Note: After voters approved in November 2020 the renewal of our “Seattle Transportation Benefit District” (STBD via Ordinance 126115 sponsored by Transportation Chair Alex Pedersen), the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) “re-branded” it as the “Seattle Transit Measure” (STM). For a link to SDOT’s updated website on the voter-approved measure, CLICK HERE. NOVEMBER 2022: Transit […]

On Monday, July 6, 2020, your Seattle City Council voted 7-2 to approve a new tax on large Seattle employers (Council Bill 119810).  This new tax will be in addition to the Business & Occupation (B&O) taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, and business license fees paid by Seattle employers.  This new tax must be paid […]

A small, but concrete piece for reimagining public safety that can respond effectively to true community needs Most of my June 2020 newsletter was dedicated to addressing police accountability issues in the wake of the protests following the police killings of George Floyd and the painfully long history of misconduct and institutional racism negatively impacting […]

Newsletter: Special Edition on Taxes As the Councilmember representing our District 4, I typically enjoy organizing topics into groups of 4 to explore. But this group of 4 is more daunting. As we are painfully aware, our city is facing 4 epic challenges: COVID: The pandemic continues to take lives even though we moved into […]