The following article was posted today on Crosscut. It has been just over a week since the grand jury made its decision in the Ferguson case, my hope is that we can soon get beyond the conflicting evidence presented to...
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November 19, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Preschool Next Steps and Community Meetings
I joined Mayor Murray and Superintendent Nyland at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club today to announce the next steps for development of the Seattle Preschool Program. The City will be forming an advisory committee of providers, parents, teachers,...
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November 18, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Community Meetings on Housing Affordability
The 28-member Housing Affordability and Livability Advisory Committee established by the City Council and Mayor Murray is now up and running. In the next few weeks there will be three community meetings where you can provide input into their deliberations....
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November 7, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
National Progress in Reducing Homelessness
Laura Green Zeilinger, the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, recently shared encouraging news about successes in reducing homelessness around the country when evidence-based practices like Housing First, permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing are employed. Overall...
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November 5, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Council President Burgess Thanks Voters for Passage of Seattle Preschool Program (Proposition 1B)
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Council President Burgess Thanks Voters for Passage of Seattle Preschool Program (Proposition 1B)
SEATTLE - Council President Tim Burgess released the following statement this evening after reviewing the election ...
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November 5, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Thank You Voters for Choosing the Seattle Preschool Program
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here. Seattle voters had a clear choice on how to benefit the future generations of Seattle. I am very happy they selected...
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November 4, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Still Time to Vote!
It's Election Day and you still have time to drop your ballots into the mail or a ballot drop box. Here is a list of the locations in Seattle where you can drop off your ballot until 8 p.m. today:...
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October 23, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Letters from Second Grade
This week I visited a 2nd grade classroom in my neighborhood to talk to them about life in the city. They each wrote letters to me expressing their concerns. Here are a few of them: Dear Councilman Burgess, I am...
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October 21, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
A Strong and Sensible Step for Affordable Housing
This week the City Council took another strong and sensible step toward creating more affordable housing in Seattle. The Council passed a Resolution that should lead to a significant increase in resources for affordable housing. Rents are increasing rapidly. Our...
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October 14, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Justice for Our Youth
The City Council voted Monday to pass a land use amendment that will allow the County more flexibility in designing a new Children and Family Justice Center on 12th Avenue in the Central District. (In 2012, King County voters approved...