Category: Mosqueda

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda’s (Position 8, Citywide) JumpStart Seattle legislation received endorsements by nearly sixty organizations representing a broad coalition of labor, housing, faith, immigrant rights and community resiliency who are supportive of the progressive revenue proposal co-sponsored by Councilmembers González, Herbold, Strauss and Lewis. The letter of support stated, “We write to you today in...

With almost 80 percent of the vote, Labor endorses Mosqueda’s revenue proposal Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) debuted the JumpStart Seattle progressive revenue proposal with a broad coalition of support on Tuesday during a press conference, and after a vote last night, the Martin Luther King Labor Council has overwhelmingly endorsed the proposal.  MLK...

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), and Chair of the Council’s Select Budget Committee, today announced the Council’s Summer 2020 Balancing Budget Committee schedule, a commitment to defund the police and an inquest into the Seattle Police Department’s annual budget. The Budget Committee will review the Mayor’s proposed 2020 rebalancing budget and any Council-initiated revenue/COVID-19...

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and her Council Colleagues will vote on legislation this afternoon expanding paid sick and safe time protections to gig workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Earned paid sick and safe time would cover app-based drivers (transportation network companies such as Uber, Lyft) and app-based food delivery network company workers (such...

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) announced the Select Committee on Budget schedule to consider Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy J. Morales’ progressive revenue tax proposals, which would fund COVID-19 relief. Mosqueda created the committee schedule, which will start April 22, in consultation with the Office of the City Clerk, Council Central Staff, Council Communications,...

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and her Council colleagues passed legislation on Monday that expands Seattle’s Paid Sick and Safe Time policy to cover school, day care and adult day care closures, a policy that addresses working families who need to take time off work due to impacts from the coronavirus. Previously, Seattle’s Paid...

Pro-Tem Council President Teresa Mosqueda has scheduled a Special City Council meeting for Thursday, March 5 at 1 p.m., when the Seattle City Council will consider, modify, and vote on the Mayor’s Proclamation of Civil Emergency.  Mayor Jenny Durkan issued a Proclamation of Civil Emergency on March 3. The Proclamation of Civil Emergency grants the...