)...
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) issued the following statement after it was announced Seattle won the C40/Bloomberg Philanthropies “United in Building a Movement” award for the work the City is doing to advance the Green New Deal, funded by the JumpStart Seattle progressive payroll tax prime sponsored by Councilmember Mosqueda: “Cities are positioned to experience...
SEATTLE - Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8 – Citywide & Chair of the Select Budget Committee) issued the following statement in response to Mayor Bruce Harrell’s budget proposal: “As Budget Chair, I will be working with my Council colleagues to finalize the biennial budget that builds towards a Seattle where everyone is housed and cared for,...