FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/29/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmember Mike O'Brien
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen
Seattle City Council explores public campaign financing
National experts t...
Public invited to comment on memorandums of understanding related to renovation of Seattle’s Central Waterfront
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/28/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmemb...
Seattle City Council adopts updated Shoreline Master Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/22/2013
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Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmembe...
Sea level rise will bring flooding to parts of Seattle by 2050
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/14/2013
Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Nick...
Council urges Congress, President to avoid cuts to local services in fiscal cliff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/17/2012 Council urges Congress, President to avoid cuts to local services in fiscal cliff
Calls for balanced approach, end to tax cut for wealthiest 2 percent
The Seattle City Council today passed a resolution calling...
Councilmember Licata selected to advance progressive vision for America’s cities and towns
News Release:
Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata was selected as the Chair of a new organization, Local Progress: a national municipal policy network, formed over the weekend in Washington D.C. Local Progress will be dedicated to advancing innovative legislative strategies in America’s cities and towns.
Councilmembers to revisit Communities United Rainier Beach decision
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Four members of the City Council said this afternoon they would revisit their decision to defund the Communities United Rainier Beach (CURB) crime prevention program when final budget legislation comes before the Council on November 19.
City Council Budget Committee refocuses 2013 budget on urgent, immediate needs
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The Seattle City Council's Budget Committee today voted unanimously on a balanced 2013 budget for city operations and endorsed a spending plan for 2014.
Seattle City Council statement on likely passage of Seawall proposition
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Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, chair of the Council's Transportation Committee, released the following statement on the likely passage of Proposition No. 1 for General Obligation Bonds for the Alaskan Way Seawall:
Seattle City Council requests City Attorney present SPD monitor candidate to court
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The Seattle City Council passed Resolution 31414 this afternoon, continuing the City’s progress in meeting the terms of the consent decree agreed to in August with the United States Department of Justice. The resolution (adopted 8-1) provides guidance to City Attorney Pete Holmes in filing the City’s recommendation for a consent decree monitor, a condition required to be met by Fri., Oct. 26.