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,
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Education,
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Libraries,
Office of Police Accountability,
Parks and Recreation,
Planning and Land Use,
Police Department,
Public Health,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Transportation,
Trees,
Zoning.
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Alki,
Art,
banking,
Duwamish,
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Highland Park,
Housing,
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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
October 6th, 2017
This week in the budget The City Council’s Budget Committee held the first of two public hearings on the 2018 budget last night. The second hearing will be on November 1. Next week the City Council’s Budget Committee will begin the Issue Identification portion of its review of the Mayor’s proposed 2018 budget, with meetings […]
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September 29th, 2017
This Week in the Budget City Council’s Consideration of the 2018 City Budget On Monday, Mayor Burgess presented his proposed 2018 City of Seattle Budget and 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program. With Burgess becoming Mayor last week, his position as Chair of the City Council Budget Committee became vacant; the Council voted to appoint me as […]
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Posted: September 29th, 2017 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Libraries,
Parks and Recreation,
Public Health,
Seattle Public Utliities.
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Alki,
budget,
Cultural Facilities Funding,
Neighborhood & Community Arts Grants,
public safety survey,
Sound Transit
September 8th, 2017
Thanking Seattle’s Emergency Responders Seattle’s first responders have been active in responding to the Hurricane Harvey response efforts in Texas, and the wildfires in Washington State, and in preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Georgia and Florida. Firefighters Chris Lombard, Jon Olson, Chuck Boehmer, Darrin Quaschnik, and Greg Sobole deployed as part of […]
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Posted: September 8th, 2017 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Parks and Recreation,
Public Health,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Street Vacations,
Transportation.
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Alki,
emergency responders,
office hours,
public safety,
public safety survey,
South Park,
street vacation
August 23rd, 2017
Alki Public Safety and Health Survey As a beachside neighborhood and regional destination, the Alki neighborhood and nearby areas face unique public safety and health challenges, from Beach Drive to the West Seattle Bridge. Residents, community groups, and visitors from elsewhere have expressed concern about the public health and safety impacts of a growing number […]
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August 11th, 2017
MHA DEIS Issues for District 1 Last week I encouraged you to get your comments on the Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) Citywide Rezone Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) into the Office of Planning and Community Development before the Monday 8/8 deadline. I hope that you did. I also let you know that I was working […]
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Posted: August 11th, 2017 under
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
Homelessness,
Housing,
Housing Discrimination,
Office of Police Accountability,
Parks and Recreation,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Transportation.
Tags:
Alki,
Fair Chance Housing,
landslide
May 26th, 2017
Regarding the Shooting on Alki Councilmember Gonzalez held her Gender Equity, Safe Communities, and New American’s committee this morning. On the agenda was a presentation about the Seattle Police Department’s response to gun violence. Although I am not a member of the committee, understanding how deeply our community was impacted by this tragic event, I […]
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Posted: May 26th, 2017 under
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
District Office Hours,
Housing,
LGBTQ,
Libraries,
Office of Police Accountability,
Police Department,
Public Health.
Tags:
Alki,
Civil Rights,
Community Police Commission,
Fair Chance Housing,
office hours,
police,
police accountability,
Seattle Office of Civil Rights
February 24th, 2016
Seattle Public Utility’s (SPU) Brand New Approach to Address Illegal dumping Since 2014, the number of illegal dumping service requests to SPU has jumped from about 5,000 to an astonishing 11,500 in 2015. As a result, unfortunately, the average response time went from 21 days to 28 days. To address this SPU decided they needed […]
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