Notes from today’s Council meetings

First, let me echo Council member Gonzalez’s comments this morning in congratulating Council member Teresa Mosqueda on the birth of her daughter! This morning the Council members interviewed the two dozen or so youths who were nominated for city commission and board positions through the Get Engaged! program, and this afternoon the Council voted to approve their nominations. On a related note, Council members Herbold and Bagshaw noted that there is no parallel program for seniors, and they hoped that next year a “Stay Engaged!” program might be created by the Council. This Thursday, Council member Sawant will hold a …

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Progressive Revenue Task Force holds second meeting; things were learned

This morning the Progressive Revenue Task Force held its second meeting, the first with substantive discussions of the issues. There were some important insights that help clarify the picture of the need — and the possible ways to address it. (updated 1/19/18 10:00am — the city provided updated slides with corrections for bad data and incorrect math)

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