My Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee will hold our second public hearing on the proposed South Lake Union Rezone on Wednesday, November 14, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers. We held an initial hearing in August, and have discussed the proposed rezone several times in Committee. The legislation is now in final [...]
Press Releases
The latest press releases from Seattle City Councilmembers.
Seattle City Council statement on likely passage of Seawall proposition
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Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, chair of the Council's Transportation Committee, released the following statement on the likely passage of Proposition No. 1 for General Obligation Bonds for the Alaskan Way Seawall:
Seattle City Council releases budget survey results
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The City Council today released the results of its survey of residents about the 2013-2014 City budget. Respondents gave public safety, public schools and transportation the highest rank when asked to order the “most important” local government services and the priorities “local government should focus on.” View a complete summary of the survey results.
Seattle City Council honors Congressman Norm Dicks
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The Seattle City Council will honor Congressman Norm Dicks for his four and a half decades of service to Washington State during the Full Council meeting on Nov. 5. Congressman Dicks will attend the Council meeting to receive the proclamation.
Preventing Youth Violence
Allen Joplin. De’Che Morrison. Perry Henderson. Pierre LaPoint. Quincy Coleman. All of these young men were victims of gun violence in 2008. Their lost contributions to our community are why in 2009 we – the previous Mayor and Council together with community partners — launched the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. The program has been [...]
You have questions, we have answers
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Do you have questions for the City Council? What changes has the Council made to the mayor’s proposed budget? How does the Council determine its budget priorities? Why was the Yellow Pages ban deemed unconstitutional and what does that mean for Seattleites? Hear election night predictions and join the conversation by submitting your questions now.
Councilmember Bruce Harrell’s statement on DOJ monitor appointment
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Today, U.S. District Judge James Robart issued a court order approving Merrick Bobb as the monitor, signifying a critical checkpoint in the DOJ settlement agreement.
Seattle For Washington Goes to Tacoma
Pop quiz: Which Washington city is the City of Destiny? If you said Tacoma, you are correct. Tacoma was the destination for four of us last Friday as we dropped in for a quick chat on mutual priorities. The visit was part of the Council’s on-going Seattle For Washington effort to find more points of [...]
Community Power Works Getting the Work Done
The City’s Community Power Works program, funded out of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA – the ‘economic stimulus’ legislation of 2009) received some critical reviews for starting up more slowly than the original plan. It did turn out to be challenging to ramp up as quickly as had been hoped, but the good [...]
Seattle City Council seeks candidates for civil service commission
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Councilmember Tim Burgess announced today that the City Council is seeking candidates for a three-year term on the Civil Service Commission starting Jan. 1, 2013.
Reforming Seattle Police Practices
Since the Department of Justice announced that its investigation of the Seattle Police Department had identified a pattern of excessive use of force, the City has been struggling to find our way forward. Our task is to continue to protect and promote public safety while eliminating abusive tactics that are contrary to both our community’s [...]
National Save for Retirement Week
This week is National Save for Retirement Week. If you’re like many people, thinking about retirement makes you a little anxious; like you’ve fallen way behind in class homework and the test is tomorrow. Worse, some of you reading this may be out of work with no income to carve up into “spend now” and [...]