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April 6, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Supporting a $15 Minimum Wage on April 15
The City Council today passed a resolution I sponsored supporting workers across the country calling for a $15 minimum wage and the right to organize, as part of a national mobilization on April 15th. I’ve copied the text of the resolution below: A RESOLUTION supporting the establishment of a dignified and robust wage for employees […]
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March 30, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #365: MINIMUM WAGE IN EFFECT APRIL 1 – NO FOOLIN’
WHAT’S NEW? On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, the City of Seattle’s historic new minimum wage law goes into effect. All employers will have to pay their employees a minimum of $11 an hour, but those employers with 500 or fewer employees can count tips and medical benefit payments to help them reach the $11 minimum […]
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March 27, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
March Council Edition
The March edition of Council Edition is available online. Councilmembers O’Brien, Sawant and I join host Brian Callanan to discuss the city’s housing crisis, including tenants’ rights, encampments, and linkage fees. We also discuss participatory budgeting and Seattle’s minimum-wage increase.
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March 23, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
March 25: Public Hearing on University District BIA Boundaries
The Finance and Culture Committee will hold a second public hearing on the proposed University District Business Improvement Area (BIA) on Wednesday, March 25, at 2 p.m. in the City Council chambers at City Hall. Sign-up begins at 1:30 p.m. City Hall is located at 600 4th Avenue, between Cherry and James. Based on public […]
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March 19, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Anti-Union Policies on the Rise
Yesterday morning, I joined State Labor Council President Jeff Johnson, UNITE HERE Local 8 Union President Erik Van Rossum, and workers at a rally of Space Needle employees seeking long sought-after pay raises. The previous evening I sent this letter to Space Needle President Ron Sevart, urging him not to appeal the recent National Labor […]
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March 2, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Sign a Petition! Apply for Funding!
Should Seattle be designated a City of Literature? Are you a community group with ideas for advancing racial equity?
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February 26, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
FCC Reverses State Authority to Preempt Municipal Innovation
The FCC prevents states and private companies from restricting new ways cities can connect people to the information they need.
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February 25, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
MFTE Changes to Increase Affordability and Number of Rent Controlled Units in Some SEDUs
On Monday, the Full City Council approved a change to the Multifamily Housing Property Tax Exemption Program (MFTE) for developments of Small Efficiency Dwelling Unit (SEDUs), sometimes called Apodments or microhousing. The MFTE program exempts property owners from paying a portion of their property tax when they agree to provide income-restricted units (what I […]
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February 23, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Public Hearing on University District Business Improvement Area February 25
The Finance and Culture Committee will hold a public hearing on Council Bill 118302 on Wednesday, February 25 at 2 p.m. This bill would create a new University District Parking and Business Improvement Area (BIA). The hearing will take place in the City Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall at 600 4th […]