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Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata issued the following statement thanking Mayor McGinn for debuting the new Cultural Facilities Program:
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Category: Past Councilmembers
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Big Win for Police Innovation in Seattle
Very good news this week for highly focused police innovation around the policing of micro places where crime is concentrated. We received a $978,000 grant from the federal government’s Bureau of Justice Assistance to implement an innovative place-based, community-oriented youth...
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SDOT Promotes New Parking Options
SDOT will be rolling out these programs, neighborhood by neighborhood, in the next few months. Look for the new signs to show where the new programs are available.
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Arts & Social Change Symposium
Friday 8/24 deadline for artist applying to exhibit at Arts & Social Change Symposium at Seattle Center October 12th and 13th!
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Splendors of the Waterfront
Seattle’s waterfront is “a many-splendored thing.” The late Ivar Haglund used that phrase, in full page ads in the papers, to describe the less-than-splendid 1959 waterfront.
At that time, the waterfront neighborhood was being criticized by civic activists who deplored conditions there. Concerns over the shabby, neglected waterfront were a perennial story, one that would be voiced time and again, punctuated by periodic attempts to improve matters. But, in fact, there were more proposals and plans than concerted activity.
In the 1980s, a civic group analysis of the waterfront described the area from Pier 59 Pier 70 as “a virtual no man’s land.” They singled out a bleak section from Piers 62 to 65, which, at the time, was wrapped in … Continue Reading »
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Yesler Terrace redevelopment legislation passes out of Seattle City Council Special Committee
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The Seattle City Council’s Yesler Terrace Special Committee voted unanimously today to approve legislation allowing the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) to redevelop the 22-acre Yesler Terrace public housing neighborhood.
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Update on proposed SODO arena
Discussions about the proposed SODO arena are ongoing between Council staff and arena proponent Chris Hansen. City Councilmember Tim Burgess noted on his blog that the Government Performance and Finance Committee he chairs will next consider the proposed Memorandum of Understanding in September. Hansen released a statement on discussions as well. Eight Councilmembers sent a [...]
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Seattle City Council committee advances appointment of Kendee Yamaguchi to Ethics and Elections Commission
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he Seattle City Council Government Performance and Finance Committee voted today to appoint Kendee Yamaguchi, an experienced leader in the public and private sectors and in the community, to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. The Full Council will vote on her appointment after the Council’s August recess on Tuesday, September 4.
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Summer Safety: Tips from the National Weather Service
Stay cool:
Spend more time in air conditioned places. If you don't have air conditioning, consider visiting a mall, movie theater or other cool public places.
Cover windows that receive morning or afternoon sun.
Dress in lightweight clothing.
Check up on your elderly neighbors and relatives and encourage them to take these precautions, too.
Drink liquids:
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Police Reform and Increasing Public Safety
On July 27, the city took a significant step toward reform of the Seattle Police Department and improving public safety when the mayor agreed to a settlement and related companion agreement with the Department of Justice after seven months of...