News Release
In preparation for 2012, the Seattle City Council has drafted likely committee assignments to be established by Resolution at Full Council meeting, January 9, at 2 p.m. The next Council President will also be confirmed at this time. Committee terms are two years.
Press Releases
The latest press releases from Seattle City Councilmembers.
Seeking Safety in Rainier Valley
Sunday night I participated in a safety walk with four officers from SPD and about 40 Othello-area neighbors. We walked and talked through the streets surrounding the Othello Light Rail station – the area where Danny Vega, a beloved member of the city’s Filipino and gay communities, was beaten leading to his death. There’s a [...]
Seattle City Council approves West Seattle gateway neighborhood rezone
News Release
Seattle City Council approved today C.B. 117294 and Resolution 31342, enacting new land use rules and maximum building heights for the "West Seattle Triangle"neighborhood.
Plastic Bags Banned
On Monday, December 19, the Council unanimously approved an ordinance that bans plastic bags at retail checkout stands and requires retail establishments to collect a pass-through charge from customers requesting paper carryout bags. The legislation is modeled after ordinances successfully adopted by the Cities of Edmonds and Bellingham, and was sponsored and championed by Councilmember [...]
Seattle joins global movement to protect marine wildlife
News Release
Today the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to pass Council Bill 117345, a bill to protect Puget Sound and protect marine wildlife by banning plastic carry-out bags. The bill encourages the use of reusable shopping bags by requiring grocers and retailers to charge a nickel for paper bags.
Seattle City Councilmember Burgess’ statement in response to Interim Superintendent Enfield’s announcement
News Release
Councilmember Tim Burgess, Chair of the Council's Public Safety and Education Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement by Interim Superintendant Susan Enfield that she would not seek the permanent position of superintendent:
Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell’s statement on Department of Justice findings
News Release
Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Council's Energy, Technology and Civil Rights Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) announcement of investigative findings on the Seattle Police Department:
Seattle City Councilmember Burgess’ statement in response to Department of Justice findings
News Release
Councilmember Tim Burgess, Chair of the Council's Public Safety and Education Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement by Interim Superintendant Susan Enfield that she would not seek the permanent position of superintendent:
Seattle’s Red Barn Ranch
Did you know that the City of Seattle owns a 40 acre farm southeast of Auburn? I didn’t until a few weeks ago – and last month I toured the property and discovered what an imaginative asset this can be for Seattle. My Local Food Action Initiative (LFAI) is designed to encourage Seattle to increase [...]
Sleep in a bit – COBE starts at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
Usually the Council’s Committee on the Built Environment (COBE) meetings begin at 9 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. Tomorrow’s meeting, one of the more anticipated of the year, will begin instead at 10:30 a.m. due to cascading series of errors with the agenda release. We usually post the agenda several days in advance (and far in [...]
Seattle City Council to discuss Roosevelt neighborhood rezone
News Release
The Seattle City Council’s Committee on the Built Environment will take up the Roosevelt neighborhood rezone during its meeting on Wednesday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m. The committee will hear testimony from the public about the proposal before discussing and possibly voting on the legislation.
Carbon Neutral Blog Post 15: It’s Technically Possible
In my last post, I noted that the Council had adopted the Carbon Neutral Goal with some confidence that it is attainable, and that part of the basis for that conclusion was the findings in the report we commissioned from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). SEI was tasked with creating a scenario for achieving Carbon [...]