Seattle (Aug 27) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today that Linea Laird will serve as Interim Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, effective September 1, 2018. This month, Mayor Durkan has also transmitted the permanent appointments to City Council for: Calvin Goings, Interim Director of Department of… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Now Largest American City That Offers Free Transit Passes to Public High School Students Garfield High School students became the first students to receive free ORCA passes under Mayor Jenny Durkan’s “ORCA Opportunity” program to provide free, safe, and reliable transportation for all of Seattle’s public high school students. With… [ Keep reading ]
Caution for everyone especially for vulnerable groups Seattle (August 20) – Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and the local health jurisdictions of King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties have issued an air quality alert for the City of Seattle. With winds pushing smoke from British Columbia and the fires in… [ Keep reading ]
City of Seattle submits public comment opposing citizenship questions on the 2020 survey form Seattle (August 8) – In an effort to ensure a fair and accurate census accounting, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced the leadership of Seattle’s Census Task Force. Led by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda and Refugee Women’s Alliance… [ Keep reading ]
Fred Podesta to Lead Expanded Navigation Team in Human Services Department; Calvin Goings to Serve as Director of the Department of Finance and Administrative Services Seattle (August 2) – Ahead of the new governance recommendations regarding homeless services in King County later this year, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced that the Human Services Department (HSD) will create a new Deputy Director of Homelessness to report directly to Jason Johnson, Interim Director of HSD, to better align the City’s homelessness… [ Keep reading ]
Following Mayor Durkan’s announcement to increase the City of Seattle’s bridge housing and shelter units by 25 percent, the City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) has been working with community and agency partners to bring these resources online and available to people experiencing homelessness. With Seattle’s shelters continuing to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (August 1) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and City Attorney Pete Holmes today commended a 2-1 decision by the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a district judge’s ruling that the federal government cannot withhold federal funding from cities and counties in retaliation for policies that… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (July 31) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today applauded the decision by a Seattle federal judge to place a temporary restraining order blocking the current administration’s proposal to allow the release of downloadable blueprints for 3D-printed guns. On Monday, Mayor Durkan stood with Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle becomes the first U.S. city to enact enforceable protections for domestic workers Seattle (July 27) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan was joined by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, and domestic workers as she signed the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights into law at Casa Latina. This legislation marks the first time in history a city in the United States has set enforceable worker standards for domestic employees. “Seattle continues to lead the way by… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle (July 23) – After committing to pass a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in her first year, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan celebrated the Seattle City Council’s passage of this legislation that will help protect Seattle’s domestic workers. The legislation, authored by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, would help ensure domestic… [ Keep reading ]
