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Climate News 08.05.24
Seattle New budget projections are in, and the city's projected deficit has increased slightly again to $260M (Seattle Times, paywall). Revenue from all of the taxes that go into the General Fund are down, while the JumpStart payroll revenue is up. It is...
Climate News 7.8.24
Seattle Council votes tomorrow on the final form of the Transportation Levy for the November ballot. When originally proposed back in April, it was $1.35B, but through advocacy it is now a larger levy with $149 million in additional funding for multi-modal...
Othello Festival
Save the Date! Othello Park International Festival We are the World! FESTIVAL Sunday, August 11, 202412noon-6pmFamily friendly celebrationLive music ~ Art ~ Games ~ Dance ~ Food- ~ Shops SSCAN will be hosting a table with several other climate groups. Please...
Climate News 05.13.24
Seattle The Mayor is proposing rolling back the pro-climate provisions in the commercial building Energy Code. The new commercial building codes were adopted in 2021, and are currently scheduled to come into effect on Sept. 30. But the Construction Codes Advisory...
Seattle/King County Climate News 5.4.24
Seattle City Council will hear the new proposed Transportation Levy on Tuesday morning at 9:30 am. The Mayor released an updated draft Levy yesterday. The new proposal is slightly larger, now $1.45 billion. It has small increases in funding for walking,...
Climate News 4.7.24
Here's the latest climate news from our region. Seattle SDOT and the Mayor's office released a draft Transportation Levy. This new levy would replace Move Seattle, which expires this year. The levy provides one third of SDOT's spending overall, and almost all of the...