April 27th, 2018
Nature’s Scorecard On Tuesday, the Puget Soundkeeper and the Washington Environmental Council provided my committee a briefing on their joint project, Nature’s Scorecard. Under the Clean Water Act cities are required to manage stormwater runoff and ensure that combined sewer overflows occur no more than once per outfall per year. Nature’s Scorecard is an easily […]
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Posted: April 27th, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Homelessness,
Public Health.
Tags:
Clean Water Act,
Green Star,
homelessness,
Housing,
LID,
Progressive Tax,
Puget Soundkeeper,
tax,
Tax Foundation
April 21st, 2018
Ready to Work Expansion On Monday April 16th I had the opportunity to visit the Ready to Work program’s expansion into District 1. During the 2018 budget I advocated for funding to expand the Ready to Work (RTW) program into West Seattle. Ready to Work is for people who face barriers to employment and need […]
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April 13th, 2018
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month On Monday April 9th the Seattle City Council and Mayor Durkan signed the Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Proclamation. SAAM is an annual campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault and to educate communities on how to work towards a world free from sexual violence. While many regions have […]
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Posted: April 13th, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
District Office Hours,
Labor Standards,
LGBTQ,
Parks and Recreation,
Proclamations,
Public Health,
Seattle Public Utliities.
Tags:
District 1,
Gap,
ICE,
Notifica,
office hours,
Seattle Public Utilities,
secure scheduling,
sexual assault,
South Park,
South Park Public Safety Task Force,
Spring Clean,
United We Dream
April 6th, 2018
Center City Streetcar: Pressing the “Pause” Button I thank Mayor Durkan for pressing the ‘pause’ button on the Center City Streetcar through her executive order to stop work. This step is necessary to ensure that the independent review earlier ordered by the Mayor is meaningful. Had work proceeded as scheduled—especially in awarding a construction contract—it […]
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Posted: April 6th, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Homelessness,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Transportation.
Tags:
Center City Streetcar,
domestic workers,
emails,
Employee Hours Tax,
green,
march,
SDOT,
Seattle Public Utilities,
tax,
trucks
