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In COBE with Roosevelt today
I want to commend the efforts of the Roosevelt neighborhood. At a time when we hear “NIMBY” tossed about so flippantly, these neighbors did exactly what we wanted of them, and what we asked of them....
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Developing Housing on City Buildings
City of Seattle Seal Historically, City Departments have been very possessive about their properties and buildings. It has been very challenging to even get Departments to coordinate with each other,...
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It’s a full day today starting with my attendance at Councilmember Conlin’s PLUS (Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability) Committee and then in the afternoon chairing my HHSHC (Housing, Human Services,...
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More Information for Renters
A couple weeks ago I let you know about a new website, HousingSearchNW.org to help renters find housing. This week, the news is about a new site to help renters who have questions about their housing...
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Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) to address low-level drug and...
Help has arrived to address low-level drug and prostitution crimes in Belltown. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a new program built on many of the same principles as a pilot program...
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Looking Into Light – Documenting Family Homelessness in America
Starting this Monday, March 5 and running through April 27 at City Hall Lobby Gallery (5th Avenue entrance) and Anne Focke Gallery (L-2 level of City Hall) we’ll have a national touring photo exhibit...
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12th Avenue Arts
It’s a familiar refrain: “Remember when that cool arts group / coffee shop / music club / was here? Yeah, those were good times!” How many of us remember the Washington Shoe Building’s arts collective?...
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Safe Housing for Domestic Violence Survivors
In 2010, the City Council identified safe housing for the survivors/victims of domestic violence as a priority issue to work on. Seattle has a long track record of working to reduce domestic violence,...
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Milestones
It was another busy day today starting with Councilmember Conlin’s PLUS (Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability) Committee and then in the afternoon chairing my HHSHC (Housing, Human Services, Health,...
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How Should We Use Housing Levy Funds?
Because of concerns some advocates of low income housing have expressed to me about too many housing levy funds being used by the Seattle Housing Authority for the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace, on...
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King County Health Inequities Trends
Dr. David Fleming, the Director of the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health came to my Housing, Human Services, Health, and Culture (HHSHC) Committee today to report on recent trends in the...
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Standing Room Only Meeting of the Committee to End Homelessness and Rental...
This morning, the Governing Board of the Committee to End Homelessness (of which I’m a member) received a visit from a lot folks who don’t normally attend to these meetings. The group calls itself...
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Making Good Progress
Because of reports that the Council had heard of children sleeping in outdoor encampments, last fall the Council allocated $435,000 in new funding together with a Budget Guidance Statement that the...
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Committee Decision about Rental Housing Inspection Program Legislation
Today, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) received direction about the Rental Housing Inspection Program from my Housing, Human Services, Health and Culture committee. You may remember...
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Mary’s Place – Empowering homeless women and their children to reclaim their...
Today I – along with about 600 other supporters – attended the Mary’s Place Spring Benefit Luncheon. Mary’s Place is a day center in Seattle for homeless women and their children. It’s the only one...
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Neighbors Successful in Effort to Keep Retail out of Residential and...
This morning, Council Chambers were full of people attending the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) committee to give testimony on Council Bill 117430, otherwise referred to by some as...
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Spiral of Hope
On March 2nd, I blogged about a compelling photo exhibit that was here at City Hall of images documenting family homelessness called Looking Into the Light. This national touring exhibit organized by...
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Neighbors Win Pedestrian Improvements
I haven’t written about Pedestrian Safety in a while, but it’s still one of my top issues of concern. This blog entry says a bit about my personal involvement in this issue. Some of you may remember...
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Today’s City Council Sponsored Noon Brownbag on Equitable Transit Oriented...
Check out today’s brownbag on Equitable Transit Oriented Development. We’ll be discussing how to make the advantages of living along light rail the kind of advantages that can be shared by households...
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We finally have a bill…read more here about the Rental Housing Registration...
At long last, we have a proposed Council Bill to implement a rental housing registration and inspection program that will allow us to get more information about the number and location of rental units...
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