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The Seattle City Council today approved Council Bill 117216 with a vote of 8-1 (Council President Conlin voting no), requiring businesses in Seattle to provide paid leave to employees when they or their family members fall ill or victim to domestic violence.
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Mayor Mike McGinn and City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw today announced recommendations for community center operations in the City's 2012 budget, based on a data-driven analysis and process to examine several models for staffing and operating community centers. These recommendations reflect a savings of $1.23 million in staff and operating reductions and will be included in the mayor's proposed 2012 City budget.
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A majority of City Councilmembers announced their support today for an amended version of C.B. 117216, a bill that would provide paid leave to employees in Seattle when they or their family members fall ill or fall victim to domestic violence. An estimated 145,000 to 190,000 employees in Seattle currently do not have access to this benefit.
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Today the Energy, Technology and Civil Rights Committee passed Resolution 31316 that aims to improve outreach to Seattle’s diverse immigrant and refugee communities. According to the most recent available demographic data, 17 percent of Seattle residents are from immigrant and refugee communities. Spanish is the language Seattle most often provides translation and interpretation for, followed by Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Somali and Korean.
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Do you wonder about permitting and zoning issues that affect urban food production? Do you know that there are business services available to help "grow" your business? Ever wonder how other small sectors have developed?
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The Energy, Technology and Civil Rights Committee, chaired by Councilmember Bruce Harrell, will host a special discussion on the proposal to outfit Seattle Police Officers with body cameras. Several community leaders and proponents of camera technology are expected to express their support for deployment of this technology.
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Mayor Mike McGinn announced today that Seattle.Gov has been named the country's best city web portal for an unprecedented third time. The award for Best of the Web in the city category comes from the Center for Digital Government.
Access to fresh fruit and vegetables is one of the key limiting factors preventing people from choosing a more healthy diet. If you can’t get fresh produce in your neighborhood store, it is really hard to incorporate it into your meals. Using funding from the Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) grant under the American [...]
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Today Council President and Sister City Liaison Richard Conlin applauded the fundraising efforts of the Seattle-Christchurch Sister City Association and New Zealand expatriates. Since the February 22 earthquake, $45,000 has been raised to help the people of Christchurch.
On Tuesday, August 16, the Seattle City Council (sitting as the legislatively authorized Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) Governing Board) unanimously sent a $60 vehicle licensing fee (VLF) that would be in effect for ten years to the November 8, 2011 ballot. Voters will have the opportunity to decide whether this is the right time [...]