In this way we will significantly improve the condition of unsafe rental housing.
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September 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
New Audit on MFTE Program Released Today
About 1 in 5 renters spend more than half of their income on rent and more than half of this group have incomes less than 30% median income.
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September 10, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #325: The Yesler Terrace Redevelopment Project
It is the Council’s duty to watchdog this legislation as it is implemented and to work with SHA and the community to assure that every requirement that is in this legislation is met.
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August 8, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
New Foreclosure Relief Program
Between 2009-2012 the foreclosure crisis is projected to cost Washington communities, homeowners and local governments approximately $3.7 billion
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July 19, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
UP #324: How Do We Ensure We Aren’t a City with Homeless Children Sleeping Outdoors?
I believe that this is a goal that we can accomplish.
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July 13, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
We finally have a bill…read more here about the Rental Housing Registration and Inspection Program Legislation
The vast majority of rental units in the city meet basic standards of habitability; still, we know that some units that do not.
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June 27, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Today’s City Council Sponsored Noon Brownbag on Equitable Transit Oriented Development
Seattle’s diversity at risk from gentrification; new light rail could leave community behind
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June 22, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Neighbors Win Pedestrian Improvements
Sometimes we forget to celebrate the small victories.
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May 30, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Spiral of Hope
Some argue the arts are purely esthetic and should be enjoyed for nothing more than their intrinsic value. Another argument claims the power of art to bring people together should be used intentionally in whatever way it can to further the social good. Artist Bryan Ohno makes a case for the latter.
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May 23, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Neighbors Successful in Effort to Keep Retail out of Residential and Commercial Business Districts Strong
What garnered the most opposition at today’s meeting was an element that would have allowed small-scale, ground-floor commercial uses in certain multifamily zones that are located in Urban Centers or Station Area Overlay Districts.