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Category: Past Councilmembers
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Seattle City Council and University of Washington to hold research colloquium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/5/2012 Councilmember Tim Burgess
Seattle City Council and University of Washington to hold research colloquiumCity Hall event will highlight opportunities for City collaboration with university research partners
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Seattle Spin
A bit of post-election news around Seattle is downright grim for those of us interested in public affairs.
KING-TV has cancelled “Up Front,” a weekly program hosted by Robert Mak. The 11-year-old show featured local journalists commenting on local news and events. The show was always informative, always controversial and always the topic of conversation in the halls of government.
Meanwhile, KCTS-TV, Seattle’s viewer-supported public TV station, has taken a similar step: canceling “KCTS Connects,” its weekly look at public affairs, hosted by Enrique Cerna and in its 13th year.
KING’s cancellation was blamed variously on the need to downsize and/or on the lack of advertising. The latter seems to fly in the face of the avalanche of ad revenues reaped by the … Continue Reading »
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Moretti in Seattle
I encourage you to visit the Moretti Collection of Ceramics exhibit at City Hall before it ends on December 31st.
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New Arts Leadership
Two seattle arts institutions, CD Forum and Seattle Children's Theatre, announced new leadership recently.
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The opportunity is yours: Ask City Councilmembers your questions
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Do you have questions for members of the City Council? How did the 2013-2014 budget process go? What 2012 committee and Council accomplishments are Councilmembers most proud of? Looking forward, what priorities and goals does the Council have for 2013? Join the conversation by submitting your questions now.
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Seattle Department of Transportation Budget 2013-2014 Taking Care of Today’s Needs While Planning for the Future
Recently the Seattle City Council approved the 2013-2014 City budget http://www.seattle.gov/council/budget/. As Transportation Committee chair I focused my efforts primarily upon the 2013-2014 budget of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The 2013-2014 SDOT budget is the first since 2007 where there are more “adds” than cuts. While the total City budget is still being [...]
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UP #328: Creating Local Progress
I believe that relevant and important political change can occur at the local, municipal level and I was joined in that belief on November 18th when municipal elected officials from 32 cities in 20 states met in Washington D.C. to declare: We have gathered together to build a coalition of municipal elected officials dedicated to [...]
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Council Passes 2013-4 City Budget
On November 21 the City Council approved the 2013 City of Seattle budget, and endorsed the 2014 budget. After a number of very difficult budget years requiring extensive cuts, there has been a measure of economic recovery. However, growth in tax revenue remains well below pre-recession levels, highlighting the need for continued sound fiscal management. [...]
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Councilmember Licata selected to advance progressive vision for America’s cities and towns
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Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata was selected as the Chair of a new organization, Local Progress: a national municipal policy network, formed over the weekend in Washington D.C. Local Progress will be dedicated to advancing innovative legislative strategies in America’s cities and towns.