SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), Chair of the Finance and Housing Committee, issued the following statement in response to the verdict in Minneapolis: “As Non-Black people we don’t really get to say what justice for the Black community looks like. Like many of you, I’ll get to tuck my kid in tonight. As a...
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April 19, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Councilmember Mosqueda Highlights Stabilizing But Cautious Economic Picture as City Begins to Shift from Pandemic Response to Long Term Recovery
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), as Chair of the Finance and Housing Committee, and her Council Colleagues will receive an updated revenue forecast tomorrow, April 20, 2021, during her committee, showing Seattle’s revenues are recovering as the local economy continues to improve and maintain modest growth. An early presentation released by the City’s Budget...
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April 19, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, Mosqueda, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, Mosqueda Propose $100 Million in Bonds for Multimodal Bridges and Other Transportation Infrastructure Needs to Create Jobs Sooner by Leveraging the New $20 Vehicle License Fee
To boost jobs as Seattle emerges from the COVID pandemic’s economic recession, Councilmembers Alex Pedersen, Lisa Herbold, Andrew J. Lewis, and Teresa Mosqueda are proposing $100 million in bonds to fix our aging multimodal bridges and modernize transportation infrastructure in 2022, after implementing the Seattle Department of Transportation’s spending plan for the additional $20 Vehicle...
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March 29, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Mosqueda Releases Schedule for Council to Consider American Rescue Plan Act Funding, Promises Robust Community Engagement
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and her Council colleagues serving in the Finance and Housing Committee will spend the next three months discussing a spending plan for an anticipated $239 million the City of Seattle expects to receive in federal COVID relief dollars as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The...
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March 22, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Mosqueda, Council Passes Resolution to Begin Expedited and Transparent Investments to Seattle Families through American Rescue Plan Act Funding
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and her Council colleagues unanimously voted today to pass a resolution outlining spending priorities for an anticipated $239 million the City of Seattle expects to receive in federal COVID relief dollars as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The resolution outlines Council’s priorities for the American...
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March 17, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
CM Mosqueda, White House and PA Gov. Wolf Featured in Brookings Institute Panel on Essential Workers & Government Investments
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) will be a featured panelist in a Brookings Institute webinar on innovative ways essential workers are being supported at the federal, state, and local levels. The event, hosted by Brookings Metro, will take place Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7 a.m. PST. Mosqueda joins other featured speakers Pennsylvania Governor...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Mosqueda, Gonzalez, Herbold, Morales, Mosqueda, News Releases
Seattle City Council Moves Forward on Alternatives to Policing, Allocates $10.4 Million for Community Safety Capacity Building
Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle and South Park), Chair of the Public Safety and Human Services Committee, alongside her Council colleagues voted 8-0 to approve a $10.4 million spending plan for community safety, that will invest in the capacity of organizations building community safety from the ground up to end violence and...
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March 15, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Strauss, Gonzalez, Mosqueda, News Releases, Strauss
Strauss’ “Bringing Business Home” Bill Passes Full Council
Amendments Create Flexibility for Small Businesses During Pandemic Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the City’s Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee, together with a 8-1 vote of his Full Council colleagues, passed C.B. 120001 to provide additional economic support for small businesses adversely affected by current land use codes during the...
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March 1, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Mosqueda, Herbold, Morales, Mosqueda, News Releases
Mosqueda, Council Mark 500,000 COVID Deaths Nationwide, Honor Community Members Who Have Passed from COVID-19
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and her Council colleagues passed a proclamation honoring COVID Memorial Day, marking the 500,000-plus people nationwide lost to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, and remembering the local community members who passed away from, or battled and suffered from, COVID-19. The Council recognized this grim milestone with a...
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February 26, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda Expresses Dismay at Mayor’s Choice to Forgo FEMA Reimbursement For Hotel-Based Shelters
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) issued the following statement after local media reported and earlier this week members of the Executive branch expressed that the Mayor will not seek FEMA reimbursement to fund hotel-based shelters for Seattle’s homeless neighbors: “I am outraged at the choice to not pursue 100% FEMA reimbursement for our response...