We can be successful in guaranteeing safer rental housing while also preserving existing rental housing for the long term.
Category: Councilmember Licata
The Art of Social Change
This Friday, I will participate on a panel for the Social Change Symposium's "Arts Education & Racial Justice" workshop to be held at Seattle Center.
Solid Ground Downtown Circulator
On Monday, October 1 Solid Ground began service for a Downtown Circulator Bus. The bus provides free service for low or no-income people to access health and human services in the Downtown area. It runs Monday through Friday for nine hours, every 30 minutes. The circulator is designed to replace the service formerly provided by [...]
New Parks Policy
I'm glad that the community members I worked with in 1998 have continued to monitor the issue and have found a way to negotiate a better approach while also not compromising on public safety and fair access to our parks for all.
Arts Crush + Day of Ideas
October offers a month of arts happenings...
Seattle City Council approves rental housing inspection legislation
News Release:
This Seattle City Council voted today (5-0) to approve rental housing inspection legislation, improving living conditions for Seattle’s more than approximately 269,000 renters occupying 147,000 rental units. Council Bill 117569 provides a multi-faceted approach to addressing Seattle’s sub-standard housing through a registration and inspection program.
Monday Full Council Vote on Rental Housing Inspection Legislation
In this way we will significantly improve the condition of unsafe rental housing.
Seattle City Council to vote on rental housing inspection legislation
News Release
On Monday, October 1, the Seattle City Council will cast the final vote on Council Bill 117569, rental housing registration and inspection legislation, a program that has been discussed since early 2010...
Buildings at Magnuson Park
After years of pressing DPR to include Building 30’s rehabilitation in the Mayor’s budget, DPR will now advance rehabilitation from 2015 to next year as well as include $2m for stabilizing Building 18 rather than demolishing it.
UP #327: SODO Arena Vote
The City Council voted 6-2 yesterday in favor of a revised Memorandum of Understanding for a basketball and hockey arena in SODO. Below are the remarks I made explaining my vote.