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February 28, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases

Sound Transit Station Naming Policy

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  On Thursday, February 23, the Sound Transit Board formally adopted a policy for naming stations and other Sound Transit facilities.  Before this, the naming process followed a design manual, but there was no Board policy.  This has become a problem as Sound Transit builds stations where there might be some controversy about the name, [...]

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February 28, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases

Seattle City Councilmembers Bagshaw, Burgess and Rasmussen to appear on this month’s City Inside/Out: Council Edition

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What needs to happen to bring NBA and NHL to Seattle? How can residents be involved in this year’s budget process? What are the next steps for making Third Avenue safer for residents and visitors? Is the Volunteer Park Conservatory really facing closure? Whatever your questions, submit them now.

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February 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Harrell, News Releases

Seattle Police Department is hiring police officers

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Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Council's Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee today announced the Seattle Police Department is seeking to hire 30 to 40 entry-level police officers in 2012. Policing is a challenging and rewarding job, with the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives and the community every day.

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February 24, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases

Council Sets 2012 Priorities

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Council President Sally Clark has led us through a priority setting process for 2012, and the Council has identified an ambitious agenda of thirty initiatives, organized in five core priority areas.  We will all have involvement in the entire list in the course of the year.  Each Councilmember will lead on certain issues, usually those [...]

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February 23, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases

Seattle City Council President Sally J. Clark announces 2012 Council action plan

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Seattle City Councilmember Sally J. Clark announced today the 2012 Council Action Plan to achieve Seattle City Council priorities. This year the Council has identified several critical policy areas on which it will focus. President Clark provided the following statement regarding the Seattle City Council 2012 Action Plan...

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February 21, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases

Food Policy Council Sets 2012 Strategy

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  At its February 10 meeting, the Regional Food Policy Council (RFPC) agreed to the recommendations of its Steering Committee for an action agenda for 2012.  The RFPC, which is entering its second year, worked during its first year to define its mission and scope of work and to understand the way in which the [...]

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February 21, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases

Bill Walton, Dave Twardzik, Maurice Lucas, Bob Gross and…

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When I was 11 I had the 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers team photo taped to my bedroom door. If I had that photo still I could have checked it to recall the fifth starter of that world championship team. Instead, I hit Wikipedia and learned the other starting guard was (drum roll, please)… Lionel Hollins. [...]

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February 16, 2012January 6, 2023News Releases

Delivering on Our 2011 Priorities

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During my four years as President, I led the Council through a priority setting exercise each year, designed to identify the core issues to focus on for the year.  Council President Clark plans to continue this plan.  In 2011, Councilmembers identified 17 priorities.  Here’s a report on how I think we did, from one to [...]