Mayor Murray announced today the first providers selected to participate in the Seattle Preschool Program. It is a strong group of high quality preschool providers. You can read the Mayor’s release here. This is an exciting moment. Full day, affordable,...
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June 25, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Seeking Ethics and Elections Commission Applicants
The City Council is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC). The deadline to apply is this coming Tuesday, June 30. The SEEC ensures an honest electoral process and an ethic of principled...
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June 19, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, News Releases
Councilmembers Call for New Plan to Manage Population Growth, Address Displacement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/19/2015
Councilmembers Call for New Plan to Manage Population Growth, Address Displacement
SEATTLE - Seattle is expected to gain 120,000 new residents and 115,000 new jobs by the year 2035, and the City is in the midst of a...
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June 18, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Lowrise Multifamily Code Updates: Balancing Design and Density
Legislation a Council committee discussed earlier this week has been characterized by one side as a dramatic giveaway to developers and, by the other side, an unnecessary and dangerous downzone. Both characterizations are false. The Council’s land use committee considered...
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June 15, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Seattle’s Advanced Industries
Source: The Brookings Institution The Brookings Institution has produced an interesting report about “the Advanced Industries Sector,” the 50 industries that spend higher amounts in research and development and focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs. It categorizes...
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May 29, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
The Power of Books
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here. Wednesday I traveled to Emerson Elementary in the Rainier Beach neighborhood because they have partnered with Page Ahead to provide free...
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May 28, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Our Tax System: The Worst in the Country
The special session of the Washington State legislature will end today with no resolution to our state’s budget dilemma. Yet another special 30-day session will begin immediately. What a mess. The facts about the need for a complete top-to-bottom overhaul...
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May 12, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
State-by-State Preschool Rankings
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released its 2014 State of Preschool report this week. It rates states on preschool access, public funding, and quality measures. Washington’s report card is here. Our state ranks 33rd in access for...
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May 11, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Media Coverage on Arena
There was media coverage over the weekend about the proposed SODO arena and I want to provide some context for my comments. The City, King County and the Hansen group have a legally binding agreement related to the SODO arena....
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April 28, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Tomorrow is Denim Day
Tomorrow the City Council will wear jeans for #denimday, part of Sexual Violence Awareness month. Join us! Councilmember Godden's office provided the following background on Denim Day: For the past 16 years, Peace Over Violence has run its Denim Day...