Field trips during 2015 budget review
Councilmembers have been locked in 2015 city budget review for the past few weeks on our way to a final vote the Monday before Thanksgiving. It’s a little difficult to schedule other work during this time because we’re in three-hour sessions morning and afternoon, but breaks do come up to give staff time to research […][More]
Posted: November 12th, 2014 under Councilmember Clark.
Tags: Budget and Economic Development
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Action Summary, 11/10/14
Action Summary of the Seattle City Council
Full Council Meeting
Monday, November 10, 2014
Councilmember Sawant was excused.
ADOPTION OF OTHER RESOLUTIONS:
1. Res. 31556 ADOPTED (8-0)
Setting the public hearing on the petition of Inhabit Eastlake, LLC for the vacation of a subterranean portion of East Howe Street in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle; according to Cha[More]
Posted: November 10th, 2014 under City Clerk.
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Capitol Hill Arts District
Capitol Hill becomes Seattle's first official arts district. And, it's about time, gosh darn it![More]
Posted: November 10th, 2014 under Councilmember Licata.
Tags: Development and Sustainability
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Green Seattle Day 2014
Thank you, everyone who volunteered during the 9th Annual Green Seattle Day this past Saturday! I joined almost 200 people to plant nearly 1000 native trees and shrubs in our Cheasty Forest. The Cheasty volunteers had removed mountains of ivy and other invasives over the past year and Saturday was the fun part — planting the […][More]
Posted: November 10th, 2014 under Councilmember Bagshaw.
Tags: Environment, Parks
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November Council Edition: City budget, homeless encampments and more
Check out the November episode of City Inside/Out: Council edition, where I appear with Councilmembers Time Burgess and Kshama Sawant. With host Brian Callanan we discuss the city budget, homeless encampments, and more.
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Posted: November 7th, 2014 under Councilmember Licata.
Tags: Budget and Economic Development, Housing
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National Progress in Reducing Homelessness
Laura Green Zeilinger, the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, recently shared encouraging news about successes in reducing homelessness around the country when evidence-based practices like Housing First, permanent supportive housing and rapid re-housing are employed. Overall...[More]
Posted: November 7th, 2014 under Councilmember Burgess.
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The Westlake Cycle Track: A way we all can get where we need to go
I had the opportunity to attend the third and final open house hosted by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to discuss a multi-model transportation project happening in our Westlake Community: the new Westlake Cycle Track. The implementation of the Cycle Track will be an important step forward to make our streets bike-able, walk-able, drivable […][More]
Posted: November 5th, 2014 under Councilmember Bagshaw.
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Thank You Seattle Voters!
I woke up this morning proud that I live in Seattle. Thank you Seattle voters for voting to protect public safety by requiring criminal background checks on gun transactions, to invest in transit, and to improve access to quality preschool for the children in our city. Thanks especially to all who worked on these successful campaigns […][More]
Posted: November 5th, 2014 under Councilmember Bagshaw.
Tags: Public Safety, transportation
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Council President Burgess Thanks Voters for Passage of Seattle Preschool Program (Proposition 1B)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/4/2014
Council President Burgess Thanks Voters for Passage of Seattle Preschool Program (Proposition 1B)
SEATTLE - Council President Tim Burgess released the following statement this evening after reviewing the election ...[More]
Posted: November 5th, 2014 under News Releases.
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Thank You Voters for Choosing the Seattle Preschool Program
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here. Seattle voters had a clear choice on how to benefit the future generations of Seattle. I am very happy they selected...[More]
Posted: November 5th, 2014 under Councilmember Burgess.
Tags: Ethics and Elections
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