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Mayor Jenny Durkan’s First 100 Days in Office: Urgent Action to Create a More Affordable, Inclusive Seattle & Build Economic Opportunity

Seattle (March 8) –  In her first 100 days in office, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan has taken urgent action to create a more affordable, inclusive Seattle, and build economic opportunity for all. As outlined in the first State of the City address, Mayor Durkan has moved quickly to advance her… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Jenny Durkan, Seattle Colleges and Seattle Public Schools Sign Seattle Promise Partnership Agreement

Seattle (March 7) – Ahead of her 100th full day in office, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, along with Seattle Colleges Chancellor Shouan Pan and Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Larry Nyland, signed a partnership agreement entering into a collaborative partnership to implement the Seattle Promise Program in the upcoming years…. [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Durkan Announces Community Workshops for Chief of Police Search

Seattle (March 6) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan has announced ten community workshops in all police precincts to assist the Police Search Committee with finding the best candidates for Seattle’s next police chief. The workshops, including one for Seattle’s young people, are open to all Seattle residents and are an… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Durkan Announces New Acting Director of Seattle Department of Human Resources

McNab Will Help Oversee Citywide Review of Harassment and Discrimination Policies  Seattle (Mar 2) – To help lead the Citywide review of harassment and discrimination policies as well as continued consolidation plans, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced that Susan McNab will serve as Acting Director of the Seattle Department of… [ Keep reading ]

Washington State Leads and the Nation Must Follow on Net Neutrality

Seattle (February 28) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan sent the following letter to Congressional leaders in response to the Washington State Legislature’s passage of a bill protecting net neutrality. February 28, 2018 Dear Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, and Leader Pelosi: The decision of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to dismantle open… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Durkan Signs Her Legislation “Building a Bridge to Housing for All” into Law

SEATTLE (February 23) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today signed her plan “Building a Bridge to Housing for All” into law today. The bills approve the sale of a City property and appropriates the proceeds to long-term housing investment strategies, rental housing assistance for our most at-risk families, and extended… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Jenny Durkan Applauds City Council Passage of “Building A Bridge to Housing For All” Legislation

SEATTLE (Feb 20) – This afternoon, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to approve Mayor Jenny A. Durkan’s “Building a Bridge to Housing for All” proposal, which invests in affordable housing as well as bridge housing and shelter. Last month, Mayor Durkan announced her proposal to sell an underutilized City… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan’s 2018 State of the City Address

In the first State of the City address, Mayor Jenny Durkan laid out her progressive vision for a more affordable, inclusive, and vibrant Seattle – and reiterated her commitment to address our affordability crisis and building economic opportunity through her Seattle Promise College Tuition, which provides two years of… [ Keep reading ]

How the 13th Year Scholarship Empowered Musa to Chase His Dream

This guest post was co-authored by Musa Abdi and Sarah Sabay, the Director of the TRiO College Access Programs at South Seattle College. Sarah added the following note: “I met Musa on his first day at South, and he asked if he can work in our TRIO student center. I… [ Keep reading ]

City of Seattle Launches Community Input Survey to Kick Off Public Outreach for New Permanent Police Chief

Seattle (Feb 20) – To help select a permanent Chief of Police to lead the Seattle Police Department, the City of Seattle is kicking off public outreach by launching an online Community Input Survey to allow Seattle residents to provide their input during the search process. Seattle community members can visit http://www.seattle.gov/policechiefsearch to complete… [ Keep reading ]