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Transportation Benefit District Board meeting

On 11/23/2015 By Kevin Schofield In budget, transportation, transportation benefit district

The Seattle Transportation Benefit District Board met this afternoon. Council member Rasmussen chairs the board, and the other eight council members are all members of the board.

Park District Board meeting

On 11/23/2015 By Kevin Schofield In budget, park district board

The Park District Board met today to receive the annual report from the Park District, and to discuss and adopt the 2016 budget. The board is comprised of the nine sitting Seattle City Council members. Al nine members were present.

Full council meeting: budget finale

On 11/23/2015 By Kevin Schofield In budget, full council, labor

Today’s full council meeting is the final chapter in the writing of the City of Seattle’s 2016 budget.

Budget committee meeting: yawn

On 11/23/2015 By Kevin Schofield In budget, committee, housing, labor

This morning’s Budget Committee meeting — chair Lick Licata’s last — was largely routine, other than one speech by Council member Kshama Sawant.

This week: final budget, Thanksgiving

On 11/22/2015 By Kevin Schofield In budget, committee, election, full council, this week

With Thanksgiving this week, Wednesday through Friday are quiet at City Hall. But there will be enough action on Monday to make up for it as the Council finishes the 2016 budget.

Opinion: Sawant and Parental Leave

On 11/22/2015 By Kevin Schofield In budget, election, labor, Uncategorized

Kshama Sawant has a guest editorial in the Stranger this morning, in which she once again makes a case for the City Council to pass through the budget amendment she proposed related to offering 12 weeks of paid parental leave to city workers.