Tax will provide $200M in relief for up to 100K households this year, subsequently fund social housing and Green New Deal Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3 – Central Seattle) and Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2 – South Seattle & Chinatown/Int’l District) announced three pieces of legislation to accelerate taxation of Amazon and other big...
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March 30, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Sawant, Morales, News Releases
Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling For Immediate Moratorium on Residential and Commercial Rent, Mortgage Payments
Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, South Seattle and the CID) and her Council colleagues passed her resolution calling on Gov. Inslee, federal legislators, and the Trump administration to use emergency powers to place a moratorium on commercial and residential rent and mortgage payments, providing necessary relief to thousands of Seattle residents and business owners...
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March 26, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My Letter to Governor Inslee Calling for a Suspension of Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Payments through 2020 During Coronavirus Pandemic
Below is a letter I sent to Washington State Governor Jay Inslee calling for a suspension of Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Payments through 2020 in response to the devastating impact facing workers and renters from the Covid-19 crisis. Please read the letter and sign the petition! Dear Governor Inslee, As vulnerable renters in Seattle and […]
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March 26, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant to Governor Inslee: Ban All Rent Increases in 2020
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday (March 26) outlining the need for statewide rent control (rent freeze) through the rest of this year, as well as suspension of rent, mortgage, and utility payments during the Coronavirus crisis. In her letter, Sawant cites calls received by...
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March 25, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Pitting Struggling Small Business and Working People’s Needs During the COVID19 Crisis: Business as Usual for Seattle’s Political Establishment
This week, I voted against a City Council bill that takes money away from low-income affordable housing and puts those funds towards small business pandemic relief. As I said in my remarks during the meeting, working people, struggling small businesses – the majority marginalized in a system that prioritizes extreme wealth for a few – […]
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March 12, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases
Sawant to Durkan: Over 4,000 Sign Petition Urging ‘Immediate Action’ on Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium
Sawant: ‘Other governments are acting, the human cost will be incalculable’ Seattle, WA — Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), sent her third letter in three days urging Mayor Jenny Durkan to take immediate action to help Seattle’s renters, homeowners, and struggling small businesses from the ravages of the Coronavirus crisis, similar to actions taken by the San Jose City...
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March 11, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Sawant to Durkan: Ban All Evictions and Foreclosures During Coronavirus
Sawant suggests eviction and foreclosure moratorium to help both working people and struggling small businesses Seattle, WA — Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), sent a letter to Mayor Jenny Durkan today, her second this week, urging the Mayor to use emergency powers to address the needs of working people in Seattle in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. She...
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March 10, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Sawant to Durkan: ‘Utilize Emergency Powers’, Reestablish Northlake Tiny House Village Permit
Says eviction would be ‘unacceptable’, ‘shocking’ given danger posed by Coronavirus Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), sent a letter to Mayor Jenny Durkan today to “…follow up on the question I asked … at yesterday’s City Council meeting about urgently providing a new permit for our homeless neighbors at the Northlake Tiny House...
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March 6, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My letter to Mayor Durkan and King County Executive Dow Constantine demanding that all have access to free testing and treatment during the Coronavirus outbreak
Monday March 2, 2020 Dear Mayor Durkan and Executive Constantine, I am writing to urge you to take a serious and proactive approach to the emerging coronavirus outbreak in our city and county, and to do everything possible to make healthcare available to anyone who might suffer from the illness. Unlike every other wealthy country, […]
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March 5, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Huge step forward for our Tax Amazon movement – draft legislation unveiled with Councilmember Morales!
On Wednesday, our movement took a big step forward when my Council office unveiled our draft legislation to Tax Amazon and big businesses in order to fund social housing, services, and the Green New Deal. I was especially proud that we brought the legislation forward alongside Councilmember Tammy Morales, who has agreed to co-sponsor it! […]