February 1st, 2019
Sound Transit Level 3 Analysis Released/Delridge Letter Sound Transit has released its “Level 3” analysis for three end-to-end alternatives for the West Seattle/Ballard light rail line; here’s a link to the presentation from today’s meeting of the Sound Transit Elected Leadership Group (ELG). At today’s meeting I requested Sound Transit provide visualizations of what the […]
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October 12th, 2018
Update on Request for 1st Avenue Bus Lane & Access to Downtown after Viaduct Closure SDOT Interim Director Laird sent a reply to my letter asking SDOT about reserving a dedicated lane for buses on 1st Avenue while the Alaskan Way Viaduct is being removed. WSDOT plans to permanently close the viaduct on January 11, […]
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Posted: October 12th, 2018 under
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Seattle Art in Parks,
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SPD,
West Seattle
September 21st, 2018
Budget Calendar/Key Deadlines On Monday, September 24th Mayor Jenny Durkan will submit her proposed 2019-2020 City Budget and 2019-2024 Capital Improvement Program. The Council will then begin meeting as the Budget Committee in a two-month process for consideration, amendment, and finally, approval of the City budget. Here’s a brief rundown the of the calendar, process, […]
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Posted: September 21st, 2018 under
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LGBTQ,
Libraries,
Public Health.
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1 Green Planet,
Diaper Need Awareness Week,
draft tree legislation,
Hugo House,
Issue Identification,
Light Rail,
PLUZ,
Sound Transit,
WestSide Baby
August 3rd, 2018
Amending the Open Housing Ordinance for Tenants with Disabilities On Monday July 30, 2018 the Seattle City Council passed CB 119309 amending the Open Housing Ordinance in Chapter 14.08 of the Seattle Municipal Code to increase the types of entities with an obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to tenants with disabilities. This issue was brought […]
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Posted: August 3rd, 2018 under
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Libraries,
Office of Police Accountability,
Transportation.
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Center City Bike Network,
commuters,
constituent e-mails,
Delridge Multimodal Project,
Downtown Seattle Association,
free-floating bike share,
King County Metro,
One Center City,
Open Housing Ordinance,
Seattle Municipal Code,
Seattle Office for Civil Rights,
Sound Transit,
transportation actions
July 13th, 2018
Seattle Small Business Survey In continuing its efforts to support Seattle small businesses the Office of Economic Development has designed a survey to ask small business owners across the city what the City can do to better support the success of Seattle small businesses. This information will help OED to prioritize their programs and services, […]
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Posted: July 13th, 2018 under
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Human Services,
Office of Police Accountability,
Police Department,
Seattle Public Utliities.
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Chief of Police,
homelessness response budget,
Light Rail,
Office of Economic Development,
Seattle City Light,
Seattle Public Utilities,
shelter,
small business,
Sound Transit,
West Seattle
April 21st, 2018
Ready to Work Expansion On Monday April 16th I had the opportunity to visit the Ready to Work program’s expansion into District 1. During the 2018 budget I advocated for funding to expand the Ready to Work (RTW) program into West Seattle. Ready to Work is for people who face barriers to employment and need […]
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February 9th, 2018
South Park Like you, I was shocked, saddened, outraged, and worried for the safety of my neighbors when we learned about the shooting of one of our South Park children. Wednesday evening, I was at the Denny/Sealth PTSA Safety meeting at Neighborhood House in High Point when the officers that were the presenting guests were […]
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Posted: February 9th, 2018 under
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Labor Standards,
Parks and Recreation,
Police Department,
Public Health,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Sound Transit,
Transportation,
Trees.
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Amazon,
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South Park,
trees,
West Seattle
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,
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Education,
Housing,
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Parks and Recreation,
Planning and Land Use,
Sound Transit,
Transportation.
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Alert Seattle,
bus,
Delridge,
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Mandatory Housing Affordability,
parking,
planning and land use,
Rapid Ride,
Schmitz Park,
small business,
Sound Transit,
University District,
West Seattle
December 8th, 2017
City-Sound Transit Partnership Agreement On Monday the City Council will vote on legislation to enter into an agreement between the City of Seattle and Sound Transit. This agreement will formalize City-Sound Transit cooperation to implement the West Seattle and Ballard light rail projects, approved by voters in the November, 2015 ST3 ballot measure. The agreement […]
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Posted: December 8th, 2017 under
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Parks and Recreation,
Planning and Land Use,
Public Health,
Transportation.
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MOU,
office hours,
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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
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Education,
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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