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July 28, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Rent Control is Not the Answer (Just Look at SF)
Originally posted at http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/rental-control-is-not-the-answer-just-look-at-sf/ Rent control is not the answer to Seattle’s housing crisis. But as housing demand outpaces housing supply, renters are bearing the resulting brunt of rent increases. Understandably, for renters who want to halt these rising costs, rent control sounds like an appealing idea. Some politicians are seizing upon the heated emotions […]
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July 27, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Data: It’s Sexier than You Think
Data has a story to tell. In Seattle, that story is about equity – about communities struggling to get an education, to be healthy, to get jobs. The story goes something like this. Only about half of Samoan, Native American, Latino and African American students graduate from Seattle Public Schools. Obesity is at least twice […]
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July 23, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Okamoto, News Releases
Councilmembers Issue Statements on Death of Donnie Chin
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Councilmembers Issue Statements on Death of Donnie Chin
SEATTLE - Council President Tim Burgess, Councilmember Bruce Harrell and Councilmember John Okamoto issued the following statements in response to the tragic d...
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July 23, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Councilmembers Issue Statements on Death of Donnie Chin
SEATTLE – Council President Tim Burgess, Councilmember Bruce Harrell and Councilmember John Okamoto issued the following statements in response to the tragic death of Donnie Chin early this morning: Council President Tim Burgess: “The shooting of Donnie Chin is a shocking and profound loss to the people of the Chinatown-International District and the entire Seattle […]
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July 20, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
HALA: What’s the Plan?
The first meeting of the Select Committee on Housing Affordability, of which I am vice-chair, will be today, Monday, July 20, where the Council will receive a briefing on the entire Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) suite of recommendations. Once the Council has been briefed, we’ll create a work plan and schedule to prioritize […]
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July 20, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Around Town Last Week
Last week I had the opportunity to see the economic resiliency of the waterfront up close and check out the progress on the Seawall project, the newly renovated Pier 54 and Ivar’s Acres of Clams, and the Seattle Aquarium expansion plan. I also had a chance to talk shop with a vibrant group of civically […]
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July 16, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Council Conversation
Josephine Cheng chatted with me at the Wing Luke Museum about what I plan to accomplish during my short tenure as a Councilmember on some of the city’s hottest issues like affordable housing, data disaggregation, transportation and more. Catch up with us HERE.
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June 29, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Homelessness: Rare, Brief, and One-time
More than 10,000 people experience homelessness in this region on any given night. For more than a decade, Seattle has been working with King County’s Committee to End Homelessness (CEH) to house these people, yet each year the number of unsheltered continues to grow. Part of this can be attributed to the lack of housing […]
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June 26, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Okamoto
Igniting Young Minds
Congratulations to the four exceptional Seattle students selected at the Associated of Washington Cities (AWC), Center for Quality Communities scholarship. Today, at the AWC conference in Wenatchee, WA, I was impressed by these young leaders who reminded me of possibility and gave me a glimpse into a future of heightened civic engagement. The scholarships constitute […]