May 4th, 2018
20 Tenant Households Displaced in Highland Park Last Wednesday, while I was walking from my house to the Highland Park Action Council (HPAC) meeting I noticed one of the large apartment buildings in my neighborhood was boarded up. I didn’t know why that had happened, and because I work hard to keep up on what […]
[More]
Posted: May 4th, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Transportation.
Tags:
marijuana,
rehabilitation,
relocation,
rent,
Seattle Department of Transportation,
tenant,
TRAO,
West Seattle
January 12th, 2018
Progressive Revenue Task Force Thursday January 4, 2018 was the first meeting of the Progressive Revenue Task Force. The task force was established by Resolution 31782, passed during the November Budget discussion soon after a narrow majority of Councilmembers voted against the progressive Employee Hours Tax (EHT) that would have funded $13 million in programs […]
[More]
Posted: January 12th, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Parks and Recreation,
Public Health,
Seattle Public Utliities.
Tags:
Department of Neighborhoods,
Employee Hours Tax,
grant,
Jeff Sessions,
marijuana,
Progessive Revenue Task Force,
Seattle Public Utilities,
tax,
Waste-Free Communities Matching Grant,
Your Voice Your Choice
January 12th, 2016
On Monday the Council passed legislation to allow for better citywide distribution of state-licensed marijuana stores. It’s a classic case of a citywide policy with implications throughout Seattle’s neighborhoods: currently, over half of permitted stores are in District 2 (SE Seattle and SODO) and District 5 (North Seattle), while District 1 (West Seattle and South […]
[More]
Posted: January 12th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Parks and Recreation,
Zoning.
Tags:
District 1,
marijuana,
Seattle City Council,
South Park,
tourism,
West Seattle,
zoning
