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King County Councilmember Joe McDermott and Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess, chairs of the two Council’s finance and budget committees, will be available to speak with members of the media following the City Council’s vote on the arena project.
Yesterday the City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee considered legislation to create a Community Police Commission. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Harrell, chair of the committee, was voted out of committee by a 3-0 vote, and will move to the Full Council for consideration on Monday, October 22. The creation of the [...]
We can be successful in guaranteeing safer rental housing while also preserving existing rental housing for the long term.
City Council President Sally Clark and fellow members Tom Rasmussen and Bruce Harrell sit down with host Brian Callanan to talk about city issues. ...
This Thursday evening I will be joining the organization Feet First for a walking tour and conversation about the University District. With light rail expansion on the horizon, exciting changes are coming to this neighborhood. The event is free but...
This Friday, I will participate on a panel for the Social Change Symposium's "Arts Education & Racial Justice" workshop to be held at Seattle Center.
On Monday, October 1 Solid Ground began service for a Downtown Circulator Bus. The bus provides free service for low or no-income people to access health and human services in the Downtown area. It runs Monday through Friday for nine hours, every 30 minutes. The circulator is designed to replace the service formerly provided by [...]
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The Seattle City Council will welcome first-year Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda at the Council’s Monday morning briefing session. With the school year now underway, Mr. Banda will present the challenges and opportunities facing the District this year and discuss areas of ongoing collaboration between the City and the District.
Today I rode the C line to work. This route starts at SW Roxbury Street and connects West Seattle to downtown. It heads north on SW Fauntleroy Way to California Avenue and the West Seattle Junction and then downtown.
I'm glad that the community members I worked with in 1998 have continued to monitor the issue and have found a way to negotiate a better approach while also not compromising on public safety and fair access to our parks for all.