Councilmember Tim Burgess Seattle City Councilmember Burgess' statement on proposed new sports arena SEATTLE – Councilmember Tim Burgess, Chair of the City Council's Government Performance and Finance Committee, released the following statemen...[More]

We had two great presentations in the Council’s Economic Resiliency & Regional Relations Committee yesterday on current job trends and the better coordination under way in the Seattle area to prep people to be successful competing in the sectors that are hiring. Matt Houghton from the City’s Office of Economic development started off breaking down [...][More]

You might have heard about the 14th Ave NW Park Boulevard to be constructed in Ballard; it’s been getting significant media coverage lately: A question of a park or parking in Ballard (KING) Plan for new Ballard park stirs up battle over parking (Seattle Times) Seattle Times turns park discussion into battle over parking (Publicola) [...][More]

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Join Dr. Edwin Nichols and Seattle City Councilmembers Bruce Harrell and Mike O'Brien for a brown bag discussion on Cultural Competency and Bias.[More]

PDF copies of the original signed documents are available in the database records linked below: Res. 31376 A RESOLUTION providing for the sale and issuance of The City of Seattle, Washington, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, 2012; specifying the amount, maturities, interest rates and other terms of the bonds; providing for the refunding of [...][More]

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The Seattle Human Rights Commission is seeking to fill five Commissioner positions. The Commission advises the Mayor and City Council on...[More]

Both directions of SR 99 between the north end of the Battery Street Tunnel and the West Seattle Bridge will close from 11 p.m. Friday, May 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 21.[More]

On Monday, May 14, the Council unanimously adopted resolution 31380, joining some 100 other cities and other governments calling for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn the Supreme Court decision that granted corporations political rights as ‘persons’.  The 5 to 4 decision, in the case known as ‘Citizens United’ (the name of the corporate front organization that [...][More]

Today the City Council voted 8-0 to adopt Resolution 31380, joining more than 100 municipalities and at least two states (Hawaii and Vermont) asking Congress to overturn the Citizens United ruling. Specifically, the City of Seattle calls on the United States Congress to take steps to amend the United States Constitution to make clear: Corporations [...][More]

The following is a summation of Council actions at today’s 2:00 p.m. Full Council meeting. Councilmember Jean Godden excused.                                      FULL COUNCIL: 1. Resolution 31380 ADOPTED (8 – 0) Supporting a United States Constitutional Amendment to Regulate Corporate Political Spending and Campaign Financing.               TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: 2. Council Bill 117443 PASSED (8 – 0) Vacating a [...][More]