Archive for 'City Issues'
Watch It: The Future of Pioneer Square
As local icon Elliott Bay Book Company prepares to move to Capitol Hill, we explore the future of the neighborhood it will be leaving behind, Pioneer Square. The City has tried several different approaches over the years, but Seattle's most historic community continues to be challenged by safety concerns, vacant storefronts and[More]
Posted: March 4th, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: City Inside/Out
Watch It Now: CSI: Seattle
Catching a criminal has gone high tech over the years. And thanks to television and movies, the behind the scenes, scientific aspect of crime fighting has been brought to our living rooms for years. Now, CityStream producer Cameron Wong takes SEATTLE CHANNEL viewers into the State’s Crime Lab in SODO. See firsthand[More]
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
What’s Your Question for City Councilmembers?
Call 206-684-8821 or email your questions now for Councilmembers Jean Godden, Bruce Harrell and Tim Burgess on this month’s edition of City Inside/Out: Council Edition. The show premieres Wednesday, February 24, 7p.m. Cable 21. Do you have questions for Seattle City Councilmembers? How does the Council want to handle the City’s 2011[More]
Posted: February 17th, 2010 under Budget, City Issues, SR 520, Take 21.
Tags: City Inside/Out
2010 Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens Coffee Hours
Thursday, February 18 Coffee Hour starts at 10 a.m. Special Guest: Kip Tokuda, Human Services Department Kip Tokuda, acting director of the Human Services Department, has a long history of work in the human services arena. A former state legislator, he is a tireless advocate on behalf of children, individuals with developmental[More]
Posted: February 12th, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
You’re Invited! — Youth and Families Initiative Workshops
Mayor Mike McGinn invites you to participate in the Youth and Families Initiative, a major initiative announced during his inaugural address. The children and families of our city are facing many difficult challenges. As a community, we need to talk about what we want for our kids and how best to create[More]
Posted: February 5th, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
Grant funds now available to bridge the digital divide!
The City of Seattle Department of Information Technology is now accepting applications for the Bill Wright Technology Matching Fund. Grants of up to $20,000 are available from a total fund of $300,000. The deadline is Monday, March 8 at 5:00pm. The Technology Matching Fund provides funds for digital inclusion projects located in[More]
Posted: February 1st, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
Watch It Now: Backyard Cottages
City Council leaders recently expanded a South Seattle pilot program allowing the construction of backyard cottages. Backyard cottages, also known as “detached dwelling units,” provide an additional living space on a home owner’s property. While about 20 home owners took advantage of the new opportunity under the pilot program, more are poised[More]
Posted: January 27th, 2010 under Growth and Development, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream
Marijuana decriminalization and banning assault rifles
On the January 8th edition City Inside/Out host C.R. Douglas asked state lawmakers what their top priority was other than jobs and the budget. State Senator Adam Kline (D-37th District) says, “I would like to see this state adopt a ban, the same as the federal government did for ten years, on[More]
Posted: January 22nd, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Inside/Out
City Inside/Out: Council Edition
Do you have questions for Seattle City Councilmembers? What does the Council think about Mayor McGinn's proposal to replace the seawall along the central waterfront? Should the Council support a new rule to ban smoking and spitting in Seattle parks? Will drivers pay a $4.00 toll to use a new tunnel that[More]
Posted: January 21st, 2010 under City Issues, Take 21.
The $150 million question
State House Speaker Frank Chopp (D-Wallingford) says that closing “tax loopholes” will be the first place that legislators look for new revenue to help with Washington state’s $2.6 billion deficit. [More]
Posted: January 16th, 2010 under Budget, City Issues, Economy, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, Legislature