February 16th, 2018
Fauntleroy Watershed Council Annual Report In my Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development, and Arts committee meeting on Tuesday we heard from the Fauntleroy Watershed Council who presented their annual report. The Fauntleroy Watershed Council is a venue for volunteers interested supporting and maintaining the Fauntleroy Creek, Park, and other natural areas within the Fauntleroy watershed. […]
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Posted: February 16th, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
District Office Hours,
Planning and Land Use,
Seattle Public Utliities.
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bus,
Fauntleroy,
office hours,
parking,
planning and land use,
SDCI,
SDOT,
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections,
Seattle Public Utilities,
SPU
February 2nd, 2018
Fauntleroy Boulevard Project Update SDOT has announced that they are putting the Fauntleroy Boulevard Project on hold; their announcement says: “Based on community input and continued coordination with Sound Transit, we are putting construction of the Fauntleroy Boulevard Project on hold. This decision responds to community concerns about prolonged construction and effective use of taxpayer […]
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Posted: February 2nd, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
Utilities.
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drainage,
Fauntleroy,
Harvest of Empire,
Hate Free Delridge,
Light Rail,
Pedestrian Master Plan,
rainstorms,
SDOT,
Seattle Public Utilities,
West Seattle,
West Seattle Chamber of Commerce
March 31st, 2017
Age Friendly Resolution On Monday, the Full Council adopted the Age Friendly Resolution 31739, expressing Seattle’s commitment to being a more age-friendly city and committing to several areas of continuous improvement across every function of City government. In August 2016, AARP designated Seattle as the 104th community in the U.S. to be a part of […]
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March 17th, 2017
Equality Act Resolution On March 13 the Seattle City Council unanimously passed the Equality Act Resolution, naming the day Equality Act Day. This Resolution calls upon Congress to reintroduce and enact the 2015 Equality Act, adding sexual orientation and gender identity to existing protected classes in our federal civil rights laws, including protections from discrimination […]
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December 30th, 2016
Housing Issues Source of Income Discrimination (SOID) Law SOID is important new comprehensive tenants’ rights legislation, enacting one of the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) recommendations. The final bill created a new protected class for people with alternative sources of income, created a new “first in time” requirement to make the housing application […]
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Posted: December 30th, 2016 under
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Housing,
Labor Standards,
LGBTQ,
Planning and Land Use,
Police Department,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Street Vacations,
Terminal 5,
Transportation,
Trees,
Utilities,
West Seattle Bridge.
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plastic bag,
police,
Pronto,
SDOT,
Seattle Public Utilities,
secure scheduling,
SODO arena
December 9th, 2016
Anti-Hate Resolution As chair of the Committee that oversees Civil Rights, I am charged with providing policy direction and oversight, and making recommendations on legislative matters related to civil rights issues. In response to Donald Trump becoming the President-elect, there has been an increase in hate speech and acts of violence targeted at Muslims, Sikhs, […]
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Posted: December 9th, 2016 under
Arts,
Budget,
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
LGBTQ,
Music.
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Civil Rights,
District 1,
Fauntleroy,
LGBTQ,
Music Commission
October 21st, 2016
Comprehensive Plan 2035 Community Involvement On Monday the Council approved the 2035 Comprehensive Plan update. In committee, the Council approved amendments I sponsored relating to Seattle Public Utilities, Arts, Economic Development and Growth, and then this week in Full Council amendments I sponsored to the Community Involvement element were also approved. I worked with neighborhood […]
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Posted: October 21st, 2016 under
Arts,
Budget,
Capital Projects,
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
District 1,
Housing Discrimination,
Labor Standards,
Lander,
Police Department,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Transportation,
Utilities,
West Seattle Bridge.
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Arts,
budget,
Civil Rights,
Fauntleroy,
Green Pathways,
Lander,
Pronto,
Seattle Public Utilities,
South Park
September 29th, 2016
Comp Plan 2035 The 2035 Comprehensive Plan is the 20-year framework for most of Seattle’s big-picture decisions on how to grow while preserving and improving our neighborhoods. The Plan guides City decisions on where to build new jobs and houses, how to improve our transportation system, and where to make capital investments such as utilities, […]
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Posted: September 29th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Housing,
Police Department,
Seattle Public Utliities.
Tags:
Arts,
budget,
Center City Streetcar,
Community Police Commission,
Fauntleroy,
Housing,
plastic bag,
police,
Seattle Public Utilities,
South Park