May 22nd, 2013
Resolution 31400 declares the City’s intent to promote developments achieving the highest level of environmental sustainability.
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March 29th, 2013
After you read this Urban Politics, consider sending a message to the Councilmembers asking them to dramatically increase the City’s plans for providing for more affordable housing in South Lake Union.
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September 19th, 2012
About 1 in 5 renters spend more than half of their income on rent and more than half of this group have incomes less than 30% median income.
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September 12th, 2012
We don’t want to repeat what is happening in Los Angeles, where law enforcement raids shut down operations of good and bad businesses alike and eventually City Council banned dispensaries altogether.
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July 20th, 2012
On Monday, July 23 the City Council will hear the recommendations of the Central Waterfront Committee about how to redesign the Downtown Seattle waterfront. The Central Waterfront Committee was created by the Council in Resolution 31264 to “advise the City on designing, developing and managing a series of premiere public spaces on the Central Waterfront [...]
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Posted: July 20th, 2012 under
Arts and Culture,
Environment,
Parks.
June 27th, 2012
Seattle’s diversity at risk from gentrification; new light rail could leave community behind
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Posted: June 27th, 2012 under
Budget and Economic Development,
Civil Rights,
Development and Sustainability,
Environment,
Government,
Housing,
Human Services and Health,
Neighborhoods,
Planning and Land Use,
Race & Social Justice.
June 22nd, 2012
Sometimes we forget to celebrate the small victories.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2012 under
Civil Rights,
Development and Sustainability,
Environment,
Government,
Housing,
Human Services and Health,
Neighborhoods,
Planning and Land Use,
Public Safety,
Race & Social Justice,
Transportation.
May 23rd, 2012
What garnered the most opposition at today’s meeting was an element that would have allowed small-scale, ground-floor commercial uses in certain multifamily zones that are located in Urban Centers or Station Area Overlay Districts.
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May 9th, 2012
Next steps: Develop legislation reflecting committee direction
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April 16th, 2012
Recently, I was asked to be interviewed for a public policy video aimed at President Obama and other world leaders ahead of next month’s G8 Summit. The message? US foreign aid investments are working and extreme poverty needs to remain on the global agenda.
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