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Mayor Mike McGinn and Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel announced today that they are investing in public safety in Seattle parks by hiring two new Park Rangers to patrol Cal Anderson Park and Occidental Square full-time. This announcement comes in the wake of several high-profile incidents of violence in local parks, particularly
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Posted: May 23rd, 2013 under Budget, CCI, Community Engagement, Jobs, Public Safety.
Leaders of Seattle’s startup community and the city of Seattle have teamed up to launch Startup Seattle, an initiative to support the growth of the Seattle technology startup community and establish Seattle as an internationally recognized home for emerging technology companies. Today, Mayor Mike McGinn hosted a press conference to announce
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Posted: May 9th, 2013 under Jobs, Mayor McGinn, SeaFi, Technology.
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced that as part of SPD 20/20: A Vision for the Future, new recruitment policies and outreach strategies have been adopted to encourage more diversity among Seattle Police Department officers. “When we announced SPD 20/20, we promised to do everything possible to make sure we’re recruiting new officers
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Posted: May 6th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
Today Seattle has taken an important step toward sustainable, environmentally friendly economic growth. The City Council, after thoughtful deliberation, has adopted our proposal to rezone the South Lake Union neighborhood to support more jobs and housing. This rezone helps to secure Seattle’s future as a global economic leader. It provides more opportunities
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Posted: May 6th, 2013 under Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Sustainability.
Completing King Street Station’s major public space renovation and seismic retrofit, the City of Seattle today officially reopened the station’s main waiting room. Mayor Mike McGinn and other distinguished guests officially reopened the waiting room to public use by ceremonially relighting its grand chandelier. Rescuing it from decades of neglect, the
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Posted: April 24th, 2013 under Budget, CCI, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Transportation.
Leaders of city governments and tribal nations across the Pacific Northwest today announced the formation of a new coalition to oppose coal trains and coal exports. The Leadership Alliance Against Coal will work together to raise awareness about the damaging economic, cultural, and health impacts of coal trains and coal exports, as
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Posted: April 22nd, 2013 under Community Engagement, Health, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice, Sustainability, Transportation.
The City of Seattle and the Seattle International Foundation (SIF) are partnering to educate and mobilize local residents to support Seattle’s thriving global development sector, by participating in the Seattle Ambassador program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5VWMHYrGoUw This city-wide campaign will raise awareness about local institutions working to alleviate poverty around the world and ask individuals
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Posted: April 16th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Health, Human services, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced the availability of assistance for high-quality child care from the City of Seattle for low- or moderate-income parents who are working or enrolled in job training. Currently, the City has more than 300 slots available for child care subsidies. "These subsidies will help parents find and keep
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Posted: April 11th, 2013 under Budget, Community Engagement, Education, Health, Human services, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
Mayor McGinn announced today that he has proposed funding to advance plans to study a new crossing of the Ship Canal and a high capacity transit corridor from downtown to the University District via South Lake Union and Eastlake. The City Council had previously approved funding to begin study of the University
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Posted: April 10th, 2013 under Budget, Health, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Transportation.
Local Irish Pub Mulleady’s recently signed up to receive an energy upgrade through the City’s energy efficiency upgrade program, Community Power Works. Magnolia business owner Travis Stanley Jones runs Mulleady’s Irish Pub on tight margins, and he has managed to stay mostly in the black through the long economic downturn. However, one
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Posted: March 15th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Jobs, Sustainability, Technology.
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