Archive for 'Community Engagement'
Today Mayor McGinn visited Rainier Beach High School to take part in an assembly celebrating the school’s new educational programs and its championship-winning basketball team. Joined by local dignitaries and Rainier Beach alumni, the mayor talked to students about the importance of courses like their new computer science and culinary arts programs.
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Posted: May 15th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Education, Mayor McGinn.
Today Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle Police Chief John Diaz introduced to the public a new team of Seattle police officers who will lead the implementation of our SPD 20/20 Plan: A Vision for the Future. The new team consists of 34 members, led by Assistant Police Chief Mike Sanford, and is
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Posted: May 10th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
This is a time of unprecedented change for the Seattle Police Department. In the next 20 months, we will enact 125 specific reforms, grouped into 20 initiatives. 20 months from now, these reforms—developed through research and the analysis of successes in other police departments around the world—will have redefined how officers protect
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Posted: May 10th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Mayor McGinn, Public Safety, Race and Social Justice.
Downtown Seattle is the economic engine for the entire region. It is the center for entertainment, music, food, theater – for Northwest culture. It offers great shopping from international names to local gems. Even on a cold, rainy day, you will find people and activity bustling along on city sidewalks. This is
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Posted: May 8th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Human services, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Nightlife Initiative, Public Safety, Transportation.
In my State of the City speech in February I promised to work with the life science community to eliminate a tax on their research. The City of Seattle collects a business and occupation tax on research grants from the National Institutes of Health or any federal funds received in support of
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Posted: May 1st, 2012 under Budget, Community Engagement, Health, Human services, Jobs, Technology.
This weekend the City of Seattle, King County, and Washington State hosted Startup Weekend GOV here at City Hall, the first Startup Weekend event in the world to focus on using government datasets to build new startups. During his opening remarks Friday night, Mayor McGinn also announced the Evergreen Apps Challenge, a
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Posted: April 30th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Mayor McGinn, Technology.
Recently on our blog, we called for caring and consistent community members to step up as elementary school reading tutors. The need for adult role models does not end with early literacy, however - middle school is another critical time that community members can weigh in to support youth. In fact, research
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Posted: April 25th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Education, Health, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
This Sunday marks the 42nd annual Earth Day. Our City departments are hosting and participating in dozens of events all around the city. It's a great opportunity to get out of the house on a beautiful weekend and give back to our natural environment by volunteering or simply celebrating. Check out the
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Posted: April 20th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Mayor McGinn, Sustainability.
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced grant awards to six community agencies for an innovative new program to help immigrant and refugee young people prepare for the workplace with training that is coordinated with support for parents. Mayor McGinn celebrates with award recipients The City will provide $465,000 for the program, funding that
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Posted: April 20th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Education, Human services, Jobs, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
Did you know that the State of Washington will guarantee tuition to a Washington public college or university to any student on the federal free and reduced lunch program — if that student maintains a 2.0 grade point average and does not commit a felony during high school? It’s true. But they
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Posted: April 18th, 2012 under Community Engagement, Education, Mayor McGinn, Race and Social Justice.
