On Monday, April 9, the Council will vote on placing a seven-year, $122.6 million property tax levy on the August 7, 2012, ballot to support the Seattle Public Library (SPL). The Council is likely to approve the ordinance. This levy will restore the services that have been cut from the City budget since the recession [...]
Press Releases
The latest press releases from Seattle City Councilmembers.
Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Human Rights Commission to host “Human Rights 101” forum
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What are human rights? Why do they matter in Seattle? How do human rights protect me? What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? How can I support human rights?
Seattle City Council Committee to discuss new breastfeeding legislation to protect women’s rights
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Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the Seattle City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, will introduce legislation from the Seattle Women’s Commission to protect a mother’s right to breastfeed her child in places of public accommodation free from discrimination.
North Beacon Hill and Othello Rezones
On Monday, April 2, the Council unanimously approved rezones in the North Beacon Hill and Othello Residential Urban Villages. These rezones are designed to take the next stage in implementing the neighborhood and station area plans for those neighborhoods, by creating the zoning needed to promote additional development around the station. The North Beacon Hill [...]
Seattle City Council moves to strengthen Seattle’s life sciences industry
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The City Council today will introduce legislation (Council Bill 117438) to waive the City’s business and occupation tax on government research and development funding of Seattle companies and nonprofit organizations in the growing life sciences sector.
Seattle City Councilmembers Clark, Godden and Harrell to appear on April’s City Inside/Out: Council Edition
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What is the latest with the Department of Justice’s investigation of the Seattle Police Department? How will policing change in the City? What role will the Council play in Seattle Center’s Next Fifty anniversary celebration? Can residents be involved in this year’s budget process? Whatever your questions, submit them now.
Feedback sought on proposed Seattle Public Library Levy
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Providing funding stability for the Seattle Public Library is a priority for the City of Seattle. Seattle City Councilmembers invite members of the public to provide their feedback on the proposed Library Levy legislation before the Council.
Earthquakes and Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
When the Nisqually Earthquake hit, I was in the Pioneer Building in Pioneer Square, an older brick building. While skyscrapers swayed, the Pioneer Building was bouncing up and down, and a window shattered a few feet from me. That building has been retrofitted since then, but it is a great example of the kind of [...]
Join the Seattle City Council’s "Sallys" for coffee and conversation
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Seattle City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will be in the Magnolia/Interbay neighborhood this Saturday hosting their reoccurring community coffee chat.
Safe Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors
In 2010, the City Council identified safe housing for the survivors/victims of domestic violence as a priority issue to work on. Seattle has a long track record of working to reduce domestic violence, and the Council had identified working on domestic violence issues as one of our priorities for 2010. In looking at the area [...]
Let’s recap some good economic news
As we start another week let me mention three things that made last week good from the perspective of economic resiliency. 1. The M’s, Danny and My New Coat. I got to meet Danny Bonaduce. OK, at best you’re thinking, “What does Danny Bonaduce have to do with economic resiliency?” I could start by just [...]
More City Funds Can Be Deposited in Credit Unions
Senate Bill 5913, sponsored by Senators Prentice, Hobbs, and Benton, was approved by the Legislature and will go into law on June 8. The bill, which passed the Senate 43 to 2 and the House 80 to16, increases the amount of funds that governments can deposit in credit unions. I suggested adding this legislation to [...]