Seattle City Councilmembers Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle and South Park) and Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Magnolia to Pioneer Square) introduced legislation today to provide gig workers working for food delivery network companies and transportation network companies with premium pay, increasing essential protections for essential workers who are on the frontlines of this...
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May 12, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Councilmember Herbold, Gonzalez, Herbold, News Releases
González’s Legislation Spells Out Path Forward for Unpaid Rent Through Payment Plans Between Renters and Landlords
Council President M. Lorena González and her Council colleagues unanimously approved legislation May 11 that creates payment plans between residential renters and their landlords to pay back rent that became overdue during and six months after the COVID-19 crisis. Council Bill 119788 creates rental payment plans on a specific installment schedule, setting tenants on a...
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April 15, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Herbold & Pedersen React to Announcement RE West Seattle Bridge Closure Through End of 2021
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle/South Park) and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle and Chair of Transportation & Utilities Committee) issued the following statement regarding the ongoing and extended closure of the West Seattle Bridge: “Today we learned from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) that, while the rate of...
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April 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Morales, Herbold, Morales, News Releases
Council Approves Herbold’s Rent Hike Moratorium for Small Businesses and Nonprofits, Requires Rent Payment Plans
Bill “gives beloved small businesses and essential nonprofits a fighting chance” Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park), Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2, South Seattle and the CID) and their Council colleagues unanimously passed legislation that freezes storefront rent increases for some small businesses and nonprofits, and allows some small businesses...
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March 23, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases
Herbold Statement on West Seattle Bridge Closure
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park) issued the following statement after the Seattle Department of Transportation announced the immediate closure of the West Seattle Bridge to all traffic, after finding accelerated concrete cracking that was observed during a regular bridge inspection: “Starting tonight, the West Seattle Bridge will be closed to...
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February 19, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases
Herbold Statement on Sawant Preemption Resolution
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park) issued the following statement after voting against Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s resolution, which opposed all “preemption” on Seattle’s ability to use an employee hours tax or payroll tax to raise additional revenue: “Today’s resolution did not strengthen the ongoing negotiations around HB 2907 in Olympia, being...
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January 23, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases
Councilmembers Herbold & Lewis Express Grief, Call for Action
Council President Pro Tem Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park), and Chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee and Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Pioneer Square to Magnolia) issued the following statement in response to last night’s shooting, which tragically left one person dead and seven injured: “This morning...
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November 14, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases
City Prevails in “First-in-Time” Lawsuit at State Supreme Court
SEATTLE – The Washington State Supreme Court unanimously upheld the City’s “first-in-time” ordinance today. The First-in-Time (“FIT”) Rule requires a landlord to notify prospective tenants of the landlord’s screening criteria and offer tenancy to the first applicant meeting them. The Rule does not dictate the criteria, require quantifiable or objective criteria, prevent a landlord from conducting...
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November 4, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases
Herbold Partners with Constituents to Demand Depts Address Copper Wire Theft in West Seattle
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park) and her Council colleagues showed unanimous support today to address the spike in theft of copper wire. Six members of the Council added their names as co-sponsors to two Budget Committee requests, offered by Herbold, which will effectively expand reporting on theft and vandalism of...
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September 30, 2019January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Herbold, News Releases
Councilmember Lisa Herbold, Colleagues Pass Suite of Tenant Protection Bills
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1, West Seattle – South Park) and her Council colleagues voted in favor of five pieces of legislation intended to strengthen tenant laws, including new protections for domestic violence survivors. The domestic violence liability bill, roommate bill, and bill requiring tenant resources on notices were particularly called out in Resolution 31861...