I appear in a lively discussion on the January edition of the Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out: Council edition, along with Council President Clark and Councilmember Godden. We discuss issues such as the future of Key Arena, South Lake Union, floating homes, gun laws, and public financing of Seattle elections. The discussion is hosted by the [...]
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Watch Work on the Waterfront Elevated Highway Replacement Tunnel
Are you curious about how the Waterfront elevated highway replacement tunnel is progressing? WDOT has five construction cameras that show work in real time.
Be sure to send me your comments by posting on my blog and Twitter at @CityHallTom.
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Council and Mayor seek volunteer candidates for the Seattle Public Utilities Customer Review Panel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/16/2013
Mayor Mike McGinn
Councilmember Jean Godden
Council and Mayor seek volunteer candidates
for the Seattle Public Utilities Customer Review Panel
City looking for residents to guide the developmen...
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What’s a Living Room Conversation?
Seattle Police Department is seeking community and business members who are willing to host a Living Room Conversation
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Sea level rise will bring flooding to parts of Seattle by 2050
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/14/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Nick...
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City Council committee calls for evaluations of new city programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/16/2013 Councilmember Tim Burgess
City Council committee calls for evaluations of new city programs
Resolution states expectation that evaluations be designed
and funded in Mayor's 2014 budget proposal
&...
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Our Fiscal Responsibility and Moral Obligation
We have a fiscal responsibility and a moral obligation to invest in effective programs both for the taxpayers and for the vulnerable who rely on our vital services. The proactive measurement and evaluation of results is what Seattle residents expect...
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Customers Like the Bag Ban
It’s only been six months since Seattle banned single-use plastic bags. That’s just six months since some customers were caught unaware and found themselves either walking out of a grocery store juggling a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, and a pound of butter or paying a nickel for a paper carryout bag.
In those six short months, Seattleites have adapted. So much so that, surprisingly, a majority says they like the ban and how it is helping adjust behavior—reducing the plastic bag waste found on our beaches and in Puget Sound. Among four grocery stores surveyed, plastic bag use dropped by almost 15,000 bags per month.
This morning, Seattle Public Utilities (the organization charged with implementing the ban) provided a progress … Continue Reading »
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Marching for Gun Safety
My wife Joleen and I proudly joined over 1,000 marchers for stronger gun safety laws at the StandUp / Cease Fire rally on Sunday. People of all ages joined together for the mile-long march from Westlake Park to Seattle Center....
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Seattle
"The problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. These are the triple evils that are interrelated." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.