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Tag: housing levy

News roundup: NCIS, SODO Arena, and pretty much everything else

On 04/06/2016 By Kevin Schofield In housing, labor, needle exchange, news, public health, tax, transportation, utilities, zoning

After a few days’ dry spell, everyone’s writing about the City Council again…

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News roundup: NCIS, Housing levy, safe injection sites, and more

On 04/05/2016 By Kevin Schofield In election, housing, human services, labor, news, public health, transportation, utilities, zoning

Lots of City Council-related news this morning…

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Public hearing tonight on Seattle Housing Levy

On 04/04/2016 By Kevin Schofield In calendar, committee

Tonight at 5:30 there will be a special public hearing on the 2016 Housing Levy. This will be the best opportunity for members of the public to let the Council know their thoughts on the proposed $290 million levy (to replace an expiring $145 million levy from 2009). The public hearing will be at City Hall.

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News roundup: RV safe lot, housing levy

On 03/28/2016 By Kevin Schofield In news

Happy Monday morning…

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Council hears Mayor’s proposal for 2016 Housing Levy

On 03/28/2016 By Kevin Schofield In homeless, housing, tax

Last Thursday afternoon while nearly everyone was awaiting the great unveiling of the Sound Transit 3 plan, the City Council was getting a briefing on the Mayor’s proposal for the 2016 Housing Levy.

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News roundup: Pronto, SODO, housing

On 03/15/2016 By Kevin Schofield In bicycling, housing, transportation, zoning

Yesterday’s vote to buy out the ailing Pronto bike-share system tops the news this morning, but the SODO Arena hearings today take up a lot of column-inches as well.

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Making sense of Seattle’s housing data

On 03/12/2016 By Kevin Schofield In housing

The City Council is partway through a series of information-gathering hearings as it begins its deliberations on the 2016 Housing Levy. Here’s an attempt to make sense of the mountain of data being presented.

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This week in Council chambers: transportation, Larry Weis, secure scheduling, and FIRS

On 03/06/2016 By Kevin Schofield In appointments, budget, crime, housing, labor, tax, this week, transportation, transportation benefit district

Lots of things happening this week in Council chambers, including a committee vote on Larry Weis’ confirmation, kickoff of lawmaking for secure scheduling, the Seattle Housing Levy, and a look at the FIRS Center.

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News roundup: Pronto vote, Chamber of Commerce lawsuit, housing levy

On 03/04/2016 By Kevin Schofield In bicycling, election, housing, labor, legal, news

Three big topics in the news this morning: the corrected vote on the Pronto bikeshare system, the Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against the city over allowing Uber drivers to unionize, and the Mayor’s proposal for the housing levy.

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News roundup: secure scheduling and homelessness

On 02/05/2016 By Kevin Schofield In homeless, housing, human services, labor, news, tax, utilities

This morning an emerging discussion of “secure scheduling” for workers dominates the news, with continuing coverage of the homelessness crisis.

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