January 3rd, 2018
Contents PART 1 // D1 TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Sound Transit Light Rail Lander Street Overpass Funding Highland Park Roundabout Mudslides PART 2 // PUBLIC SAFETY IN D1 South Park Public Safety Task Force Alki Public Safety and Health Survey/Budget Action PART 3 // HOUSING HIGHLIGHTS Housing Bond Update Fair Chance Housing Short-Term Rental PART 4 // LAND USE LATEST […]
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Posted: January 3rd, 2018 under
Arts,
Budget,
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
District Office Hours,
Economic Development,
Housing,
Labor Standards,
Planning and Land Use,
Police Department,
Transportation,
Trees,
Zoning.
Tags:
Alki,
Art,
banking,
Duwamish,
Fair Chance Housing,
film,
Highland Park,
Housing,
housing bond,
Lander Street Overpass,
Legacy Business Program,
Light Rail,
Mandatory Housing Affordability,
mudslides,
Observer Bill of Rights,
office hours,
Office of Labor Standards,
police accountability,
priority hire,
public safety survey,
Seattle Police Department,
short-term rentals,
South Park,
subminimum wage,
tax,
Vacant Building Program
December 15th, 2017
Southwest Precinct/South Park Crime Data Recently I met with the Seattle Police Department about concerns regarding crime data for South Park. I’ve heard from South Park residents that crime statistics provided by SPD didn’t accurately reflect their experience. Given the relatively small size of the neighborhood and number of residents, it seemed that crime statistics […]
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Posted: December 15th, 2017 under
Bus,
Councilmember Herbold,
Economic Development,
Police Department,
Sound Transit,
Transportation.
Tags:
crime,
Seattle Police Department,
short-term rentals,
small business,
South Park
June 1st, 2017
Sweetened Drink Tax Yesterday, in the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods and Finance Committee the public finally saw the newly proposed bill for the sweetened drink tax. This has been an issue that I’ve been tracking closely for the last couple of months as I’ve had several concerns about not only how to spend projected revenue, but […]
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January 27th, 2017
Socially Responsible Banking Legislation I’ve received around 1400 e-mails, and hundreds of phone calls, regarding socially responsible banking legislation before a City Council committee next week. Here’s the reply I’ve been sending out: Thank you for writing to me about Council Bill 118833, strengthening Seattle’s socially responsible banking laws, and encouraging the Mayor and Director […]
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