My staff and I have been working on issues around local food since we secured approval of the Local Food Action Initiative in 2008. I am very happy that Mayor McGinn and the entire City Council have given great support to this work, and we have completed a large number of significant accomplishments on this [...]
Press Releases
The latest press releases from Seattle City Councilmembers.
Sound Transit Station Naming Policy
On Thursday, February 23, the Sound Transit Board formally adopted a policy for naming stations and other Sound Transit facilities. Before this, the naming process followed a design manual, but there was no Board policy. This has become a problem as Sound Transit builds stations where there might be some controversy about the name, [...]
Seattle City Councilmembers Bagshaw, Burgess and Rasmussen to appear on this month’s City Inside/Out: Council Edition
News Release:
What needs to happen to bring NBA and NHL to Seattle? How can residents be involved in this year’s budget process? What are the next steps for making Third Avenue safer for residents and visitors? Is the Volunteer Park Conservatory really facing closure? Whatever your questions, submit them now.
Seattle Police Department is hiring police officers
News Release:
Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Council's Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee today announced the Seattle Police Department is seeking to hire 30 to 40 entry-level police officers in 2012. Policing is a challenging and rewarding job, with the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives and the community every day.
Council Sets 2012 Priorities
Council President Sally Clark has led us through a priority setting process for 2012, and the Council has identified an ambitious agenda of thirty initiatives, organized in five core priority areas. We will all have involvement in the entire list in the course of the year. Each Councilmember will lead on certain issues, usually those [...]
Seattle City Council President Sally J. Clark announces 2012 Council action plan
News Release:
Seattle City Councilmember Sally J. Clark announced today the 2012 Council Action Plan to achieve Seattle City Council priorities. This year the Council has identified several critical policy areas on which it will focus. President Clark provided the following statement regarding the Seattle City Council 2012 Action Plan...
Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell calls for community support
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell calls for community support
Statement regarding recent homicides at 9400 Block on Rainier Ave South
Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Council’s Public Safet...
Food Policy Council Sets 2012 Strategy
At its February 10 meeting, the Regional Food Policy Council (RFPC) agreed to the recommendations of its Steering Committee for an action agenda for 2012. The RFPC, which is entering its second year, worked during its first year to define its mission and scope of work and to understand the way in which the [...]
Bill Walton, Dave Twardzik, Maurice Lucas, Bob Gross and…
When I was 11 I had the 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers team photo taped to my bedroom door. If I had that photo still I could have checked it to recall the fifth starter of that world championship team. Instead, I hit Wikipedia and learned the other starting guard was (drum roll, please)… Lionel Hollins. [...]
Delivering on Our 2011 Priorities
During my four years as President, I led the Council through a priority setting exercise each year, designed to identify the core issues to focus on for the year. Council President Clark plans to continue this plan. In 2011, Councilmembers identified 17 priorities. Here’s a report on how I think we did, from one to [...]
Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell’s statement on bringing back a basketball team
News Releases
Today, Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Chair of the Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, released the following statement in response to the proposal by Christopher Hansen for a new NBA and NHL arena. The proposal includes no new taxes to build a new arena.
Salish Sea Trading Cooperative
Seattle is blessed by hosting a wide range of creative and committed individuals and groups who are willing to push the envelope of what can be done to create a more sustainable City. Think carrying freight on sailing ships is no longer practical? Meet Ballard’s Salish Sea Trading Cooperative. The Salish Sea Trading Cooperative relies [...]