Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, Strauss Sponsor Budget Amendment to Authorize Bonds for Faster Investments to Strengthen Infrastructure Connecting Communities and Keeping our Economy Moving SEATTLE, WA – To bolster bridge safety and boost jobs as Seattle builds back better from the COVID pandemic’s economic slump, labor leaders have voiced their support for new efforts by Councilmembers Alex...
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September 29, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Pedersen, Mosqueda, News Releases, Pedersen
Mosqueda Commends Seattle City Light Customers for Raising Issue of Billing Practices, Resulting in $3.5 Million Settlement
Mosqueda raised issue and ordered audit of Seattle City Light after hearing from customers Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) applauded Seattle City Light customers who first raised the issue of the department’s practice of “catch up” billing, customer complaints that led Mosqueda to call for an audit, and a settlement of $3.5 million announced...
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September 29, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmember Pedersen, Sound Transit, Low Income Housing Institute, and District 4 Supporters Celebrate Tiny House Village Opening
Tiny House Village creates much needed shelter spaces in University District Today Councilmember Alex Pedersen, the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), Sound Transit, Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD), the University District business community, and neighbors celebrated the Open House for “Rosie’s” Tiny House Village, which will provide safe and supported living spaces for unsheltered neighbors. The 36-unit village, which will open on unutilized property at NE 45th Street in the University District, is the first village on Sound Transit property. Named for the adjacent street, Roosevelt Way Northeast, Rosie’s Village case...
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September 10, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Pedersen Proposes to Keep Savings in SPD to Address Staffing Shortage with Incentives to Retain and Hire Officers and Detectives
9-1-1 response times have slowed and community policing has stalled after nearly 300 officers and detectives left Seattle in past 18 months; record-breaking attrition likely to continue unless action taken Today Councilmember Alex Pedersen introduced legislation to address the staffing shortage crisis by keeping more of the savings at the Seattle Police Department to help retain and hire officers and detectives after...
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July 29, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmember Pedersen’s Statement Supporting Mayor Durkan’s Legislation to Address Public Safety and Record Loss of Police Officers
Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4 – Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement in support of Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposed legislation being transmitted today to City Council to address public safety issues, including SPD’s record-breaking loss of officers — 286 police officers over the past 18 months, according to a Seattle Police Department memo: “I commend our Mayor and Police Chief for responding to the surge in gun violence and the alarming...
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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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April 12, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Juarez, News Releases, Pedersen
Council Approves Land Transfer to Expand Lake City Memorial Triangle
SEATTLE – Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle), together with her colleagues, approved legislation during today’s Full Council meeting that would transfer ownership of land located at the intersection of Bartlett Avenue Northeast and Sand Point Way Northeast to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). This land will expand the size of the Lake City Memorial Triangle,...
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April 8, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Councilmember Pedersen, Juarez, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Debora Juarez, Alex Pedersen Celebrate Biden Administration Canceling Sale of Seattle’s National Archives Facility
Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle) and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle) applauded the Biden Administration for rejecting the pending sale by the U.S. government of the National Archives facility in Seattle. The two also thanked Attorney General Bob Ferguson, local tribal nations, and community activists for their support in bringing this...
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December 7, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Pedersen, News Releases, Pedersen
Statement by Councilmember Alex Pedersen on Mayor Durkan Not Seeking Re-Election
Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle), and Council’s Transportation Chair, issued the following statement after Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she will not be seeking a second term: “I was saddened to hear that our Mayor Jenny Durkan has decided not to seek re-election as the Chief Executive of our City. “Mayor Durkan’s smart, balanced,...
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November 13, 2020January 6, 2023Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, and Lewis Propose Boosting Maintenance of Multimodal Bridges with Vehicle License Fee Adjustment
With support from labor and business communities, Councilmembers Alex Pedersen, Lisa Herbold, and Andrew J. Lewis today proposed legislation to use Vehicle Licensing Fees to boost maintenance of multimodal bridges throughout Seattle. Vehicle Licensing Fees, which were previously set at $80, would move from $20 to $40 under the new legislation, as authorized by RCW...