Archive for 'City Issues'
Belltown has always been a diverse and popular neighborhood in Seattle, but many residents and businesses are now singing the blues. Multiple gun shots on New Year’s Eve, coupled with a recent police report that 50 people are responsible for 2,700 Belltown arrests, have led to increasing public safety concerns. Merchants who
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012 under City Issues, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: Belltown, Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out, Crime, Public Safety
Learn about the Lunar New Year with host Lowell Deo at the Wing Luke Museum. We'll also learn about one of their leadership programs that are helping teens understand about their culture with an artistic flair. Then, discover the unusual and playful way computers are helping to cure diseases. Finally, check out
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Posted: February 2nd, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, Lowell Deo, photography, technology, teen
Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) is a citywide effort to realize the vision of racial equity. The Initiative works within Seattle City government and with community leaders to get to the root cause of racial inequity: institutional racism. Government officials and employees from Washington and Oregon recently met to discuss
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Posted: January 31st, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Race and Social Justice, racial inequity, RSJI
Join Mayor Mike McGinn, the City Council, City Attorney and City departments on January 28th 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, at Seattle City Hall.
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Posted: January 28th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: LIVE, Mayor Mike McGinn, Q&A, Town Hall
Since December 29, 2011, the new SR-520 toll has been taking a toll on many drivers trying to cross Lake Washington. How have traffic patterns changed, and is the state on track to raise the revenue it needs for a replacement bridge? Looking ahead, are Washingtonians willing to accept more tolling across
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Posted: January 27th, 2012 under SR 520, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out, SR 520, Tolling, transportation
This week CityStream visits a local school where students are taking a class about compassion…from a teacher much younger than themselves. The Roots of Empathy program aims to teach kindness and understanding through interaction with a baby, and what the kids are learning will become lessons for life. Then join host Nicole Sanchez at
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Posted: January 26th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: City Hall Open House, CityStream, education, Neighborhoods, Nicole Sanchez
Mayor Mike McGinn sits down with SEATTLE CHANNEL host Brian Callanan for the first Ask the Mayor of the year! They’ll be discussing current city issues and what the Mayor hopes to accomplish over the next 12 months. Be part of the show by bringing your questions to the table. Call 206-684-8821 during the
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Posted: January 24th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Since Washington State’s domestic partnership law took effect in 2007, local gay rights advocates have been pushing for marriage equality. Voters affirmed, in 2009, their acceptance of “Everything but Marriage” for gays and lesbians, leading many advocates to declare their work done. Recently though, Governor Chris Gregoire dropped a political bombshell with
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Posted: January 20th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out
This month, new Council President Sally Clark, along with fellow lawmakers Sally Bagshaw and Tom Rasmussen, join host Brian Callanan to discuss Seattle issues on City Inside/Out: Council Edition. Premieres Wed., Jan. 18, 7 p.m.
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Posted: January 18th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out: Council Edition, Sally Bagshaw, Sally Clark, Tom Rasmussen
Senator Slade Gorton amassed many a nickname during his five terms in the state legislature, with a partial list including Skeletor, Slade the Blade, and the Darth Vader of Northwestern Politics. As the new book Slade Gorton: A Half Century in Politics shows, however, the Senator’s famous poker face is only a
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Posted: January 17th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: American Podium, John Hughes, Slade Gorton
