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As Partial Federal Government Shutdown Continues, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan Issues Executive Order to Allow Impacted Federal Employee to Defer Their City of Seattle Utility Payments 

January 22, 2019

SEATTLE (January 22, 2019) – As furloughed federal workers across the country and across Seattle continue to be hurt by President Donald Trump’s partial shutdown of the federal government, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued a new Executive Order to help impacted federal employees with their utility payments. The partial… [ Keep reading ]

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City Releases Updated Capital and Operating Costs for the City Center Connector Streetcar

January 17, 2019

Mayor Durkan to Work with the City Council, Community Members, Businesses and Transit Partners to Move Forward on this Mobility Project to Connect New Waterfront with City Seattle (January 17, 2019) – Following the conclusion of an engineering analysis and verification of operating costs, the City released updated capital and… [ Keep reading ]

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A good day and a step forward for our region: Microsoft invests $500 million to address housing and homelessness in the Puget Sound

January 17, 2019

As a region, the crisis of affordability, housing, and homelessness is the central challenge we face. It’s a crisis that threatens the soul of our city. It’s a crisis that is bigger than Seattle, and demands a regional response. It is just not sustainable to have a region where people… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Jenny Durkan Testifies Before the State Legislature on Legislation That Builds on I-940

January 15, 2019

January 15, 2019 – Today in Olympia, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington and Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan testified before the Washington State Senate’s Law and Justice Committee in support of Senate Bill 5029, which builds on Initiative 940. Mayor Durkan’s testimony as delivered follows: The… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan and City Attorney Holmes Commend Court’s Ruling to Remove Citizenship Question from Census

January 15, 2019

City of Seattle part of a coalition that filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce Department in April Seattle (January 15, 2019) – In an important step for Seattle and immigrant and refugee communities across the country, a federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from including… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Statement on City Attorney’s Decision to Appeal Hotel Workers Initiative to State Supreme Court

January 9, 2019

SEATTLE (January 9, 2019) –  Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following statement upon City Attorney Pete Holmes announcement that the City will appeal the ruling issued on December 24 by Division One of the state Court of Appeals that struck down the Hotel Employees Health and Safety Initiative… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Durkan Announces She Will Transmit Legislation to Advance Seattle’s New “Waterfront for All”

January 3, 2019

Seattle (January 3, 2019) – Joined by community members at the Seattle waterfront, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today she will transmit legislation to complete funding of Seattle’s new “Waterfront for All” that will include 20 acres of public spaces and an elevated pathway reconnecting Pike Place Market and downtown to… [ Keep reading ]

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As City of Seattle Prepares for the Viaduct Closure & Start of the Seattle Squeeze, Mayor Durkan Hires Retired Air Force Major General Mike Worden as Seattle’s First-Ever Director of Citywide Mobility Operations Coordination

January 3, 2019

Seattle (January 3, 2019) – As the City of Seattle prepares for the permanent closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct beginning January 11, 2019 and the start of the “Seattle Squeeze” – a four-year period when public and private megaprojects in the region will create new challenges to getting in… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Jenny Durkan Nominates Human Services Department Interim Director Jason Johnson and Office for Civil Rights Interim Director Mariko Lockhart to Serve as Permanent Directors

December 19, 2018

SEATTLE (December 19, 2018) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today she is nominating Human Services Department Interim Director Jason Johnson and Seattle Office for Civil Rights Interim Director Mariko Lockhart to permanent positions, pending confirmation by the City Council. “Jason is a collaborative and experienced leader who has overseen the… [ Keep reading ]

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Seattle Conservation Corps Recognized by State as Pre-Apprenticeship Preparation Program

December 19, 2018

Program for supporting adults experiencing homelessness can now move graduates into family-wage, union construction jobs Seattle (December 18, 2018) – The Seattle Conservation Corps (SCC) has been designated an apprenticeship preparation program by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Operated by the Seattle Parks and Recreation, SCC is… [ Keep reading ]

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