City of Seattle News Releases

6/18/2013-Mayor McGinn to testify in Congress on local impacts of coal trains proposal

Mayor McGinn to testify in Congress on local impacts of coal trains proposal
House Subcommittee on Energy and Power to hold hearing today at 7:15 a.m. PST

Mayor Mike McGinn and Climate Solutions Policy Director KC Golden are testifying this morning in the US House of Representatives’ Energy and Power Subcommitte Read More...

6/18/2013-Seattle City Light General Manager and CEO Receives National Public Power Award

For Information: Tobias Sellier, 202/467-2927

NASHVILLE, TENN., June 18, 2013 � Jorge Carrasco, general manager and CEO of Seattle City Light in Washington state, received the American Public Power Association�s (APPA) Alan H. Richardson Statesmanship Award at the Association�s national conference in Nashville, Tenn. The award recognizes public power leade Read More...

6/17/2013-City buys additional service on eight high ridership bus routes

City buys additional service on eight high ridership bus routes
Bridging the Gap savings to fund more evening and weekend service

SEATTLE - Mayor Mike McGinn and King County Metro General Manager Kevin Desmond today announced the City of Seattle is buying more than 5,000 hours of added service per year through early 201 Read More...

6/17/2013-Seattle Channel wins regional Emmy award for story about a local program that sends former prisoners to college

Seattle Channel wins regional Emmy award for story about a local program that sends former prisoners to college

SEATTLE - Mayor Mike McGinn today announced the Seattle Channel received a Northwest Regional Emmy award for a feature story about a local program that sends former prisoners to college.

The city-op Read More...

6/17/2013-Seattle City Hall to host Pike Place Farmers Market Expres

Councilmember Richard Conlin

Seattle City Hall to host Pike Place Farmers Market Express
Weekly market will run Tuesday June 18 through October 29

Seattle - Grab your reusable shopping bags and spend your lunch hour at the City Hall Plaza every Tuesday Read More...

6/17/2013-Council encourages creation of prescription drug disposal program

Councilmember Richard Conlin

Council encourages creation of prescription drug disposal program

SEATTLE - Seattle City Council today adopted a resolution today encouraging the Seattle/King County Board of Health to establish a secure return prog Read More...

6/17/2013-City Council Adopts Bold Climate Action Plan Plan provides pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050

Council President Sally J. Clark
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw
Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Richard Conlin
Councilmember Jean Godden
Councilmember Bruce Harrell
Councilmember Nick Licata
Councilmemb Read More...

6/17/2013-Mayor McGinn's statement on Council's transportation spending announcement

Mayor McGinn's statement on Council's transportation spending announcement

"I thank the City Council for re-affirming their support for Eastlake as a priority transit corridor in Seattle and agreeing to accelerate the high-capacity transit study for Eastlake so that we can start working this year. Today's funding announcement aligns Read More...

6/17/2013-Councilmembers re-align mid-year transportation spending Increased funding for immediate safety and mobility needs

Councilmember Tim Burgess
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen

Councilmembers re-align mid-year transportation spending
Increased funding for immediate safety and mobility needs

Seattle - City Council Budget Committee Chair Study confirms evidence of human fecal bacteria in Seattle�s Thornton Creek
Seattle Public Utilities� stormwater inspectors are looking for sources of the bacteria

SEATTLE � A two-year investigatio Read More...