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Human Services focus at next Community Conversation

In anticipation of state and federal budget cuts, the Seattle City Council started the 2012-2013 budgeting process early this month, debuting “Community Conversations,” a series of discussions on the...

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July/August Walk Bike Ride Challenge starts today

  Seattle Department of Transportation has been running the Walk Bike Ride Challenge for about a year.  This program encourages folks to switch to walking, cycling and transit.  Participants become...

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Planning & Development needs your help with the Comprehensive Plan

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is updating Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan – the vision for how Seattle will evolve over the next two decades. A population increase of 20% is predicted,...

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The Comp Plan: a roadmap for the next 20 years

I’ve posted this reminder before, but here’s a new push to remind people that the decisions the city makes now will have great implications in the future. We need your thoughts on updating Seattle’s...

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Homeless families can use what you don’t

Winter is rolling in, with its dark nights and blasts of Arctic air. It’s the time of year when my worry increases for those on our streets with no warm home to welcome them. This year, as I’ve done...

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Don’t underestimate the power of small steps

Interested in doing something to help those in need, but don’t know where to start? Come to the 2nd Annual Downtown Volunteer Fair this Sunday, held from 1-4 p.m. inside the Josephinum, at 2nd Ave and...

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The LEAD program saves money and changes lives

In February, my colleague Councilmember Nick Licata wrote an excellent blog post about an innovative program designed to divert low-level drug and prostitution offenders from arrest: LEAD (Law...

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The kids are all right: Caravan mobile skate shop

I met 26-year old Jeremy Hopwood at the Jefferson Park Jubilee last weekend.  While standing in line at one of the many vendors, he thoughtfully opened a bottle of water for me and we started talking....

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The Crisis Solutions Center – a much better alternative to jail or ER

A few weeks ago I wrote about LEAD, an innovative program for diverting low-level offenders from the criminal justice system and into needed services. With police officers and a mental health...

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Help for caregivers goes unused – please help get the word out!

Last month I participated in a brown bag forum in Council Chambers that focused on caregiver issues. It was held as a special meeting of the Housing, Human Services, Health & Culture committee...

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Our latest Public Health crisis — and what we can do to get well.

Another domestic dispute  – and again — people were shot and killed in Seattle.  One more family fight, tempers and guns involved, more deaths. Add these to the statistics we know nationwide from the...

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Looking forward

On Monday, January 6th, 2014 I had the great pleasure of beginning my second term representing you as a Seattle City Councilmember. I wanted to say a few words about some of what I want to accomplish...

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Lockers: One Way to Help

You may have read this in The Stranger, but in case you haven’t, I wanted you to see a letter that Councilmember Harrell and I wrote. Thanks for reading — Sally Imagine you have lost your job, your...

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Where to go when you gotta go

I’ve been hearing concerns from many that our downtown public spaces feel unwelcoming. As someone who lives and works downtown, I am committed to creating a civic center that is safe, healthy and...

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From Streets to Shelter

Even though we provide millions of dollars for supportive housing, according to the One Night Count last January 3,123 people remain on our streets county-wide, without permanent shelter. This is a...

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Mary’s Place and Crowdfunding Toward Solutions for Homelessness

Marty Hartman, Seahawk Women and the Women of Mary’s Place celebrate the crowd-sourcing kickoff for another shelter. We are about to pass a budget in the City of Seattle that truly puts people first. I...

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Opiate Addictions: They’re Increasing and We Need to Get Ahead of It

By Laura Robinson, Intern to Sally Bagshaw* Heroin-induced overdose deaths have risen steeply in King County and the United States in recent years. In the King County Board of Health report delivered...

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A Round Table with Key Human Service Providers – And Eight Recommendations We...

No one should be sleeping alone, wet and cold outside.  That was one of the primary conclusions upon which we agreed. Last Friday, February 5, 2016, I hosted a round table discussion with key community...

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My Day Walking in the (Muddy) Shoes of One Young Woman

My day started early Saturday morning; the first meeting was 6:00 a.m. in Uptown with a group called Heroes for the Homeless.   Thirty of us re-packed donated oranges, sandwiches, cheese sticks and...

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The If Project

Eight years ago Seattle Police Detective Kim Bogucki received a stack of essays from Renata, an inmate at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW at Purdy). With these essays as a foundation,...

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