August 19th, 2016
Observers’ Bill of Rights Across the country, recordings of police activity by the public have increased the public’s ability to witness police behavior and hold police accountable. However, the act of recording, observing, or verbally criticizing police has also at times led to arrests and legal challenges to those arrests on First Amendment grounds. Our […]
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Posted: August 19th, 2016 under
Capital Projects,
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
Homelessness,
Office of Police Accountability,
Police Department.
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Capital Projects,
Civil Rights,
Observers' Bill of Rights,
oversight,
police
August 12th, 2016
Council Passes Source of Income Legislation On Monday the Full Council unanimously voted in support of an important new comprehensive tenants’ rights bill. The legislation proposed by the Mayor was a Source of Income Discrimination protection bill enacting recommendations from the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda task force. The legislation that was passed Monday […]
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Posted: August 12th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
Homelessness,
Housing,
Housing Discrimination,
Libraries,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Transportation.
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35th SW,
Delridge Day,
SW Spokane Street
August 5th, 2016
Mandatory Housing Affordability/Residential (MHA/R) Program The Council’s Planning, Land Use & Zoning (PLUZ) Committee unanimously (5-0) approved framework legislation Tuesday for the Mandatory Housing Affordability/Residential (MHA/R) Program requiring residential developers to provide for affordable housing by including it in their development or paying into an affordable housing fund. The requirement will apply after Council adopts […]
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Posted: August 5th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Housing,
Labor Standards,
Planning and Land Use,
Police Department,
Public Health.
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Housing,
Labor Standards,
police,
secure scheduling
July 7th, 2016
Myers Way Property Update On Thursday, June 30, Financial Administrative Services (FAS) hosted a public meeting to discuss the Draft Preliminary Recommendation Report on the proposed sale of the Myers Way Property. This issue is important to many residents residing in Top Hat, Highland Park, South Park, Arbor Heights, as well as citywide environmental groups […]
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Posted: July 7th, 2016 under
Budget,
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
Homelessness,
Housing,
Libraries,
Parks and Recreation,
Planning and Land Use,
Public Health.
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budget,
equitable development,
lunch & learn,
Myers Way
June 28th, 2016
On June 1st our City proclaimed June LGBTQ Pride Month. The Council and Mayor recognized that the fight for equality is not over and we must continue to lead the nation in establishing policies to prevent discrimination. We raised the LGBTQ flag and promised to continue to speak out against injustice and stand with those […]
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May 27th, 2016
Revised ST3 Plan: Light Rail to West Seattle Three Years Sooner! The Sound Transit Board has announced a revised ST3 plan that reduces, by three years, the projected timeline to bring light rail to West Seattle. The revised plan also accelerates light rail to Ballard by three years, adds a new station to the existing […]
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Posted: May 27th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
District Office Hours,
Education,
Housing,
Libraries,
Parks and Recreation,
Planning and Land Use,
Public Health,
Sound Transit,
Transportation.
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2035,
displacement,
Sound Transit,
South Park,
West Seattle
May 20th, 2016
Swedish MIMP On May 16, the Full Council unanimously voted to adopt the Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Major Institution Master Plan. The Swedish Medical Center at Cherry Hill is located east of the Seattle University Campus in the Squire Park neighborhood. The campus is not located in an urban center or village. Single family […]
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Posted: May 20th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Libraries,
Planning and Land Use,
Police Department,
Public Health,
Zoning.
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cannabis,
libraries,
planning and land use,
zoning
May 12th, 2016
Perennial Issues of Housing Discrimination and Fair Housing are Ripe for Reform Race and socio-economic factors must not be used to prevent people from securing safe, healthy affordable housing. Yet, that is exactly what is happening. On Monday, May 2, 2016, the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) filed 23 director’s charges of illegal discrimination […]
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Posted: May 12th, 2016 under
Arts,
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
Housing,
Housing Discrimination,
Libraries,
Public Health,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Sound Transit,
Transportation,
Utilities,
West Seattle Bridge.
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Civil Rights,
King Street Station,
Sound Transit,
West Seattle Bridge
May 4th, 2016
Seattle Human Rights Commissioner Appointments The Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development and Arts (CRUEDA) Committee, is looking to appoint new commissioners to the Seattle Human Rights Commission. Are you interested in promoting human rights for the residents of Seattle and facilitating the prevention and elimination of discrimination? If yes, please send a resume’ and cover […]
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April 15th, 2016
BREAKING NEWS: Alaskan Way Viaduct to be closed beginning April 29 WSDOT announced this afternoon that they will be closing the Alaskan Way Viaduct beginning on April 29, two weeks from now, while the tunnel boring machine tunnels beneath the structure. WSDOT estimates the closure will be for two weeks. I’ll have more information next […]
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Posted: April 15th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
Lander,
Music,
Proclamations,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Transportation,
West Seattle Bridge.
Tags:
Alaskan Way Viaduct,
Lander,
music,
Seattle Public Utilities,
West Seattle,
West Seattle Bridge