Next year, the City’s new Startup Seattle program will provide the Council a 3-year work plan and identify monetary and in-kind commitments from non-city partners.
[More]The City Council passed the 2014 City of Seattle budget in late November, focusing on public safety, shelter for families, and early learning. Two of my key priorities are included: emergency shelter for homeless families, and funding for enforcing labor standards. Shelter for homeless families and youth With the Council’s support of $200,000 in the […]
[More]Next year, the City’s Office of Arts & Culture will resume a program that creates more jobs at Seattle arts organizations.
[More]The City and the State have been active on marijuana issues in recent weeks. The City’s Department of Planning and Development has released a document explaining City of Seattle regulations regarding marijuana-related businesses, in the wake of the Council passage of Council Bill 117781. The State Liquor Control Board finalized rules for implementing I-502, passed by […]
[More]The City’s Arts Means Business program once funded jobs crucial to arts, culture and heritage organizations. It should be renewed next year.
[More]The Seattle Arts Commission has submitted its comments regarding the Office of Arts & Culture’s (OAC) 2014 proposed budget.
[More]The Seattle Arts Commission will soon provide the Council its comments on the Mayor’s proposed 2014 arts office budget.
[More]The Mayor released his proposed 2014 budget on Monday, September 23. After a number of very difficult budget years requiring extensive cuts, there has been a measure of economic recovery. Some city revenue sources have come in above projection, but some have not. Overall, the city budget office estimates general budget revenue is up around […]
[More]The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is accepting applications to the Neighborhood Matching Fund’s Small and Simple Projects Fund until 5 p.m. on Monday, October 7.
[More]This past Monday, the Seattle City Council approved $320,000 in Technology Matching Funds to support twenty-four community technology projects across the city.
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