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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
Zimbabwe Currently Serves as the Chief Project Delivery Officer for Washington, D.C.’s District Department of Transportation Seattle (December 18, 2018) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and community leaders announced today that she is nominating transit and transportation project delivery expert Sam Zimbabwe to be the next Director of the Seattle Department… [ Keep reading ]
An Independent Office of the Employee Ombud Was Central Recommendation of the City’s Interdepartmental Team Established by Mayor Durkan Early in Her Administration Seattle (December 14, 2018) – Joined by members of the City of Seattle’s Anti-Harassment Interdepartmental Team (IDT), Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed into law her legislation to establish an independent Office of the Employee Ombud (OEO) to combat… [ Keep reading ]
Durkan’s Legislation was based on the inter-departmental team’s 35 recommendations and 125 strategies Office is Expected to Open in Early 2019 Seattle (December 10, 2018) – The Seattle City Council voted unamimously to pass Mayor Jenny A. Durkan’s legislation to establish an Office of the Employee Ombud (OEO), an independent… [ Keep reading ]
To Help Combat Harassment and Discrimination, New Office Would Provide Independent, Impartial, and Informal Navigation to City Employees Seattle (December 6, 2018) – The Seattle City Council’s Housing, Health, Energy, and Workers’ Rights committee advanced Mayor Jenny A. Durkan’s legislation to establish an Office of the Employee Ombud (OEO) that would… [ Keep reading ]
Executive Order will conduct study exploring relief of taxes and fees for small businesses, re-establish a City-wide Business Advocacy Team, and study an employment pipeline to connect youth and adults to small business jobs. Seattle (November 30, 2018) – On the first anniversary of the creation of the City’s first-ever… [ Keep reading ]