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Budget Committee Votes to Amend City’s $6.5B Budget
Investments in Housing, Homelessness and LEAD top the list Councilmember Sally Bagshaw (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia) and Chair of the Select Budget Committee issued the following statement at the conclusion of the final committee meeting today. The Council package was approved by members of the Budget Committee, who will vote on the final version […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 19th, 2019 under Bagshaw, Councilmember Bagshaw, News Releases.
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Seattle Council Votes to Approve $5.9B City Budget
Targets Homelessness, Substance Use Treatment, Mental Health and Criminal Justice Reforms Councilmember Sally Bagshaw (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia), Chair of the Select Budget Committee, issued the following statement at the conclusion of today’s Full Council meeting regarding Council Bill 119392 which passed by a vote of 8-1: “Today we have balanced […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 19th, 2018 under Bagshaw, Councilmember Bagshaw, News Releases.
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Budget Chair Releases ‘Balancing Package’
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia) and Chair of the Select Budget Committee announced the details of the Council’s ‘balancing package’ and issued the following statement: “My top priority in this balancing package is to focus on a coordinated and effective system to address the needs of people who are experiencing […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 7th, 2018 under Bagshaw, Councilmember Bagshaw, News Releases.
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Council to Host Second of Two Evening Public Hearings
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia) and Chair of the Select Budget Committee, together with her colleagues will host the second of two evening public hearings regarding the Mayor’s proposed budget on Tuesday evening, October 23. Mayor Jenny Durkan transmitted her budget to Council on Monday, September 24. The Council began […]
[Full Post]Posted: October 22nd, 2018 under Bagshaw, Councilmember Bagshaw, News Releases.
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Seattle Council Passes Tax on Business to Help Address Homelessness
Following more than five months of deliberation, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance related to taxation, intended to help address homelessness. The amended proposal establishes an annual tax of $275 per full time employee on the City’s largest businesses, those with revenues of more than $20 million (about 3% of all businesses). The measure […]
[Full Post]Posted: May 14th, 2018 under Bagshaw, Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Juarez, Councilmember Mosqueda, Harrell, Johnson, Juarez, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Mayor, City Attorney & Council: We Call on Legislature to End Death Penalty in WA State
All nine Seattle City Councilmembers, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes sent a LETTER to Seattle’s legislative delegation today, calling for an end to the death penalty in Washington State. Washington Senate Bill 6052 and House Bill 1935 would eliminate the death penalty and instead require life imprisonment without possibility of release […]
[Full Post]Posted: January 22nd, 2018 under Bagshaw, News Releases.
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City Council’s Statement on ICE Targeting Immigrant Rights Activist Maru Mora-Villalpando
New Americans Committee Chair M. Lorena Gonzalez and Vice Chair Teresa Mosqueda issued the following statement jointly with all nine members of the Seattle City Council in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s initiation of deportation proceedings against immigrant rights activist, Maru Mora-Villalpando: “We, members of the Seattle City Council, are angered that Seattle’s office of Immigration […]
[Full Post]Posted: January 16th, 2018 under Bagshaw, Gonzalez, Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, Mosqueda, Obrien, Sawant.
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Council Sets 2018-19 Committee Assignments
The Seattle City Council today adopted Resolution 31789 establishing committee assignments for 2018 and 2019. Each Councilmember is responsible for chairing a Council committee and managing legislation related to the committee’s respective subjects. In addition, each Councilmember serves as vice chair, member and alternate on three additional committees. Councilmembers elected Council President Harrell to continue […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 11th, 2017 under Bagshaw, Gonzalez, Harrell, Herbold, Johnson, Juarez, Mosqueda, News Releases, Obrien, Sawant.
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Council Approves Unprecedented Agreement to Redevelop KeyArena
SEATTLE – Council today authorized Mayor Jenny A. Durkan to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oak View Group (OVG) to redevelop KeyArena into a world-class multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena. The legally binding agreement commits OVG to project costs, including all project overruns, $40 million in neighborhood transportation improvements, and a bevy of […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 4th, 2017 under Bagshaw, Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Harrell, Councilmember Juarez, Harrell, Juarez, News Releases.
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Councilmember Bagshaw’s Statement on Homeless Service Funding Plan, Council to Review Plan at 2 p.m. Meeting
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw (District 7, Pioneer Square to Magnolia), Chair of the Council’s Human Services and Public Health Committee, issued the following statement after Mayor Murray announced the “Pathways Home” plan to put $30 million in homeless services contracts out for bid: “This RFP offers a critical step toward transforming Seattle’s homelessness services system. Putting […]
[Full Post]Posted: June 28th, 2017 under Bagshaw, News Releases.
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