Over 500 Eligible Residents Already Secured Saturday Vaccination Appointments at the Lumen Field Event Center Through Notification List SEATTLE (March 11, 2021) – Following her announcement that the Lumen Field Event Center will open for its first day of operations this Saturday, March 13, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan urged all… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (March 10, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following statement after the passage of the American Rescue Plan in the House: “Help is on the way for Seattle residents and small businesses. This relief package proposed by President Biden recognizes the ever growing the impact this pandemic… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Department of Transportation moved from emergency stabilization to full rehabilitation with an accelerated design process. Seattle (March 10) – Following the successful completion of the emergency stabilization work in December 2020, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has now reached the preliminary design milestone for the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge (high bridge) this week. This important step allows the department… [ Keep reading ]
Site is a Partnership Between City of Seattle, First & Goal Inc., and Swedish Site Will Initially Vaccinate Approximately 5,000 People Each Week; Could Vaccinate 150,000 People Each Week at Full Capacity SEATTLE (March 10, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced that the new Community Vaccination Site at… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE (March 8, 2021) – For the week of March 9 – March 13, the City of Seattle is opening vaccination appointments at its Community Testing and Vaccination Hubs in Rainier Beach and West Seattle to 65 and older adults who live in Seattle with a focus on residents in… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (March 4, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued a statement following Governor Inslee’s announcement today highlighting the projected timeline for vaccinations that employees who work in congregate settings – including grocery store workers, transit workers, teachers and childcare workers – will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination beginning on March 22. “In just over one year since the… [ Keep reading ]
SEATTLE (March 2, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced a first of its kind partnership today among the City of Seattle, the Port of Seattle and Sound Transit to invest $1.75 million to provide long-lasting construction careers for historically underserved communities, with room for upward growth. The investments aim to reduce existing racial disparities in construction and in the larger community through access to family wage jobs,… [ Keep reading ]
Rainier Beach and West Seattle COVID-19 Community Testing and Vaccination Clinics Now Permanently Open City of Seattle, Swedish, and First & Goal Inc. to Sign Contract to Operate Mass Vaccination Site at Lumen Field Event Center SEATTLE (March 1, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today joined government, health care,… [ Keep reading ]
Black History Month celebrates many of the remarkable achievements of Black Americans, despite the systemic racism that has been perpetuated for centuries. 2020 was a year that demanded that we do better as a city, state, and country to address systemic racism. Americans increased their awareness of disparities and discrimination experienced by Black Americans in their everyday… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (February 27, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following statement after the passage of the American Rescue Plan in the House of Representatives: “President Biden and House Democrats are leading an important relief package that recognizes the deepening needs of our residents and businesses. An unprecedented pandemic… [ Keep reading ]