FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/20/2014
Councilmembers Godden, O'Brien Announce Accelerated Green Lake Algae Cleanup
SEATTLE - Councilmembers Jean Godden and Mike O'Brien announced today that funding was unanimously recommended by the Council's Budget...
I joined Mayor Murray and Superintendent Nyland at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club today to announce the next steps for development of the Seattle Preschool Program. The City will be forming an advisory committee of providers, parents, teachers,...
The 28-member Housing Affordability and Livability Advisory Committee established by the City Council and Mayor Murray is now up and running. In the next few weeks there will be three community meetings where you can provide input into their deliberations....
The Department of Parks and Recreation will include in the Mayor's proposed 2016 Budget & 2016-2021 Capital Improvement Program its preferred alternative for renovating or replacing the Lake City Community Center.
The City Council’s Budget Committee today recommended approval of the 2015 annual budget by a vote of 9-0 today, thereby enhancing the proposed budget Mayor Ed Murray delivered on September 22. In a letter to the Mayor in early August, the Council identified human services, public safety and transportation as the Council’s highest priorities for […]
A lot has happened since Washington State voted to pass I-502 two years ago. Possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use is legal. The Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) has developed rules for regulating the production, processing, selling and delivery of recreational marijuana. Adults can purchase recreational marijuana at state-licensed retail stores. […]
Capitol Hill becomes Seattle's first official arts district. And, it's about time, gosh darn it!
Check out the November episode of City Inside/Out: Council edition, where I appear with Councilmembers Time Burgess and Kshama Sawant. With host Brian Callanan we discuss the city budget, homeless encampments, and more.
Laura Green Zeilinger, the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, recently shared encouraging news about successes in reducing homelessness around the country when evidence-based practices like Housing First, permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing are employed. Overall...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/4/2014
Council President Burgess Thanks Voters for Passage of Seattle Preschool Program (Proposition 1B)
SEATTLE - Council President Tim Burgess released the following statement this evening after reviewing the election ...