FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/5/2013
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Bruce A. Harrell
City Council Committee to consider legislation to protect public's privacy from surveillance equipment
Seattle - The Seattle City Council understands ...
Last week, OACA kicked off the long-awaited planning effort for Langston Hughes Institute by convening the first of up to six Action Committee meetings to be held between now and this summer.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 3/4/2013
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O’Brien
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
Council shouldn't wait to strengthen affordable housing requirements
Seattle City Councilmembers Nick Licata, Mike ...
On Monday afternoon the Council will meet as the South Lake Union Committee to review an extensive list of issues for the proposed South Lake Union rezone. If you’re interested in this, an informative Council staff memo covers a wide range of topics including affordable housing, urban form, the Cascade neighborhood, the Mercer waterfront blocks, [...]
Today, I attended a celebration of Operation Sack Lunch (OSL) and their work in the community, providing 1,200 hot meals each day to shelters, transitional housing programs, youth day programs, community kitchens, Nickelsville, Real Change vendors, Seattle Municipal Court, and the City of Seattle sanctioned Outdoor Meal Site at 6th and Columbia. The current Outdoor [...]
It's about time that Capitol Hill, one of our “cultural generator” neighborhoods, be designated Seattle's first official arts district.
The Council recently hosted two informative forums about public financing of elections in Seattle. The first on January 31 featured representatives from the LA and San Francisco Ethics Commissions, and the Portland League of Women Voters. They spoke about how public financing works in practice. The second forum on February 13 featured Key Mayer of [...]
For me the question is when should a free society allow personal activities that occur in public to come under 24/7 surveillance? We must always strive for a balance that provides for safety without compromising the principles of our democracy.
The FCC is proposing giving away unlicensed portions of the digital spectrum to allow for super Wi-Fi networks across the nation.
Yesterday Councilmembers Rasmussen, Bagshaw and I sent out a press release stating our support for shorter, slimmer towers for the South Lake Union waterfront blocks. I’ve copied the press release below. Councilmembers support shorter, slimmer towers for South Lake Union waterfront blocks SEATTLE – Seattle City Councilmembers Nick Licata, Tom Rasmussen and Sally Bagshaw today [...]