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Today the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) began the Northeast 125th Street and Sand Point Way Northeast paving project, its second major road improvement project for 2013. Through repaving/rebuilding work on Northeast 125th Street, Roosevelt Way Northeast and Sandpoint Way Northeast, SDOT will make significant improvements to nearly five miles of road
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Posted: June 10th, 2013 under Budget, Community Engagement, Jobs, Transportation.
Today Mayor Mike McGinn submitted legislation to the City Council that would give authority to the City’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate claims of discrimination relating to religious accommodations in the workplace. Protections against discrimination relating to religion in the workplace exist at the federal level; Title VII of the federal
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Posted: May 30th, 2013 under Community Engagement, Immigrants & refugees, Jobs, Race and Social Justice.
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.
