Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), Chair of the Finance and Housing Committee, and her Council colleagues voted 8-0 in favor of legislation that will provide hazard pay to grocery store workers, recognizing the risks essential grocery store workers face during the pandemic. The Council passed Council Bill 119990, requiring grocery employees in Seattle to...
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January 25, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Lewis, News Releases
Lewis Announces Proposal to Scale Emergency Shelter
‘It Takes A Village’ Approach Will Better Address the Needs of Nearly 4K People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness http://www.seattle.gov/council/meet-the-council/andrew-lewis/it-takes-a-village Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia) announced his proposal for allowing Seattle to quickly and affordably create more housing options for our homeless neighbors. Lewis’ launch of “It Takes A Village: A...
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November 30, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Lewis, News Releases
Councilmember Lewis Announces Proposal to Lower Costs and Fast Track Construction of Permanent Supportive Housing
Approach cuts through ‘red tape’, creates more housing units Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia) announced he will introduce land use legislation exempting permanent supportive housing from several development mandates, such as design review and onsite bike storage, allowing Seattle to quickly and affordably create more housing options for our...
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November 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, and Lewis Propose Boosting Maintenance of Multimodal Bridges with Vehicle License Fee Adjustment
With support from labor and business communities, Councilmembers Alex Pedersen, Lisa Herbold, and Andrew J. Lewis today proposed legislation to use Vehicle Licensing Fees to boost maintenance of multimodal bridges throughout Seattle. Vehicle Licensing Fees, which were previously set at $80, would move from $20 to $40 under the new legislation, as authorized by RCW...
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October 26, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Lewis, Herbold, Lewis, News Releases
City Council passes new path forward for encampment outreach
The Council legislation came out of a collaborative drafting process with service providers and the Mayor’s office The Seattle City Council passed in a 7-1 vote Council Bill 119942, which will significantly change the way Seattle engages with people living unsheltered in unauthorized encampments for the last two months of the year. The bill, which...
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October 19, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Lewis, News Releases
Lewis Introduces Legislation for a New City Approach to Encampment Outreach
New model empowers service providers to conduct encampment outreach while maintaining a team of City staff to coordinate efforts SEATTLE – During Monday’s Seattle City Council Briefing, Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7, Magnolia to Pioneer Square) announced his intention to introduce legislation during the afternoon’s City Council meeting that will significantly change the way Seattle engages with...
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August 11, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Lewis, News Releases
Councilmember Lewis’ Statement in Response to Chief Best’s Announcement to Retire
Seattle, WA — Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Chief Carmen Best that she plans to retire: “I want to start by expressing my deep gratitude to Chief Best for nearly thirty years of service to our community. “While Chief Best and I had...
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July 6, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Lewis, News Releases
Lewis Proposes New Public Health-Informed 911 Response Service
Based on a popular Eugene Oregon program, the service will dispatch medics and mental health professionals to help people in crisis Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis, Chair of the Council’s Select Committee on Homelessness Strategies and Investments, announced this morning he will introduce legislation to create and fully fund a new mental health and substance addiction...
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June 22, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Pedersen, Lewis, Morales, News Releases, Pedersen
City Council Repeals Problematic Law to Reduce Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color
Follows Recommendation from Reentry Workgroup to Repeal Prostitution Loitering Ordinance City Council unanimously repealed from the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC) the problematic ordinance regarding “prostitution loitering,” as requested by Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4), Councilmember Tammy J. Morales (District 2), and Councilmember Andrew J. Lewis (District 7). The tragic killing by Minneapolis police of George...
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June 22, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Strauss, Gonzalez, Herbold, Lewis, Mosqueda, News Releases, Strauss
Mosqueda Announces Council Support for JumpStart Seattle — González, Herbold, Strauss, Lewis Sign on as Co-Sponsors
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) described the JumpStart Seattle progressive revenue proposal during last week’s Wednesday’s budget committee and invited any of her colleagues to sign-on as co-sponsors. Council President M. Lorena González and Councilmember Lisa Herbold announced during the meeting that they would co-sponsor. Councilmembers Dan Strauss and Andrew J. Lewis have also...