The Transportation Committee met on Tuesday (11/24), with a long agenda.
Continue readingWednesday news roundup
News coverage today is dominated by the election results certification, and by the swearing in of Lorena Gonzalez.
Continue readingTuesday morning news roundup
This morning’s news covers yesterday’s budget approval, election results, and municipal broadband.
Continue readingTransportation Benefit District Board meeting
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.
Continue readingPark District Board meeting
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.
Continue readingFull council meeting: budget finale
Today’s full council meeting is the final chapter in the writing of the City of Seattle’s 2016 budget.
Continue readingBudget committee meeting: yawn
This morning’s Budget Committee meeting — chair Lick Licata’s last — was largely routine, other than one speech by Council member Kshama Sawant.
Continue readingMonday morning news roundup
It’s fairly quiet on the news front this morning.
Continue readingThis week: final budget, Thanksgiving
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.
Continue readingOpinion: Sawant and Parental Leave
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.
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