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7/13

Council Unanimously Passes Resolution In Support of East African Immigrant Population’s Access to Money Transfer Operators

7/6

Council Passes Mosqueda’s JumpStart Seattle Progressive Revenue Plan to Address COVID Response, Essential City Services, Affordable Housing

7/6

Lewis Proposes New Public Health-Informed 911 Response Service

7/2

Sawant Condemns Durkan’s Attack on Capitol Hill Organized Protest

7/1

Councilmember Sawant Celebrates Historic Victory of the Tax Amazon Movement

7/1

Council President M. Lorena González Responds to Mayor Durkan’s Letter regarding Councilmember Kshama Sawant

7/1

Morales: Progressive Revenue Bill Includes Provision for $215M in Additional Funds, Represents ‘Major Structural Change’

6/30

Mosqueda’s ‘JumpStart’ Revenue Package Endorsed by Nearly 60 Organizations Representing Housing, Food Access, Labor, Faith and Immigrant Rights

6/26

Councilmember Sawant Credits Tax Amazon Movement for Serious Pressure, Urges City Council Democrats to Strengthen Amazon Tax Bill to Reject Budget Cuts and Reverse Gentrification

6/23

Councilmember Sawant Calls on City Council to Endorse African-American Faith Leaders’ Demand for 1,000 New Affordable Homes, Funded by $500M/Year Amazon Tax, for Residents Displaced Due to Racist Gentrification