Seattle City Council Announces 2016 Committee Assignments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/18/2015Seattle City Council Announces 2016 Committee AssignmentsCouncilmembers to elect Council President and assign committees on January 4, 2016SEATTLE - Seattle City...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/4/2016Councilmembers Inaugurated in First District-Based Representation System Since 1910, Harrell Elected Council PresidentSEATTLE - All nine Seattle City Councilmembers took...
View ArticleCouncilmember Johnson Remarks from Seattle City Council Inauguration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 1/4/2016Councilmember Johnson Remarks from Seattle City Council Inauguration SEATTLE - Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) delivered the following remarks...
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My personal and professional worlds collide
My urban planning background means I end up having a lot of discussions and strategy sessions with friends and colleagues around built environment, transportation, and density. But it also inspires me...
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Councilmember Rob Johnson to Open District Office on ‘The Ave’ Friday, Public...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) will open his in-district Council office on “the Ave” in the University District this Friday, March 4, and he has invited District 4 neighbors...
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Councilmembers to Participate in ‘Workers Voice Summit’ Thursday
Seattle – Councilmembers will participate in a “Workers Voice Summit” this Thursday to hear experiences and policy ideas from workers from a cross section of low-wage jobs in the region. The event,...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement on Sound Transit 3 Proposal
SEATTLE – Sound Transit Board Member Rob Johnson issued the following statement following the Sound Transit Board meeting today, where a draft Sound Transit 3 (ST3) system plan was released for public...
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Arena proponents, neighboring teams reach scheduling and access agreement
The Council received language today from representatives of ArenaCo, the Seattle Seahawks/First & Goal, Inc., and the Seattle Mariners that places conditions on the scheduling of events if a new...
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Seattle Sound Transit Board Members Propose Improvements to ST3 Package
SEATTLE – Sound Transit Board members Mayor Ed Murray and City Councilmember Rob Johnson introduced amendments to the Sound Transit 3 (ST3) plan during today’s Board meeting in conjunction with other...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement on Seattle Public Utilities Director Nominee
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement following Mayor Ed Murray’s nomination of Mami Hara as Director of Seattle Public Utilities: “I’ve had the...
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Council Committee Approves Mandatory Housing Affordability Program, Addresses...
The Council’s Planning, Land Use & Zoning committee unanimously (5-0) approved framework legislation today that would require that residential developers provide for affordable housing by either...
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University of Washington, Councilmembers Convene Paid Family Leave Symposium
Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw, Lorena González and Lisa Herbold joined with the University of Washington to co-host a Paid Parental Leave Symposium at UW yesterday, where elected officials, business...
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Councilmembers Call for Special Committee on City Capital Project Oversight
Councilmembers Rob Johnson and Lisa Herbold called for creation of a special Council committee to oversee City-funded capital projects following recent capital expenditures that exceeded initial...
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Councilmembers Unveil Legislation: New Rules for Encampment Clear Outs
Councilmembers Rob Johnson, Lisa Herbold, Mike O’Brien and Kshama Sawant unveiled legislation today that would revamp the City’s current practice of encampment sweeps, allowing for clear outs after the...
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Council Land Use Committee to Hold Public Hearing on 2035 Comprehensive Plan
The Council’s Planning, Land Use & Zoning Committee, chaired by Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle), will hold a public hearing this Thursday to take comments on the proposed...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement on the North Precinct Police Station
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement following the announcement that the North Precinct Police Station project will be revisited: “I fully believe...
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Council Committee Approves Changes to Green ‘Living Building’ Pilot
The Council’s Planning, Land Use & Zoning committee unanimously (3-0) approved improvements to the City’s Living Building Pilot Program today, intended to encourage development of some of the most...
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Council Supports Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan, Equitable Development Projects
Council unanimously adopted two resolutions yesterday that advance community investments and neighborhood planning in Seattle. The resolutions support community work in Rainier Beach and neighborhoods...
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Councilmembers Pursue New Plan to Build Affordable Housing, Utilize Bonds
Six Councilmembers introduced a new proposal today intended to create up to 500 new units of affordable housing for Seattle residents. The housing production would be funded by newly utilizing the...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement on Sound Transit 3 Approval
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement following voters’ approval of Sound Transit 3: “I am so excited to celebrate the passage of this ballot measure...
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Councilmember Johnson to Host University District Rezone Public Hearing, Open...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) will host two opportunities for Seattleites to both learn of the ways in which the University District neighborhood rezone and related...
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Councilmember Johnson on University District Upzone Legislation
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle), Chair of the Planning, Land Use & Zoning Committee, issued the following statement following Council’s unanimous adoption of the...
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Councilmembers’ Statement of Support Following Threat to Jewish Community Center
All nine Seattle City Councilmembers issued the following statement after yesterday’s bomb threat to the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island: “We are horrified by yesterday’s bomb threat...
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Councilmembers’ Statement Following Shooting of Deep Rai, Sikh Kent Resident
SEATTLE – All nine Seattle City Councilmembers issued the following statement after India-born Kent resident, Deep Rai, was attacked in his driveway in Kent on Friday, allegedly being told “go back to...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement on Council’s South Lake Union, Downtown...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle), chair of the Council’s Planning, Land Use & Zoning Committee, issued the following statement following Council’s adoption (9-0) of the...
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Councilmember Rob Johnson Statement on Secured Federal Transit Dollars
Sound Transit Board Member Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement after Congress approved $100 million to support Sound Transit’s Lynnwood Link...
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Councilmember Johnson Announces Developers Voluntarily Entering into...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) announced today that, in the past month, developers from seven already-permitted building construction projects have begun the process to...
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Councilmember Johnson on Funding Seattle Public Schools’ Bell Times Switch
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement after Council unanimously approved funds to support Seattle Public Schools switching to a two-tier bell system:...
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Councilmembers González and Johnson’s Statement on Officer-Involved Shooting...
Councilmember M. Lorena González, Chair of the Council’s Safe Communities Committee, and Councilmember Rob Johnson, Council representative for District 4 (Northeast Seattle), issued the below...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement on Council’s Central Area Rezone Vote
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle), Chair of the Council’s Planning, Land Use & Zoning Committee, issued the following statement after Council’s 7-0 approval of the 23rd...
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Councilmember Johnson Celebrates Magnuson Park Community Investments
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) celebrated Council’s unanimous vote to dedicate funding toward Magnuson Park community improvements today. Through the Council’s quarterly...
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Council Receives Vacancy Process Update, Briefed on Applicants By City Clerk
SEATTLE – Councilmember and President Pro Tem Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) and his colleagues received a briefing about the process to fill the vacancy for Position 8, and an update on...
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Councilmember Johnson Response to FEIS Appeal
Seattle, WA — Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) and Chair of the Council’s Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee issued the following statement in response to an appeal of the...
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Council Sets 2018-19 Committee Assignments
The Seattle City Council today adopted Resolution 31789 establishing committee assignments for 2018 and 2019. Each Councilmember is responsible for chairing a Council committee and managing legislation...
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City Council’s Statement on ICE Targeting Immigrant Rights Activist Maru...
New Americans Committee Chair M. Lorena Gonzalez and Vice Chair Teresa Mosqueda issued the following statement jointly with all nine members of the Seattle City Council in response to Immigration and...
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Councilmembers’ Statement on School Bus Strike Tomorrow
Councilmembers Teresa Mosqueda, Rob Johnson and Lorena González issued the following statement regarding the school bus driver strike set to begin tomorrow: “The people who safely transport our kiddos...
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Councilmember Johnson on Council’s Passage of Efficient, Flexible Approach to...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle), Chair of the Planning, Land Use & Zoning Committee, issued the following statement following a vote of 7-1 in support of Council Bill...
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Johnson Releases Draft Framework to Update the City’s Tree Ordinance
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) released a draft framework for updates to the City’s Tree Ordinance today, the first update in a decade, to proactively manage and steward...
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Seattle Council Passes Tax on Business to Help Address Homelessness
Following more than five months of deliberation, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance related to taxation, intended to help address homelessness. The amended proposal establishes an annual tax...
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Select Committee on Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Move $637.8...
The Select Committee on Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Levy unanimously voted to advance to Full Council a proposed ordinance to continue the City of Seattle’s investments across the...
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Johnson, Herbold & O’Brien Lay Out Path Forward on Tree Protection Legislation
Commit to protecting exceptional trees, maintaining Seattle’s reputation as a ‘truly Emerald City’ Seattle, WA – Members of the Council’s Planning, Land Use and Zoning (PLUZ) Committee issued the...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement Regarding the Families, Education,...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) released the following statement in response to initial returns for the Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Plan: “Going back to 1990’s...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement Regarding Decision Against Seeking Re-Election
Councilmember Rob Johnson (Dist. 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement about his decision against seeking re-election in 2019: “With the goal of respectful transparency and a desire to...
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Councilmember Johnson’s Statement Regarding Ruling on Mandatory Housing...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (Dist. 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement today after the City of Seattle Hearing Examiner, Ryan P. Vancil, ruled on an appeal to the adequacy of the Final...
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Johnson To Join NHL Seattle After Completing City Council Tenure
Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement today to announce that he has accepted a position with NHL Seattle: “Today I’m announcing that I’ve accepted a...
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Councilmember Johnson Celebrates University of Washington Board of Regents’...
Councilmember Rob Johnson (Dist. 4, Northeast Seattle) issued the following statement after the University of Washington Board of Regents voted today to approve the 2018 Campus Master Plan, as passed...
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Council Passes Mandatory Housing Affordability Legislation
Councilmember Rob Johnson (Dist. 4 – Northeast Seattle), Chair of the Select Committee on Mandatory Housing Affordability, or MHA, together with his colleagues voted today to approve a trio of bills as...
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