The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation on May 2 renewing and expanding the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID). The legislation will safeguard funding for some programs and services that support downtown Seattle for at least the next 10 years. The legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Sara Nelson and was signed into law by Seattle...
The Seattle City Council passed a resolution today establishing the city’s support for a plan to demolish and rebuild Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center through a private-public partnership. The City of Seattle and Seattle Public Schools (SPS), which owns the stadium, are working together on the project. The legislation was sponsored by Council President Debora Juarez....
The new Seattle Social Housing Developer Board, which will oversee the work to bringing affordable social housing to Seattle, will meet for the first time Tuesday, May 23. This comes after Initiative 135 was approved by voters in February creating the Seattle Social Housing Developer. The 13-member board was appointed last month. Since this is...
The Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation (6-0) today to protect firefighters and EMTs when they are responding to emergencies. The legislation closes a loophole that excluded them from the same protections given to many other city employees, including police officers. The legislation was sponsored by Councilmember Lisa Herbold (District 1 – West Seattle) and...
Proposition One – The Crisis Care Centers Levy is on its way to being approved by voters in King County. It will fund five new crisis care centers in the coming years. But, one King County city is ahead of the curve and will be opening their own mental health crisis center next spring. In...
The 13-member Seattle Social Housing Developer Board that has officially been appointed. The members made their first public statements since being appointed, joining a Seattle City Council committee today to introduce themselves and talk about their vision. “This board represents a broad array of experience and knowledge, from lived experience of housing instability, homelessness, and...
The Seattle City Council voted today to confirm the Seattle Social Housing Developer Board’s first two members. The new board will be tasked with oversee the social housing developer that was created as a result of Seattle’s vote to approve Initiative 135 earlier this year. Who is being nominated for the Social Housing Developer Board?...
Lights, camera, action! The Seattle City Council confirmed the appointment of the first members of the Seattle Film Commission on Friday, April 21 marking a “transformational moment in the future of film in Seattle,” according to Councilmember Sara Nelson. The commission was established through legislation spearheaded by Councilmember Nelson in partnership with the Office of...