SEATTLE – Seattle City Council voted unanimously today in the first Full Council meeting of 2022, announcing its plan for standing committee assignments, departmental oversight, meeting schedules, adjusting the Full Council meeting day from Monday to Tuesday, and leadership positions via Resolution 32037. The Committee assignments are two-year terms. Each Councilmember is responsible for...
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January 4, 2022January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Juarez, News Releases
City Council Unanimously Elects Debora Juarez as Council President Making Her the First Indigenous Council President In City History
Seattle, WA – Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5 – North Seattle) was elected Council President by a unanimous vote of her colleagues during Tuesday’s first council meeting of the New Year. The Council Presidency is a two-year term. The President serves as the presiding officer of the Council, sets the Council agenda, assigns legislation to committees, and...
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December 13, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Councilmember Strauss, Juarez, News Releases, Strauss
City Council Passes Strauss’ and Juarez’ Legislation to Preserve Mobile Home Parks, Save Senior Housing
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee, and Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5 – North Seattle) celebrated the City Council’s 8-0 passage of their legislation to protect mobile home parks in Seattle and save this affordable housing option for our seniors. In 2019, the City Council heard from residents of Halcyon Mobile Home Park who were...
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November 22, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember González, Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Juarez, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Morales, Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Strauss, Gonzalez, Herbold, Juarez, Lewis, Morales, Mosqueda, News Releases, Strauss
Seattle City Council Finalizes 2022 Budget, Prioritizing Housing, Homeless Services, Healthy & Safe Communities
Invests an historic $194 million in affordable housing, $15.4 million in homelessness services, fully funds SPD hiring plans while investing $27.5 million in upstream public safety solutions SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide), Chair of the Budget Committee, issued the following statement following the final vote on the 2022 budget from the Select Budget Committee: “The...
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October 4, 2021January 6, 2023Juarez, News Releases, Strauss
Council Bill May Enable a State-of-the-Art Training Facility for Seattle Storm
Council Vote Gives ‘Green Light’ for Equity in Professional Sports SEATTLE – Today Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6, Northwest Seattle) and Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle) celebrated the passage of Council Bill 120149, which amends size limits and parking requirements for indoor sports and recreation uses in the Ballard-Interbay-Northend Manufacturing/Industrial Center (BINMIC). Alongside Mayor Jenny Durkan, Councilmembers Strauss...
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August 16, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Juarez, News Releases
City Council Passes Juarez’s Resolution Recognizing Historical Trauma of Indian Boarding Schools
The resolution supports Sec. of the Interior Deb Haaland’s Truth and Healing Commission Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle), Chair of the Council’s Public Assets and Native Communities Committee, sponsored Resolution 32018, supporting the U.S. Department of Interior’s Indian Boarding School Initiative and the Truth and Healing Commission, a resolution that the Council passed...
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August 9, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Juarez, News Releases
Councilmember Debora Juarez Celebrates Naming of ‘John Lewis Bridge’
Northgate Pedestrian Bridge name recognition increases BIPOC representation in North Seattle Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle), Chair of the Council’s Public Assets and Native Communities Committee, joined with her colleagues today for an 8-0 vote in favor of Council Bill 120145 an ordinance naming the pedestrian and bicycle bridge across Interstate 5, connecting...
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May 12, 2021January 6, 2023Juarez, News Releases, Strauss
Councilmembers Strauss and Juarez Announce Legislation to Preserve Mobile Home Parks, Save Senior Housing
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee, and Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5 – North Seattle) unveiled a proposal on Wednesday that would preserve mobile home parks in Seattle and save this affordable housing option for our seniors. In 2019, the City Council heard from residents of Halcyon Mobile Home Park who...
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April 12, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Juarez, News Releases, Pedersen
Council Approves Land Transfer to Expand Lake City Memorial Triangle
SEATTLE – Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle), together with her colleagues, approved legislation during today’s Full Council meeting that would transfer ownership of land located at the intersection of Bartlett Avenue Northeast and Sand Point Way Northeast to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). This land will expand the size of the Lake City Memorial Triangle,...
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April 8, 2021January 6, 2023Councilmember Juarez, Councilmember Pedersen, Juarez, News Releases, Pedersen
Councilmembers Debora Juarez, Alex Pedersen Celebrate Biden Administration Canceling Sale of Seattle’s National Archives Facility
Councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5, North Seattle) and Councilmember Alex Pedersen (District 4, Northeast Seattle) applauded the Biden Administration for rejecting the pending sale by the U.S. government of the National Archives facility in Seattle. The two also thanked Attorney General Bob Ferguson, local tribal nations, and community activists for their support in bringing this...