A few weeks ago I blogged about exploring public financing for Seattle elections. The next step is two public forums on January 31 and February 13. On January 31, we’ll hear representatives from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland to talk about how public financing works in practice. On February 13, we’ll hear from leading [...]
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January 23, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Single Adult Shelter Task Force Recommends Shift in Shelter Policy
It is a significant shift in policy considering that, since its inception, the 10 Year Plan has recognized the important role of shelter but has recommended to partner-cities and funders that they focus new investments on housing rather than emergency shelter.
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January 22, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
Seattle City Council adopts updated Shoreline Master Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/22/2013
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Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmembe...
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January 22, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Seattle’s Best and Getting Even Better
The year has barely begun and already Seattle's Pike-Pine district has been desinated one of twelve top places for art in the U.S. for 2013.
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January 18, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
South Lake Union, Public Financing of Elections on January Council Edition
I appear in a lively discussion on the January edition of the Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out: Council edition, along with Council President Clark and Councilmember Godden. We discuss issues such as the future of Key Arena, South Lake Union, floating homes, gun laws, and public financing of Seattle elections. The discussion is hosted by the [...]
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January 16, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
What’s a Living Room Conversation?
Seattle Police Department is seeking community and business members who are willing to host a Living Room Conversation
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January 16, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Licata, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Rasmussen, News Releases
Sea level rise will bring flooding to parts of Seattle by 2050
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/14/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Nick...
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January 14, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Seattle
"The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 11, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
2013 Words’ Worth Curators
Words’ Worth is the Seattle City Council poetry program I began in 1998. I do believe it’s the only program of its kind in the nation, if not the world. Rather than selecting poets myself, I recruit a notable local literary artist or two to curate a number of poets who will read at the [...]
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January 9, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
First Committee Meeting of 2013
I’m pleased to report that today, Wednesday, January 9, I chaired my first Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture (HHSHC) Committee of 2013. If you missed it, I encourage you to check it out online here at the Seattle Channel. The meeting was a good preview of some of the major issues that my committee [...]