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Councilmember Mosqueda and Mayor Bruce Harrell Celebrate First-in-the-Nation Permanent Sick and Safe Leave for Gig Workers
The New Law Also Expands Paid Sick Leave to More Types of App-Based Workers SEATTLE – Today Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and Mayor Bruce Harrell lauded the creation of permanent paid sick and safe time (PSST) benefits for app-based workers. The City Council passed Council Bill 120514 by a unanimous 9-0 vote this […]
[Full Post]Posted: March 28th, 2023 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Strauss Celebrates Legislation to Exempt Design Review for Affordable Housing Projects
SEATTLE – Councilmember Dan Strauss (District 6 – Northwest Seattle), Chair of the Land Use Committee, celebrated the unanimous City Council 9-0 vote today that extended COVID-19 era policies to support faster development of affordable rental housing production. Developed in partnership with Mayor Harrell and Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, this legislation called upon the SEPA Emergency to reduce cost […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 13th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Councilmember Strauss, Mosqueda, News Releases, Strauss.
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Seattle City Council Passes Resolution for Universal Health Care
SEATTLE – During the December 6th meeting, the Seattle City Council adopted a resolution in support of universal health care through Improved Medicare for All. The resolution begins with the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights’ inclusion of health care as a “fundamental right.” Last year’s Washington State legislative failures, noted in the resolution, […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 7th, 2022 under Mosqueda, News Releases.
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The City of Seattle 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Passes
Despite a tough budget year, Council invests over half a billion dollars in affordable housing and other urgent needs SEATTLE – Budget Chair Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide and Chair of the Select Budget Committee) and issued the following press release after the City Council’s final passage of the 2023-2024 budget. “The budget passed […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 29th, 2022 under Councilmember Herbold, Councilmember Juarez, Councilmember Mosqueda, Herbold, Juarez, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Council finalizes amendments to Seattle’s 2023-2024 budget
Despite a historically difficult budget year, this anti-austerity budget invests in key services for our City’s working families and small businesses SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide and Chair of the Select Budget Committee) released the following statement following a day of voting on final amendments to the balancing package: “This is a […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 21st, 2022 under Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Budget Chair Mosqueda Releases 2023-2024 Balancing Package After Significant Downturn in Revenue Forecast; Investing in Anti-Austerity and Prioritizing Services People Rely on
VIDEO: Chair Mosqueda’s budget announcement SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide and Chair of the Select Budget Committee) published her balancing package today. Despite looming economic uncertainty and the highest inflation in decades, Councilmember Mosqueda’s balancing package rejects austerity and prioritizes keeping our community cared for and housed, connected and resilient, and healthy and safe. […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 14th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Mosqueda Reacts to Today’s Dire Revenue Forecast, Updates Budget Calendar
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide and Chair of the Select Budget Committee) issued a statement following today’s updated revenue forecast, which predicts that the City will have significantly less than anticipated revenues for the 2023-2024 budget. Over the biennium, the City is anticipating a net $64 million decrease in Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) […]
[Full Post]Posted: November 2nd, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Mosqueda Celebrates Seattle’s Award from C40/Bloomberg Philanthropies for Green New Deal Investments
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) issued the following statement after it was announced Seattle won the C40/Bloomberg Philanthropies “United in Building a Movement” award for the work the City is doing to advance the Green New Deal, funded by the JumpStart Seattle progressive payroll tax prime sponsored by Councilmember Mosqueda: “Cities are positioned to experience […]
[Full Post]Posted: October 25th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Budget Chair Mosqueda Launches Council budget process, focuses on investments for working families
SEATTLE - Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8 – Citywide & Chair of the Select Budget Committee) issued the following statement in response to Mayor Bruce Harrell’s budget proposal: “As Budget Chair, I will be working with my Council colleagues to finalize the biennial budget that builds towards a Seattle where everyone is housed and cared for, […]
[Full Post]Posted: September 27th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Mosqueda, Mayor Harrell Proclaim Suite of Cannabis Legislation Passed by Council as ‘Historic’
New Laws Center Equity and Address Racial Inequities in the Cannabis Industry SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and Mayor Bruce Harrell proclaimed today’s unanimous vote by Council as “historic” in the fight to repair past harms in the war on drugs. Beginning in 2021, Mosqueda and her Council colleagues began looking at cannabis policies with the […]
[Full Post]Posted: September 6th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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