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IIndustrial Development District (Aka Eco-Industrial District)

A partnership involving the City of Seattle, King County, the Port, and the State of Washington will soon issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to seek innovative proposals for industrial development ideas that have been challenging to implement due to regulatory, policy, or financial issues.  This is the first step in a project for adding [...]

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Climate Neutral Blog Post 16: The Intersection of Food and Climate

As I noted in an earlier post in this series, the food system and agriculture generate somewhere between 15% and 20% of America’s carbon emissions (depending on the study and what it counts).  American food travels an average of 1500 miles from farm to plate.  Then there is the processing, storage, marketing, packaging, and shopping [...]

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Seattle City Councilmembers Conlin, Licata and O’Brien to appear on this month’s City Inside/Out: Council Edition

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What are the Councilmember's goals for the year? When will the plastic bag ban take effect and what will it mean for Seattleites? What should Seattle look forward to for urban farming this year? What will potential state cuts mean for the City's health and human services programs? Whatever your question, submit it now.

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West Seattle Transportation Priorities

The project to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct is already having a major impact on transportation around West Seattle.  The construction detours have made it more challenging to access downtown – on the other hand, the City’s work on the Spokane Street Viaduct, specifically the new 4th Avenue ramp, has helped to mitigate that.  When [...]

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Council Begins Work on Library Levy

On Monday, December 19, the Council unanimously adopted Resolution 31345, setting forth a structure, process and schedule to consider placing a Library Levy on the August 7, 2012 ballot for funding to be used in combination with existing City funding for Library operations and major maintenance.  This is the start of a four month process [...]

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Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative wins prestigious award

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The City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative will be receiving the American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) 2012 Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Exemplary Practice Award on March 6, 2012. The announcement came last week (1/16/12) in recognition of the outstanding work being done by City of Seattle employees and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights to bring about a more fair, equitable and inclusive Seattle.

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Seattle City Council approves marriage equality resolution

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Seattle City Councilmembers today unanimously approved Resolution 31356 declaring full support of state-wide marriage equality, urging the Washington State Legislature to swiftly pass Senate Bill 6239. This bill is explicitly intended to end discrimination in marriage based on gender and sexual orientation, while respecting the religious freedom of religious institutions to determine for whom to perform marriage ceremonies.

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Deputy Mayor, Councilmember joined national leaders to discuss community empowerment

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Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith and Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien recently traveled to Los Angeles with Nora Liu (Department of Planning and Development), Vu Lee (Vietnamese Friendship Association), David Keyes (Department of Information Technology), and Glenn Harris (Office of Civil Rights) for the launch of the Community Engagement Leadership Institute and the culmination of the 20th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit.