The first City Council’s first public hearing for the Mayor’s proposed 2015-6 budget will be Tuesday, October 7 at 5:30 p.m. Signup begins at 4:30 p.m. The official notice is below. The Council’s second public hearing will be on October 23. Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 5:30 PM Garfield Community Center 2323 East Cherry Street […]
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September 22, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
City Council Budget Review Announced
Mayor Ed Murray released his proposed 2015-6 budget today. I look forward to examining the Mayor’s proposed budget, keeping in mind the highest priorities the Council expressed in a letter to the Mayor in early August: human services, public safety and transportation. Those priorities were informed by a series of community meetings I hosted earlier […]
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July 21, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Arts Office Wins NEA Cultural Space $
The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture just nabbed a $50k grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for cultural space work.
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June 30, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Council Passes Resolutions about Investing in Fossil Fuels and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Today the Council voted on two resolutions that I had the privilege of sponsoring. Below are short summaries on both. I. Resolution 31525 Resolution 31525 strengthens the City’s commitment to greenhouse gas reductions by formalizing the City’s policy begun under the previous administration to not invest the City’s cash pool in corporations and other entities […]
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May 29, 2014January 6, 2023News Releases
Seattle is raising its minimum wage
Over the past several months of minimum wage debate I’ve been told to adopt $15 now “because the rent won’t wait.” I’ve been told raising the minimum wage will cost jobs. In meetings I’ve heard questions, positions, opinions, pleadings, demands and accusations. I’ve heard about what was compromised, what was horse-traded and what was a […]
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May 2, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
City Council Budget Workshops May 6, 7, 8 and 14
As Chair of the City Council Budget Committee I’d like to invite you to Community Budget Workshops to help the City Council develop priorities for the 2015-6 budget. The Council will hold four meetings from May 6 to May 14, as listed below. All meetings are from 6 to 8 p.m. Holding the meetings during […]
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April 21, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Urban Politics #349: A Seattle Park District
I proposed changes to the Council's Seattle Park District legislation that call for a more diverse citizen oversight committee and increased funding for recreation programs.
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February 19, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Boycott Poverty Tomorrow
Tomorrow, on January 20, Seattle fast food workers and their supporters will be boycotting the big burger chains — McDonald‘s, Burger King, and Wendy’s. If you want to join them, you can pledge to Boycott Poverty on February 20th. If you want to do more, you can sign up to join a boycott line. The folks […]
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February 18, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw
Caps on rideshares, taxis, and for hires? There’s a better way.
In case you didn’t catch it in The Stranger, this is my argument for why we should lift caps on rideshares. Thanks for taking part in the conversation. — Sally A year’s worth of meetings about the future of transportation reached a crescendo this past Friday morning in Seattle City Council chambers. In a room […]
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January 17, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
History and Background on the Minimum Wage
Increases in the minimum wage are being considered at a variety of levels, from the federal to the city. As part of the city’s consideration of an increase in the minimum wage, I’ll be occasionally sending out a series of short essays/blog posts to add depth and background to the ongoing discussion. History & Background […]