FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/28/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmemb...
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 [...]
Seattle City Light, the folks who send you your electricity bill, offers numerous incentives for residents and businesses to become more energy efficient. Did you know City Light will give you a $50 rebate if you buy an energy-efficient refrigerator?...
Originally published in the Seattle Times, 24 January 2013
Changes to Seattle’s program will make it easier for the elderly and low-income families to receive reduced rates.
Greenwood resident Ethel Palmer qualifies for Seattle’s utility-discount program, but for a short time the city didn’t think so.
Palmer, 88, maintains a house with her 92-year-old husband. She regularly files her paperwork for the utility program, which cuts participants’ Seattle City Light bills by 50 percent and Seattle Public Utilities bills by 60 percent.
But last year, she suddenly noticed her bills skyrocket.
The city had lost her application, and she fell out of the program. Palmer had to travel in person to the Seattle Human Services Department, which administers the program, to sort out the … Continue Reading »
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.
The following article went out earlier today in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here. Washington CeaseFire unveiled a poll of statewide voter attitudes toward gun safety laws this afternoon. The results are remarkable and...
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...
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.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/21/2013 Statement by Councilmember Tim Burgess on Hansen Group purchase of Sacramento Kings
Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess issued the following statement today:
"This is fantastic news and a huge win for Seattl...
Chris Hansen's announcement this morning is fantastic news and a huge win for Seattle and our entire region. Throughout our Council work to improve the proposal, Chris Hansen negotiated fairly and has kept his word. He is doing exactly what...