Legislation increases transparency and accountability with goal of maximizing environmental and health benefits of Seattle’s tree canopy Seattle – Today City Council unanimously adopted Council Bill 120207 to increase the accountability and transparency needed to protect Seattle’s trees by requiring anyone seeking to cut down or heavily prune mature trees to register beforehand with the city government. Council Bill...
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February 18, 2022January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Pedersen, Strauss
Councilmembers Strauss, Pedersen, Celebrate Advancement of Tree Protection Proposal
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss(District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use Committee, and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle) announced the release of proposed legislation to expand protections for trees in Seattle. The publication of proposed legislation and environmental reviews by the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) removes a major obstacle to the long-held goal of adopting...
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December 28, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Pedersen, Strauss
Mayor Durkan Breaks Commitment to Protect Trees
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee issued the following statement today in response to news that Mayor Durkan will not complete promised work on tree protections: “I am deeply disappointed that Mayor Durkan has chosen to delay action to protect trees in Seattle once again,” said Councilmember Strauss. “For...
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December 17, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Statement by Seattle Councilmember Alex Pedersen on the leadership change at Seattle’s Department of Transportation
SEATTLE – Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4—Northeast Seattle), Chair of the Council’s Transportation & Utilities Committee, issued the following statement regarding Mayor-Elect Harrell’s announcement of the leadership change coming to Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT): “Sam Zimbabwe is that rare leader who not only has it all, but also gives it his all. Sam Zimbabwe is a strategic visionary...
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November 13, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Statement by Seattle Councilmember Alex Pedersen on the Malfunctioning and Closure of the Multimodal University Bridge
SEATTLE – Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle), Chair of the City Council’s Transportation Committee issued the following statement about the malfunctioning and closure of the University Bridge: “After the devastating closure of the West Seattle Bridge and the citywide audit of bridges I ordered last year, City Hall should not need additional evidence to do...
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November 2, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, Councilmember Strauss, News Releases, Pedersen, Strauss
Labor Leaders Join Growing Majority of City Council to Bolster Bridge Safety and Boost Jobs
Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, Strauss Sponsor Budget Amendment to Authorize Bonds for Faster Investments to Strengthen Infrastructure Connecting Communities and Keeping our Economy Moving SEATTLE, WA – To bolster bridge safety and boost jobs as Seattle builds back better from the COVID pandemic’s economic slump, labor leaders have voiced their support for new efforts by Councilmembers Alex...
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September 29, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Pedersen, Mosqueda, News Releases, Pedersen
Mosqueda Commends Seattle City Light Customers for Raising Issue of Billing Practices, Resulting in $3.5 Million Settlement
Mosqueda raised issue and ordered audit of Seattle City Light after hearing from customers Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) applauded Seattle City Light customers who first raised the issue of the department’s practice of “catch up” billing, customer complaints that led Mosqueda to call for an audit, and a settlement of $3.5 million announced...
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September 29, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmember Pedersen, Sound Transit, Low Income Housing Institute, and District 4 Supporters Celebrate Tiny House Village Opening
Tiny House Village creates much needed shelter spaces in University District Today Councilmember Alex Pedersen, the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), Sound Transit, Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD), the University District business community, and neighbors celebrated the Open House for “Rosie’s” Tiny House Village, which will provide safe and supported living spaces for unsheltered neighbors. The 36-unit village, which will open on unutilized property at NE 45th Street in the University District, is the first village on Sound Transit property. Named for the adjacent street, Roosevelt Way Northeast, Rosie’s Village case...
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September 10, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Pedersen Proposes to Keep Savings in SPD to Address Staffing Shortage with Incentives to Retain and Hire Officers and Detectives
9-1-1 response times have slowed and community policing has stalled after nearly 300 officers and detectives left Seattle in past 18 months; record-breaking attrition likely to continue unless action taken Today Councilmember Alex Pedersen introduced legislation to address the staffing shortage crisis by keeping more of the savings at the Seattle Police Department to help retain and hire officers and detectives after...
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July 29, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmember Pedersen’s Statement Supporting Mayor Durkan’s Legislation to Address Public Safety and Record Loss of Police Officers
Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement in support of Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposed legislation being transmitted today to City Council to address public safety issues, including SPD’s record-breaking loss of officers — 286 police officers over the past 18 months, according to a Seattle Police Department memo: “I commend our Mayor and Police Chief for responding to the surge in gun violence and the alarming...