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Councilmember Mosqueda, Housing Providers Announce 17 Affordable Housing Projects Made Possible by JumpStart Seattle
SEATTLE - Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) and housing providers unveiled a slate of affordable housing projects that were all awarded funds from JumpStart Seattle, a progressive payroll tax that makes historic investments in affordable housing. JumpStart also funds critical investments in equitable development, the city’s Green New Deal, economic resilience and workforce development. In 2022, JumpStart investments in affordable housing […]
[Full Post]Posted: July 21st, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Mosqueda Creates JumpStart Community Self-Determination Fund to Fight Displacement & Discrimination
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) celebrated the 7-0 vote to pass her bill creating the JumpStart Housing Community Self-Determination Fund It is funded by revenue from the JumpStart progressive payroll tax to support organizations building housing to address displacement, redress the longstanding harms of discriminatory lending practices, and advance equitable development. This fund will help create greater housing […]
[Full Post]Posted: June 28th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Mosqueda Decries Supreme Court Decision Ending Roe v Wade, Reaffirms Seattle’s Commitment to Reproductive Justice
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe and Casey decisions, limiting healthcare access for millions of women: “Cities like Seattle will continue to be a safe haven for individuals looking for access to comprehensive healthcare which includes abortions, and value reproductive freedom. We need to show our support not […]
[Full Post]Posted: June 24th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Mosqueda Celebrates JumpStart Court Victory
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) issued the following statement after today’s legal victory for JumpStart Seattle, the progressive payroll tax she championed, when it was upheld as valid by the Washington State Court of Appeals: “Thanks to the City’s legal team and the broad coalition of businesses, labor unions, community-based organizations, affordable housing advocates, environmental […]
[Full Post]Posted: June 21st, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Mosqueda Appointed to National Local Progress Board
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) was appointed to the board of Local Progress, a national network of elected officials working in nearly 700 localities to help lead progressive change at the local level. Local Progress is a movement of local elected officials who work to advance a racial and economic justice agenda […]
[Full Post]Posted: May 16th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Seattle’s Revenue Forecast Shows Improved Numbers, Although Budget Challenges Remain
SEATTLE – Today the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts released its revenue forecast, projecting improved revenue since November. However, the City is still facing a budget deficit and increased uncertainty due to global events. The newest forecast shows a modest increase in projected revenue, roughly a $32.5 million increase for the City’s General Fund resources, and an increase of $57.3 million to Non-General […]
[Full Post]Posted: April 8th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Mosqueda Joins President Joe Biden, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Other National Leaders to Discuss Impacts of American Rescue Plan
Washington, D.C. – Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) joined a gathering of national leaders today, including President Joe Biden, to discuss the impacts of the American Rescue Plan. The panel, part of the National League of Cities (NLC) annual conference, focused on the historic opportunities created by these national investments including housing, direct cash assistance, and the need for ongoing relief for those most adversely impacted by the pandemic. In Seattle, Councilmember Mosqueda, along with the Mayor and the rest of the City […]
[Full Post]Posted: March 14th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Mosqueda Celebrates First Revenue Returns from Progressive JumpStart Seattle Tax
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) the architect and champion of JumpStart Seattle, reacted to the first revenue numbers from Seattle’s progressive payroll tax. To date, the City has collected $231 million from the JumpStart tax from taxpayers for their 2021 tax liabilities, about $31 million above the most recent revenue forecast issued in November […]
[Full Post]Posted: February 14th, 2022 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda Statement in Support of Continuing Grocery Store Worker Hazard Pay
SEATTLE – Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda (Position 8, Citywide) issued the following statement today in support of continuing the Grocery Store Worker Hazard Pay unanimously passed by Council earlier this year: “I am proud to have passed and led the first in the state Hazard Pay for Grocery workers in Seattle, and proud to have extended the Hazard […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 22nd, 2021 under Councilmember Mosqueda, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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Ben Noble appointed Director of the new Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts
SEATTLE – The City’s Economic and Revenue Forecasts Council has announced that Dr. Ben Noble has been appointed as the inaugural director of Seattle’s new Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts (OERF). Noble has a proven track record of revenue forecasting and fiscal and policy analysis in the public sector. He has worked for the City of Seattle for more than 20 years, serving the last eight as Director of the City Budget Office and, before that, as Director of the City Council’s Central Staff. The OERF was […]
[Full Post]Posted: December 16th, 2021 under Councilmember González, Councilmember Mosqueda, Gonzalez, Mosqueda, News Releases.
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