January 5th, 2018
Schmitz Park Property Acquisition On Monday, years of work finally came to fruition. It was December 2015, just a week after my election was certified, and before I took office when I toured Bruce Stotler’s property on the southeast edge of Schmitz Park. I was joined by the Southwest Historical Society and Forterra (a land […]
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Posted: January 5th, 2018 under
Bus,
Councilmember Herbold,
Housing,
Planning and Land Use,
Sound Transit,
Transportation.
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planning and land use,
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University District,
West Seattle
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
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Sound Transit,
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crime,
Seattle Police Department,
short-term rentals,
small business,
South Park
March 3rd, 2017
City Council statement after threats to the Jewish community and New Hate Crimes Hotline Earlier this week the Council issued a statement in response to a bomb threat against the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island and the anti-Semitic and racist graffiti found in Ballard. In the statement, we expressed our condemnation of hate […]
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Posted: March 3rd, 2017 under
Arts,
Bus,
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
LGBTQ,
Transportation.
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Arts,
District 1,
hate and bias crimes,
King County Metro,
LGBTQ,
renters
March 23rd, 2016
Changes coming to C line on Saturday, March 26 Beginning on Saturday we’ll see some changes in King County Metro’s C line bus service from West Seattle. First, the C line and the D line will be de-coupled. The current C line route goes to 3rd Avenue Downtown, then continues as the D line to […]
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