Neighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights & Culture
Committee regular meeting days and time:
2nd and 4th Fridays, 9:30 a.m.
Committee Members:
- Chair: Tammy Morales
- Vice Chair: Kshama Sawant
- Member: Dan Strauss
- Member: Sara Nelson
- Member: Andrew Lewis
Committee Scope:
To provide policy direction and oversight and to deliberate and make recommendations on legislative matters relating to:
- the Department of Neighborhoods, including neighborhood planning, engagement and outreach, funding opportunities, and historic preservation;
- education and early learning initiatives, including the Department of Education and Early Learning, the City’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy, with a goal of improving City schools and student success rates and reducing achievement gaps;
- arts and cultural activities, nightlife issues, and special events;
- film and music activities;
- civil rights issues, including the Office for Civil Rights, except for issues related to tenant rights and protections; and
- immigrant and refugee rights, including the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs.