Council Press Conferences

Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Nick Licata will unveil new legislation to protect tenants in substandard housing who are facing rent increases. The announcement follows last week's Department of Planning and Development inspection of property at 6511 Rainier Ave South, which documented 225 violations of the Seattle Housing and Building Maintenance Code. Tenants' rents at that property were set to double until they highlighted their living conditions, temporarily postponing the rent increase pending resolution of all building code violations.

Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Nick Licata stands with Seattle Tenants to draw attention to the appalling building conditions facing renters at a building in Columbia City.

Councilmember Mike O’Brien introduces legislation that would give eligible drivers at taxi, for-hire, and transportation network companies a voice on the job and the opportunity to negotiate for improved working conditions with the companies they work for.

Councilmember Mike O'Brien announces details of an audit he has requested regarding the Seattle of Department of Planning & Development's implementation of the affordable housing incentive zoning program.  A recent project brought problematic issues relating to the program to light, and O'Brien has called for an in-depth review as a result of the incident.  The City Auditor has agreed to proceed with the audit.

Councilmember Mike O'Brien was the keynote speaker at the University of Washington's Earth Day Celebration.