November 12th, 2004
Each budget season I try to provide a quick synopsis of how the Council has altered the City Budget as the Mayor presented it to us. In this Urban Politics, I’ve borrowed generously from our staff’s summary. In a few places I’ve added some commentary or abbreviated the material, but overall I’m presenting information as our staff has summarized it. I believe it provides a fair summary the changes the Council made to the new City Budget.
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Posted: November 12th, 2004 under
Budget and Economic Development.
Tags:
Bookmobile Progarm,
city budget,
Department of Transportation,
Homeless Programs,
Human Services,
Non-Profits,
Public Advocacy,
Seattle City Parks,
Seattle Public Library,
Teen Parent Program,
UP
March 8th, 1998
I had hoped to publish Urban Politics weekly but as I find the constituent, community and staff flow of memos and requests, (about 30 pieces of mail a day, plus an equal number of emails), I realize now that UP may more likely go bi-weekly.
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Posted: March 8th, 1998 under
Arts and Culture,
Budget and Economic Development,
Government,
Neighborhoods,
Planning and Land Use,
UP.
Tags:
Construction and Land Use (DCLU),
council staff,
library,
Library Board,
Library Bond,
library parking,
Neighborhoods,
Seattle Public Library,
UP
January 25th, 1998
Lisa Herbold and Newell Aldrich are my two full time Legislative Assistants. Lisa was my campaign manager and is a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in Political Science and Journalism. She has been with the Tenants Union for the last 5 years. Newell is a graduate of the UW with a dual degree in Political Sci. and Spanish. He handled press relations during the campaign. Prior to the campaign he had been Co-Chair of the Ralph Nader Washington State Campaign for Democracy. Frank Video, a former member of the Seattle Arts Commission and an established artist, is coming on as a half-time Legislative Assistant in February. Frank also preceded me as President of the 911 Media Arts Center. He attended the University of Washington and majored in Communications Research.
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Posted: January 25th, 1998 under
Arts and Culture,
Environment,
Government,
Housing,
Human Services and Health,
Neighborhoods,
Parks,
Planning and Land Use,
Seattle Public Utilities,
Sports,
UP.
Tags:
aquarium,
Cedar River Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP),
commercial logging,
council staff,
DEIS,
Downtown Seattle Association,
Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI),
neighborhood libraries,
professional sports,
Responsible Alcohol Management Coalition,
Sandpoint library,
Seattle Public Library,
Seattle Public Utilities,
Sports fields,
State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA),
UP
January 19th, 1998
Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs are listed below. Note that some of the committee names have changed to allow each Committee Chair to be involved in concerns of interest to that Chair. In my particular case, I’ve titled my Committee “Culture, Arts and Parks” to broaden the involvement of the committee from parks to cultural and arts activities throughout the city, including libraries. The library bond issue itself will be handled by a City Council Committee of the Whole, chaired by City Council President Sue Donaldson. I’m also the Vice-Chair for the Neighborhoods Committee, a member of the Utilities Committee and the Alternate on the Transportation Committee.
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Posted: January 19th, 1998 under
Arts and Culture,
Government,
Housing,
Planning and Land Use,
UP.
Tags:
council committees,
Library Bond,
Rental Housing,
seattle city light,
Seattle Public Library,
UP
