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Acting with uncommon dispatch, the L.A. City Council passed an ordinance providing a million dollars in relief funds, promising complete restoration and compensation for everyone materially affected by the flood. The council also authorized the formation of a Joint Restoration Committee, consisting of both a delegation of city representatives and a

In 2014, Seattle voters approved increases in sales tax and vehicle registration fees to buy even more bus service within city limits. Afterward, city leaders reorganized the agency specifically to emphasize transit’s importance, according to Bill Bryant, who joined Seattle DOT in 2007. Transit had been handled by a workgroup inside the DOT’s polic

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Then activists, partnered with Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant, were able to get the city to commit a large portion of those funds to low-income housing. It was one of the highlights of my year to be able to tell my kids that they had helped bring positive change to our city, that we can accomplish just about anything if we don’t give up.

One man takes on state government and wins after passage of 3 voter initiatives (fox13seattle.com)

Big recent news is that 3 of the 6 initiatives have already passed in the State legislature, and the rest will be sent to the voters as ballot questions.

We also have a new moderate city council in Seattle that is pressing charges against protestors who

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