January 26th, 2018
Crescent-Hamm Building Historic Preservation As Seattle grows, it’s critically important to maintain connections to our past. Seattle’s Historic Preservation program, in effect since 1973, has designated more than 450 sites as landmarks, helping us to preserve our heritage. On Monday, the Full Council will vote to complete the landmark designation process for the Crescent-Hamm Building […]
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Posted: January 26th, 2018 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Homelessness,
LGBTQ,
Libraries,
Planning and Land Use,
Seattle Public Utliities,
Zoning.
Tags:
Crescent-Hamm,
landmarks,
Longfellow Creek,
Mandatory Housing Affordability,
Seattle Public Utilities,
stormwater,
zoning
November 18th, 2016
THIS WEEK IN THE BUDGET On Wednesday the Budget Committee met to vote and discuss changes to the proposed budget. My big news is that the Council supported the passage of my proposal to create a $29M housing bond intended to expand financing for affordable housing in Seattle for 2017. I wrote about this proposal […]
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Posted: November 18th, 2016 under
Civil Rights,
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Homelessness,
Office of Police Accountability,
Parks and Recreation,
Planning and Land Use,
Public Health,
Transportation,
Zoning.
Tags:
budget,
Housing,
planning and land use,
University District,
zoning
May 20th, 2016
Swedish MIMP On May 16, the Full Council unanimously voted to adopt the Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Major Institution Master Plan. The Swedish Medical Center at Cherry Hill is located east of the Seattle University Campus in the Squire Park neighborhood. The campus is not located in an urban center or village. Single family […]
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Posted: May 20th, 2016 under
Councilmember Herbold,
Education,
Libraries,
Planning and Land Use,
Police Department,
Public Health,
Zoning.
Tags:
cannabis,
libraries,
planning and land use,
zoning
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 […]
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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
