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MAYOR'S PRESS CONFERENCES
Mayor's Press Conference: Hubbard Homestead 9/26/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels kicks off a new project to convert an existing 3.73 acre park and ride facility to a new urban park. The Hubbard Homestead park in North Seattle will provide open space to serve existing and future residential development in the area. It will provide amenities for low, medium and high intensity uses creating spaces and amenities for contemplation and recreation. The new park will be connected to and integrated into the overall fabric of the community. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Magnuson Park Wetland 9/26/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels joins Seattle Park Department officials at the Magnuson Park Wetland and Ballfields dedication. This new habitat area will complement the reconstructed wetlands and is consistent with the Magnuson Park Master Plan's goal to create a large natural area in the middle of the park. |
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Mayor's 2010 Proposed Budget Address 9/25/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels' 2010 proposed budget to the City Council reflects the four priorities he established when he took office: public safety, transportation, strong families and healthy communities, and jobs and opportunities for all. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Hawthorne Hills Fire Station 9/10/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels, along City Councilmember Jean Godden, Fire Chief Gregory Dean, Fleets and Facilities Director Brenda Bauer, firefighters assigned to Engine 38 and members of the community today broke ground for the new Fire Station 38 in the Hawthorne Hills neighborhood. The current facility, built in 1930, is the smallest among Seattle's 33 neighborhood fire stations. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Food Lifeline 9/9/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels, joined by Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin, Food Lifeline President and chief executive Linda Nageotte, and Food Lifeline board and staff, participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to highlight city investment in Food Lifeline and volunteerism. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Concession Speech 8/21/2009
Greg Nickels concedes defeat on his bid for a third term as Seattle's Mayor. He reflects on his time in office, thanks his family and supporters and takes questions from members of the media. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: University Heights 8/19/2009
The realization of a 20-year dream of community ownership of the University Heights school was celebrated today. On July 31 of this year, University Heights Community Center purchased the building for continued use as a community center, and Parks purchased a portion of the site for an urban park, from the Seattle School District. This acquisition creates greater stability for the Farmer's Market since the land is now in community and public ownership. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Rainier Vista Groundbreaking 8/10/2009
The ground breaking of a new Seattle Housing Authority project Monday was attended by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels. Construction of Tamarack Place marks the end of delays to work on the section of Rainier Vista east of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, where the housing authority demolished existing homes three years ago. The housing authority is spending more than $7 million of federal stimulus funding on Tamarack Place and another $6.5 million on infrastructure for future development north of the building. Rainier Vista construction projects will employ 350 people, according to Housing Authority estimates. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Affordable Housing Funding 7/23/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces funding of more than $8 million to rehabilitate, preserve and build housing for low-income seniors and working people. The funding comes primarily from the Seattle Housing Levy as well as the federal stimulus package. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Census 2010 Kick-Off 7/15/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces a partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Seattle 2010 Complete Count Committee headed by former Mayor Norm Rice, former City Councilmember Martha Choe, and Rogelio Riojas, president of Sea Mar Community Health Centers, to help ensure a full and accurate count in the 2010 Census. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Recycling 7/2/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announced that Seattle set a new city record in the amount of material it has diverted from the landfill through recycling, composting and waste reduction. Nickels was joined by a local family and city officials who were available to discuss the city's recent launch of new recycling services. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Summer Youth Jobs 6/24/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels joins with community partners and summer youth interns to kick off the Seattle Youth Employment Program's summer program. With new funding from the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative proposed by Nickels last year, and federal stimulus funds, the Youth Employment Program will employ 650 youth and young adults in career-path jobs throughout the city. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Link Light Rail Safety 6/11/2009
Mayor Nickels participates in a Link Light Rail Safety Education Assembly at Wing Luke Elementary in Seattle. Sound Transit has created a board game called "Zap on Board" to teach elementary and middle school kids 8 critical lessons about how to stay safe and sound around the new Link Light Rail trains coming into their neighborhoods. The games will be available at community events as well as schools. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Reusable Bags 5/20/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels, business leaders, and local grocers will join together to kick off a campaign to promote reusable shopping bags. In addition, local food banks will receive more than 50,000 reusable bags to distribute to low-income families. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Bridging the Gap 5/13/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels provides an update on the Bridging the Gap transportation improvement program. The mayor highlights the accomplishments of 2008 and talks about plans for this year. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Letter Carrier's Food Drive 5/6/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels joins U.S. Postal Service officials, labor leaders, and food bank organizers to highlight the National Association of Letter Carriers' "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive. Taking place Saturday, May 9, letter carriers across the country will collect nonperishable donations from homes as they deliver mail along their postal routes. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Housing Levy 4/29/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces his proposal for the renewal of the Housing Levy. Speakers include Councilmember Richard McIver and people whose lives have turned around thanks to Levy-funded housing programs. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Electric Car Partnership 4/28/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces a partnership with Nissan North America regarding Seattle's role in electric vehicle transportation and the future of zero-emission mobility. Nissan has selected the Seattle-are as one of the first regions in the country to produce a pure electric, five-passenger vehicle in 2010. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Green Building Capital Initiative 4/23/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces his plan to achieve greater energy efficiency in homes and businesses. The strategy, which includes energy consultations available to homeowners, takes advantage of federal grants that are part of President Obama’s stimulus plan. Event will include a demonstration of state-of-the-art diagnostics used to analyze a home`s heating and cooling systems. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Middle School Emphasis Team 4/16/2009
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels introduced the four Seattle police officers assigned to middle schools as part of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative. The officers will focus on crisis intervention, guidance, and mentoring. They will wear “soft” uniforms - knit shirts with the Seattle Police Department logo - and serve at Aki Kurose, Madrona K-8, and Denny. One officer will split time between Meany and Washington. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Preservation Green Lab 4/2/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe announced a new private-sector effort to rehabilitate historic buildings with energy-efficient technology. The National Trust for Historic Preservation created the new Preservation Green Lab, which is partially funded by a $50,000 grant from the city of Seattle over two years. The first of its kind in the nation, the lab partners with selected cities and states to suggest innovative sustainable development policies for existing buildings and neighborhoods. In addition, the lab will serve as a national clearinghouse for best practices for green rehabilitation. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Acting Chief of SPD 3/16/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces Deputy Chief John Diaz will serve as acting chief of police pending Chief Gil Kerlikowske's confirmation by the U.S. Senate to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Diaz will also serve as interim chief upon Kerlikowske's resignation from the Seattle Police Department. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Electric Rate Assistance 3/11/2009
Changes are announced for the City`s guidelines for qualifying for help with paying bills. The guidelines include participation in rate assistance programs for Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle City Light. |
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Mayor's State of the City Address 2009 2/17/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels delivers his eighth State of the City speech, emphasizing job creation, calling for new partnerships to help those in need, and promoting a new effort to mobilize 10,000 new volunteers. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Jobs 2/12/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces an initiative to create new jobs over the next two years. Businesses will also be helped by a new loan fund and streamlined permitting. Members of the major labor organizations attended the event. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Fire Station 28 2/5/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels announces the kick-off of 11 fire station construction projects across the city. The Fire Levy investment is the biggest upgrade of fire facilities in 40 years.
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Mayor's Press Conference: McKinstry Jobs 1/29/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels presents an approved development permit to McKinstry, a Seattle-based energy efficiency company acclaimed by President Barack Obama as a green-jobs model for the nation. McKinstry will create more than 500 jobs and expand its current headquarters site in the Georgetown neighborhood of south Seattle. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: U-Link FFGA Signing 1/15/2009
Sound Transit welcomes Federal Transit Administration officials to Seattle as the FTA awards an $813 million grant to build the University Link light rail extension. The nation’s top transit official awarded the grant agreement at Sound Transit headquarters. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: HomeWise Weatherization 1/14/2009
Mayor Greg Nickels invites low-income Seattle residents to take advantage of the city’s HomeWise Weatherization program at the home of senior citizen Evelyn Wong. Staff highlights the improvements made at this home, and demonstrate the energy auditing equipment used for assessments. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Severe Weather 12/20/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels discusses the city's response as a winter storm hits the region. The briefing was held at the Emergency Operations Center in Seattle at 5 p.m. on December 20, 2008. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Severe Weather 12/20/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels discusses the city's response as a winter storm hits the region. The briefing was held at the Emergency Operations Center in Seattle at 7 p.m. on December 20, 2008. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: End of Paving Season! 11/19/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels says “thank you” to Seattle residents for their patience during the city's busiest paving season in a decade, officially bringing to a close the city's 2008 major paving work. He also announces some of the upcoming 2009 paving projects. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Emergency Food 11/12/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels discusses his proposal for additional financial support for emergency food and meals programs, and encourages Seattle residents to donate and volunteer at local food banks. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Budget Forecast 11/5/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels joins Council President Conlin, and Councilmember Godden, Chair of the Budget Committee, to outline the City's budget challenges and describe the approach to finding solutions. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Winter Storm Prep 10/29/2008
As Seattle prepares for another storm season, Mayor Greg Nickels is inviting residents to join the city's adopt-a-drain program. City crews recently inspected 78,000 storm drains around Seattle that provide critical infrastructure to keep Seattle's neighborhoods from flooding. Crews cleaned the one-third of the drains that required cleaning, and with the adopt-a-drain program, the public can help keep the drains clear during winter storms. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Forward Thrust Bonds 10/27/2008
Forty years after the passage of the first Forward Thrust bond measure, the city of Seattle is about to make the final payment. Among the projects that it funded were Freeway Park, Discovery Park, Gas Works Park, the beginning of the Burke-Gilman Trail, and the Seattle Aquarium. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Housing First 10/22/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels is proposing an additional $2.1 million in his 2009-2010 budget for permanent housing units for chronically homeless individuals. The funding continues the Mayor’s commitment to “Housing First” projects, a highly successful approach that combines housing with important in-house medical and mental health services and other support programs. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Traffic Safety Speed Van 10/20/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels, Councilmember Nick Licata, and Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske unveil the city's new speed van, a new photo radar tool to help enhance safety in school zones. The speed van will help enhance safety in school zones. This pilot project is testing how much photo radar is capable of reducing speeds in school zones and enhancing the safety of school children and staff. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Day Center 10/16/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels highlights $350,000 in funding for the Family and Adult Service Center (FASC) for homeless people that is enabling the center to stay open. The FASC Day Center provides critical link for homeless people in making the transition to more stable life situation. In these tough economic times the Mayor's proposed budget spends record amount on human services to help people in need. |
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Mayor's Proposed 2009-2010 Budget 9/29/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels has unveiled his 2009-2010 proposed biennial budget that includes a $9 million initiative to prevent youth violence, an expansion of food programs and housing for the homeless, and 42 new patrol officers. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Customer Service 9/24/2008
Seattle residents now have a Customer Bill of Rights to help with doing business with the City of Seattle. Mayor Greg Nickels says the long-term goal is for providing one phone number to call for all city services. The Mayor's customer service initiative will be posted in community centers, neighborhood service centers, library branches and City of Seattle office buildings.
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Mayor's Press Conference: Decreasing Youth Violence 9/10/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels announces a new initiative geared to decrease youth violence. More than $9 million from the 2009-2010 proposed budget will go towards the new initiative. Approximately 800 children a year are at high risk of perpetuating violence or becoming victims. The Mayor's plan includes establishing youth centers with extended hours, giving children a safe place to go to stay out of trouble. It also proposes a new approach to street outreach with the use of violence interrupters.
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Mayor's Press Conference: Back to School! 9/3/2008
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson welcome students back to school and encourage them to take advantage of the many programs aimed at helping them succeed. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: 14th Ave S. Improvement Project 8/18/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels kicks-off the 14th Avenue South Street Improvements Project on Monday morning in the South Park neighborhood. The Mayor is joined by community members as he grabs a saw cutter and begins the first major Bridging the Gap project in South Park. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Car-free Days 7/31/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels announces the dates and the streets chosen for the city’s Car-Free Days. As part of the city’s “Give Your Car the Summer Off” campaign to combat global warming, selected roadways will be open to only pedestrians and bicyclists on designated summer Sundays. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: One Millionth CFL 7/9/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels announces Seattle has distributed more than one million energy efficient light bulbs through a 10 month-old purchasing program with Seattle City Light, bulb manufacturers and area retailers. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Traffic Lights 7/2/2008
Mayor Nickels and SDOT Director Grace Crunican, announce a plan to synchronize traffic lights. The mayor will address how the city regularly improves traffic operations through sophisticated signal synchronization. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Beacon Hill Reservoir 6/25/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels conducts a first and last of its kind tour of the new Beacon Hill Underground Reservoir facility, which will add more than 26 acres to Beacon Hill’s Jefferson Park. The underground views of the reservoir are amazing. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Sound Transit Golden Spike 5/28/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels and other Board members will use special track fastening equipment to drive in the final track bolts on the elevated guideway in
Seattle's SODO area adjacent to Sound Transit's Link light rail Operations and Maintenance Base. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: "Drink Up Seattle" 5/23/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels today kicked off a six-week public awareness campaign aimed at promoting the quality of Seattle’s drinking water and encouraging people to stop buying bottled water. “Drink Up, Seattle!” coincides with the release this week of Seattle’s annual drinking water quality report, which concludes that Seattle’s water is among the best in any major city in North America.
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Mayor's Press Conference: Give Your Car the Summer Off 5/21/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels announces a new effort to reduce car trips in Seattle and unveils a new billboard campaign across the city. The campaign follows climate initiatives to distribute 10,000 free home energy kits, place a 20-cent fee on disposable shopping bags, and encourage tap water instead of bottled water. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: EOC Grand Opening 5/17/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels celebrated the grand opening of the city’s new Fire Station 10, Fire Alarm Center, and Emergency Operations Center -- all located in one complex at the southern edge of downtown. The 60,333 square-foot complex is the largest project in the Fire Facilities and Emergency Response levy, passed by Seattle voters in 2003. The newly constructed Fire Station 10 is the first levy-funded station to open. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Animal Shelter Opening 5/2/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels and City Councilmember Jean Godden honored the late Neal Duncan, a Seattle Animal Shelter officer who died on the job in 2006, and unveiled improvements made to the shelter to benefit employees, customers and the animals. First lady Sharon Nickels and "first dog" Edgar, a shelter dog adopted by the Nickels family last year, participated in the ceremonies. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: New Lake Union Trail 4/23/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels holds a press conference to announce the name of the new six-mile trail around Lake Union and the start of the first phase of construction. The mayor also announces the winners from among the 500 people who submitted names for the trail during a contest earlier this year. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Key Arena Deal 4/8/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels today announced that the city will not be able to close a deal that would have evenly split the costs of renovating KeyArena with a local investment group hoping to buy the Seattle Sonics basketball team.
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Mayor's Press Conference: Open Season on Potholes 3/19/2008
Mayor Nickels announces "Open Season on Potholes" and ask for the public's help in calling in potholes. SDOT's Street Maintenance will assign additional crews to fill potholes for one week, conducting a "blitz" on pothole filling throughout the city. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: KeyArena Proposal 3/6/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels held a press conference on Thursday, March 6, 2008, to announce a local effort to buy the Sonics and cover half the $300 million cost to improve KeyArena. The Mayor was joined by former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, City Councilmembers Jan Drago, Bruce Harrell and Richard McIver, and King County Councilmember Larry Phillips. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: King Street Station Transfer Center 3/5/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels held a press conference marking the city’s purchase of the historic King Street Station. The mayor took the media on a rare, behind-the-scene’s tour of this iconic building, highlighting the $30.5 million in restoration planned or under way and culminating in a climb to the very top of the landmark clock tower. The mayor was joined by City Councilmember Jan Drago to discuss the station’s future as a mass transit hub. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Treehouse Foster Care Program 3/3/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels joins Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich for a press conference and tour of Treehouse, a unique Seattle-based program that provides help to children in foster care. Begich hopes to replicate the success of the program in his city. |
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Mayor's Press Conf. of 02-16-08: Home Energy Days Kick-Off 2/16/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels will held a press conference at the Seattle Home Show to begin giving away 10,000 free home energy kits as part of Seattle Climate Action Now. The kits were available at the city’s Climate Action Now booth at the Home Show. The mayor also announced the latest number of mayors who have signed on to Seattle’s U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, which pledges cities to meet the Kyoto Protocol. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Foreclosure Prevention Program 1/30/2008
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announces a new foreclosure prevention pilot program which hopes to assist low-income homeowners stay in homes with the help of stabilization loans and mortgage counseling. This announcement will describe the foreclosure issue, the pilot program, and introduce pilot participants. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: 2007 Seattle Crime Stats 1/18/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels and Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske hold a press conference to release Seattle’s 2007 crime statistics and to discuss efforts to continue to improve public safety in the city. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Housing First 2 Year Impact 1/11/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels tours 1811 Eastlake, one of two city-supported projects where some of the most difficult cases of chronic homelessness is addressed. Before the tour, the Mayor announces preliminary findings on Seattle's first two "Housing First" projects, 1811 Eastlake and Plymouth on Stewart, which combine homeless housing with important in-house medical and mental health services and other support programs. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Red Light Enforcement 1/2/2008
Mayor Greg Nickels holds a press conference to announce the locations of new red light cameras around the city. He also releases the final report evaluating the city’s one-year red light camera pilot program. The mayor is joined by Councilmembers Nick Licata and Tom Rasmussen. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Affordable Housing Funding 12/11/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels announcea $17.5 million in funding to provide homes for working families and people who are homeless. The money will help pay for four projects, including two mixed-income housing projects in Southeast Seattle; a development for homeless families in the Central Area; and housing for chronically homeless individuals in Belltown. |
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Walking Tour: Third Avenue Extreme Makeover 11/17/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels helps put the finishing touches on the first phase of work to make Third Avenue safer and more inviting for residents, bus riders, shoppers and workers. The improvements to the sidewalks and street are part of a city effort to address public safety concerns in the area following a series of high-profile incidents over the summer. Councilmembers and the Police Chief will join the mayor to help install planters and tour other physical improvements in the area. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: CFL Installation 11/14/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels holds a press conference to introduce a Seattle Climate Action Now effort that will provide 40,000 energy-efficient light bulbs for low-income residents of the Seattle Housing Authority. The bulbs - part of Seattle City Light’s Twist and Save program - will cut 2.8 million pounds of carbon emissions and save residents $740,000 in energy costs. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Bridging the Gap Investment 11/7/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels held a press conference in Greenwood to announce $6 million in investments to improve pedestrian safety and neighborhood streets across the city. Seventeen projects will be built through the new program, which allows residents to propose improvements that will directly affect their neighborhoods. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Climate Action Now 10/31/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels kicks off the Mayors Climate Summit by raising a giant Seattle Climate Action Now flag atop the Space Needle Wednesday morning. The flag is 25' x35' and is readable from the air. The Seattle summit on Nov. 1-2 will be the largest-ever meeting of American mayors devoted solely to climate protection. More than 100 mayors from across the country will gather here for the two-day event to discuss the impact of climate change on their communities and the steps cities are taking to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: USCM Press Roundtable 10/31/2007
As part of the kickoff to the upcoming Climate Summit, print press attend a roundtable with the President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Mayor Douglas Palmer of Trenton, New Jersey and Seattle's Mayor Greg Nickels. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Hybrid Vehicle Demo
10/24/2007
The Mayor announces a yearlong demonstration project to convert 13 existing Priuses in the City, County, Port, and Clean Air Agency's fleets to 80-100 mpg+ "Plug-ins." This is a partnership with U.S. Dept. of Energy Idaho National Laboratory. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Storm/311 Event 10/23/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels holds a press conference to discuss the city’s efforts to keep people safe, protect property and keep Seattle moving during the upcoming winter storm season. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Clean Vehicle's Now 9/19/2007
The Mayor kicks off the Clean Vehicle's NOW! Conference which will feature and promote clean vehicles, technologies and fuels and promote green and climate-friendly fleet management by public sector fleets in the region. |
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Mayor's 2008 Proposed Budget 9/17/2007
The plan includes significant new initiatives to enrich neighborhoods and improve parks, public safety, transportation, human services and the environment. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Ashworth Cottages LEED 8/23/2007
The Mayor joins with others in recognition of the Ashworth Cottages LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum award from the U.S. Green Building Council. This is the first platinum rated project in Seattle and in Washington; 7th platinum residential project in US. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Mid Point for Housing Levy 7/18/2007
Mayor Nickels marks the half way point of the 2002 Housing Levy with information about Levy rental housing, homelessness, and homeownership programs that are exceeding goals and leveraging significant resources from public and private partners. The Mayor also announces $7.27 million in funding awards for three housing developments providing 176 units of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Street Signs 7/11/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels unveils the larger, easier to read street name signs that will be installed in every intersection in the city and fills us in on what happens to the old signs. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Locally Grown Food 5/11/2007
As neighborhood farmers' markets open for the season across the city, Mayor Greg Nickels holds a press conference to discuss how buying locally grown food can help reduce greenhouse gasses and protect the climate. Nickels is joined by a local chef and farmer at Seattle's original farmers' market - Pike Place Market. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Georgetown Dental Clinic 5/3/2007
Mayor Nickels attends the re-opening of a recently renovated community facility that will house the dental clinic, administrative support for the Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers (PSNHC), and will provide meeting space for the PSNHC and the Georgetown community. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Climate Change/Mower Rebate 4/11/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels and his wife, Sharon, hold a press conference at their West Seattle home to highlight the climate-protection benefits of switching to push or electric lawn mowers. They also announce a new city program to encourage homeowners to junk their gas-powered mowers. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Bicycle Master Plan 4/4/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels holds a press conference to release the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan, which he claims will guide efforts to make Seattle one of the best cities in the nation for traveling safely and efficiently by bike. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Code Enforcement 4/1/2007
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announces a program called Clean Up Your Act, which significantly increase fines for landlords and property owners who refuse to repair dilapidated homes, turn their backyards into junkyards or let bushes and weeds grow out of control. |
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Viaduct Vote Press Conference 3/15/2007
Governor Christine Gregoire, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and King County Executive Ron Sims unveil immediate repair work for the Alaskan Way Viaduct and their work plan to find a permanent replacement for the aging viaduct. |
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Mayor's State of the City 2007 3/7/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels gives his annual State of the City address at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle. |
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Sound Transit: Link Light Rail Base Opening Ceremony 3/6/2007
Sound Transit invited the public to tour the completed Link light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility. The event also featured the unveiling of one of the facility's new public art installations - the old Rainier Brewery ‘R’ which has been incorporated into the building's exterior signage. The STart program's reuse of this Seattle icon connects this facility of the future with the history of the SODO neighborhood and the O&M base's neighbor just across the street where the brewery is being converted into a new mixed-use development. Light rail service is on schedule to start service in 2009 between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac International Airport. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Civic Plaza Site Development 2/22/2007
Mayor Greg Nickels announces the city's development partner for the Civic Plaza site (formerly known as the Public Safety Building site). The property sits directly across the street from City Hall and comprises an entire downtown Seattle block, bounded by 3rd and 4th Avenues, Cherry and James Streets. |
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Mayor's Press Conference 1/31/2007
The Mayor discusses issues surrounding homelessness, climate change, gun violence and more at his weekly press conference. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Helene Madison Pool at 35 1/8/2007
Mayor Nickels leads the rededication of Madison Pool and the unveiling of the Helene Madison Informational Sign to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the opening of the pool and the 75th anniversary of Helene Madison's gold medal Olympic performance. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Crime Guns 1/3/2007
Mayor Nickels and Seattle Police Chief Kerlikowske discuss steps the state should take to reduce the number of crime guns in our communities. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Bill Signing 12/21/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels signed three important pieces of legislation that will improve the city’s neighborhood business districts, preserve the historic King Street Station, and take the first step toward welcoming the North Highline area into the city of Seattle. |
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Link Light Rail Vehicle Unveiling Program 12/18/2006
Mayor Nickels joins members of the King County council and the Sound Transit board in unveiling the first Central Link vehicle at the Operations and Maintenance base. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Storm Recovery 12/15/2006
The Mayor and directors from City Light, Public Utilities and Transportation discuss storm response issues. The Mayor also responds to Governor Gregoire’s decision to put the fate of the waterfront and the viaduct replacement in the hands of Seattle voters. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Weekly Press Time 11/29/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels held a press conference to discuss the city’s response to the recent cold weather, proposed nightclub legislation and announce an effort to chart the future of Seattle Center. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: "SNAP" Disaster Training 10/26/2006
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and Office of Emergency Management have teamed up in a pilot project to educate communities on how they can better prepare for a disaster. This pilot project will be the first time they have combined programs to assist neighborhoods in becoming better prepared to take care of each other following a disaster. The program is called 'SNAP,' which stands for 'Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare.' |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Park Rangers 10/4/2006
Mayor Nickels marks the 30th anniversary of Freeway Park's opening and salutes the renaissance that is taking place in this extraordinary city park. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: South Park Revitalization 9/13/2006
The Mayor helps to celebrate revitalization of the South Park neighborhood based on the recommendations in the South Park Action Agenda. The final draft of the Action Agenda is scheduled to be delivered mid October 2006. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Unveiling the "Gribble-cam" 8/16/2006
Join Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels as he unveils the city's new underwater camera system for monitoring the Alaskan Way Seawall. The city purchased the underwater video monitoring system when engineers discovered the Seawall was deteriorating faster than previously anticipated. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Waterfront Plan
7/26/2006
The city unveils a look at how Seattle’s waterfront could be transformed into a place for parks, people, open space, views and the environment if the Alaskan Way Viaduct is replaced by a cut-and-cover tunnel. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Broadway Action Agenda 7/24/2006
A group of business owners, residents, property owners, leaders from non-profits and representatives from the community college have been working since March to develop an Action Agenda to improve the Broadway corridor and greater Capitol Hill area. The mayor joins them to launch this major renewal effort. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Fire Rescue Boat Launch 7/15/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels delivers the Seattle Fire Department’s new 50-foot fire rescue boat “Engine 1” to its home on the Elliott Bay waterfront. The state-of-the-art fireboat will allow firefighters to maneuver more quickly in confined spaces such as piers and marinas. The boat can pump 6,000 gallons of water a minute and travel at 30.5 knots an hour. The new fire rescue boat is the first of its kind outside of the military that provides protection to the fireboat crew in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) attack. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Northgate Grand Opening 7/15/2006
The new the new Northgate Community Center, Northgate Park, and Northgate Branch of The Seattle Public Library opened to the public with festive community celebration on Saturday, July 15. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Dirty Dozen Winners 7/12/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels announces a list of the “Dirty Dozen” bad roads, missing sidewalks, ill-timed traffic signals and faded bike lanes around the city. In June, the mayor asked people to nominate their choice for the worst transportation headaches in the city. More than 700 people submitted their pick of streets, sidewalks, bike trails and signals they wanted to see repaired. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: SPL Ballard Branch Award 6/13/2006
The Mayor joins Ballard community members to celebrate the Ballard Library's national architectural awards and the 1st anniversary of the opening of the Seattle Public Library's Ballard Branch and Neighborhood Service Center. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Northgate Groundbreaking 6/7/2006
Mayor Nickels, City Council members, community leaders and the Northgate community celebrated the start of three major development projects on the large, paved lot immediately south of Northgate Mall. The three projects include the City of Seattle’s Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel, Thornton Place by Lorig Associates and Stellar Holdings, and the ERA Care Communities Living Center. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Summer College Announcement 5/31/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels, Councilman David Della and Seattle School Superintendent Raj Manhas announce a new program to help struggling students meet high school graduation requirements while exposing them to the opportunities of a college education. Summer College will provide help to about 600 high school students who do not pass the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) this year. The five-week program, made possible by an innovative new partnership between Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Community Colleges and the City of Seattle, will be located on three community college campuses - North, Central and South Seattle - to quickly boost student achievement and give students an experience of college life. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Fireboat Naming 5/3/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels and Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean announce the name of Seattle's new fireboat and recognize 8-year-old Kadi Camara, who won the contest to name the vessel. The Seattle Fire Department held a month long "Name the Fireboat" contest with the students at Alternative School #1 in North Seattle. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Gun Press Conference 5/2/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels calls on state leaders to pass common-sense gun laws to help keep firearms out of the hands of criminals and give cities more tools to protect neighborhoods from gun violence. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: ReWA Early Child Education Center 4/18/2006
Mayor Nickels attends the opening of the new Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA) site at Bethany Church on Beacon Hill. This facility provides culturally and linguistically appropriate services to refugee and immigrant families and children from around the world, giving ReWA the opportunity to provide the same high-quality early childhood education services offered at their main site on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Climate Change Initiative 4/13/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels presents the Seattle Premiere of "Too Hot Not To Handle", a thought-provoking documentary on global warming. This screening, which is part of Seattle's 'Climate of Change' series of events, comes close on the heels of the recent release of the Mayor's Green Ribbon Commission recommendations for achieving the Kyoto Protocol target in Seattle. The Mayor is joined by the film's producer Laurie David. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Downtown Rezone Bill Signing 4/12/2006
Mayor Nickels signs legislation fundamentally changing zoning in the downtown area to create more than $100 million for affordable housing and encourage 'smart growth' in the city and the region. This bill requires developers of market-rate housing for the first time to contribute to affordable housing. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Crosswalk Improvements 3/21/2006
The Mayor announces a $1.2 million commitment for crosswalks. Mayor Nickels also plans to spend approximately $800,000 for Seawall maintenance, and $500,000 for sidewalk improvements as part of pedestrian safety improvement projects and infrastructure repairs totaling $2.5 million. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Alaskan Way Tunnel 3/18/2006
The Mayor, Councilmember Jan Drago, Sally Bagshaw from Allied Arts and Peter Coates, representing Seattle/King County Building and Construction Trades, gather to show support for the Alaskan Way Tunnel option. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Consejo Grand Opening 3/17/2006
The Mayor helps to celebrate the opening of the Consejo Counseling & Referral Services Center which provides gang prevention, intervention and recovery services to the South Park Community. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Green and Open Government Initiative 3/15/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels demonstrates a new online mapping tool that allows people to quickly locate a wide range of city services and facilities in their neighborhoods. He also reports the city has made significant progress in a paper reduction campaign launched in 2005 and has reduced petroleum fuel usage. |
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Mayor's State of the City 2006 3/6/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels gave his State of the City which reviewed the city’s accomplishments and proposes new efforts to address critical city issues, such as creating affordable housing, improving public schools and solving transportation challenges. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Monorail Repairs 2/9/2006
The Mayor announces a plan for repair and refurbishment of the Seattle Center Monorail. The plan calls for the repair of the trains from the damage of the November 2005 collision plus an upgrade to include an automated stopping system to add an extra layer of safety to the train's operation. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: EITC/Help for Working Families 2/8/2006
This is an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Campaign kick-off event to raise public awareness about the campaign and free tax preparation options. The Mayor also announces the new identity of Help for Working Families: PeoplePoint - Bridge to Benefits. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: UW Green Power Announcement 2/8/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels welcomes the University of Washington to City Light's Green Up program which allows customers to purchase a percentage or all of their electricity from new renewable energy sources. City Light Superintendent Jorge Carrasco presents UW President Mark Emmert with a check for $649,687, representing 30 conservation incentive projects City Light helped the university complete in 2005. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Announcing Seahawks Rally 2/2/2006
Mayor Greg Nickels proclaimed Friday, February 3, “Go Hawks Day” and encouraged everyone in Seattle to wear the team’s blue and green colors all day to show Seattle’s unbounded enthusiasm for the team as it prepares for its first Super Bowl. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Habitat House 1/30/2006
Mayor Nickels, Mariners players and coaches, community leaders and Habitat volunteers frame a house for Habitat for Humanity in the Mariners' parking lot, next to SAFECO field. The House will later be relocated to surplus city property at 1321 26th Ave. South, creating another affordable home for community members in need. This event represents the larger partnership between Habitat, City of Seattle, MLB-Mariners and Homestead Community Land Trust. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Safe Kids Are Cool Kids 1/11/2006
The "Safe Kids Are Cool Kids" calendar effort started last fall with a district-wide coloring contest that invited elementary school children to highlight safe walking tips. The Pedestrian Advisory Board selected the winners and the calendars were distributed to school students earlier this year. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Multifamily NOFA Awards 12/15/2005
Mayor Nickels announces the award of $5.1 million to two Seattle nonprofit organizations in support of the development of new affordable housing - creating 85 units targeting workforce, low income and homeless families. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Dead Sea Scrolls Event 12/14/2005
This is a press conference to announce the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit at the Seattle Center. The press event also serves as a "kickoff" to encourage more partnerships with media and donors. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Ballard Locks Funding 12/2/2005
US Senator Patty Murray joins Mayor Greg Nickels, Col. Debra Lewis (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) and members of Ballard's maritime and business community to celebrate the Senator's success in restoring critical funding to keep the Ballard Locks operating without reductions in hours or service as well as press for ongoing funding. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: SE Seattle Action Agenda 11/19/2005
This meeting introduced the SE Seattle Action Agenda to a broader audience of community members, highlighting the progress thus far, identify upcoming community priorities, and informing people how to get involved. Community members were given an opportunity to talk with the Mayor and his cabinet staff. |
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Mayor’s Press Conference: Sound Transit UW Link 11/4/2005
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has given Sound Transit''s proposed light-rail extension from downtown Seattle to the University of Washington its highest rating, a milestone Sound Transit says bodes well for its bid to get federal money to help build the three-mile segment. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Emergency Preparedness 11/3/2005
The Mayor gives remarks and throws the switch to switch building to generator power, showcasing completion of this important milestone in the Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy Program. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: MLK Business Recognition 11/3/2005
Mayor Greg Nickels appears at a community event to recognize businesses along Martin Luther King Jr. Way South who have received business interruption payments from the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund and are open for business during light rail construction. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Starbucks Signature Grants 11/3/2005
This event celebrates Starbucks Coffee Company's $1 million investment in improving local parks in King and Pierce Counties. Starbucks is announcing a $550,000 gift to support three signature park projects in the Puget Sound region, chosen for their impact on the community: Van Asselt Play Area in Seattle; King County Trails Wayfinding System; Wright Park Play and Sprayground in Tacoma. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Nightclub Safety Issues 11/2/2005
Mayor Greg Nickels discusses the city's efforts to ensure the growing number of clubs and bars remain a safe, vital part of Seattle neighborhoods. He is joined by Councilmember Nick Licata and Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: SCL Lighting Ceremony 10/25/2005
The Mayor helps celebrate 100 years since Seattle City Light began lighting residences. Speakers note the historical significance and look ahead to future and SCL employees view a display graphically showing City Light's 100 years of service. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Jackson St. Jazz Dedication 10/22/2005
The Mayor reads a dedication and unveils a permanent Jackson Street Jazz sign located on the NW Corner of 12th and Jackson to acknowledge the roots of Jazz in this neighborhood and honor the jazz musicians who played here. The ceremony will also mark the beginning of Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Festival. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Preschool Program 10/20/2005
Seattle Step Ahead Preschools is the first significant program of the Families and Education Levy-funded Early Learning Network, the City of Seattle’s comprehensive approach to helping children get ready to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. Six Step Ahead preschools have opened and three more will open soon. They will provide free early childhood education to 140 4-year olds from low-income families in southwest and southeast Seattle this school year. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Inspection of Seawall 10/11/2005
The Mayor observes divers as they inspect the north end of the Alaskan Way Seawall to determine the extent of the most recent damage to the beleaguered structure caused by yet another marine borer. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: 2005 End Hunger Awards 10/10/2005
2005 Mayor's End Hunger Awards Ceremony and Luncheon is an annual recognition, awards ceremony and luncheon honoring food bank and meal programs directors, staff, volunteers, and local businesses that work to alleviate hunger in neighborhoods and have been nominated for the awards. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Fire Prevention Kick-Off 10/8/2005
In celebration of Fire Prevention Week, the Mayor attends an open house at Seattle Fire Station #25 on East Pine street. This is an opportunity for community members to visit the fire station, meet firefighters, see a fire truck and learn about home fire safety. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Emergency Preparedness 9/15/2005
Showcases the completion of the first hardened hydrant with a demonstration of what it can do in the event of a disaster. Also preview SPU's two UASI-funded projects that will provide water during an emergency - such as an earthquake. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Rainier Beach Back to School Bash 8/20/2005
The Mayor joins in on a day of fun to help get Seattle's school children ready for the coming school year. The event was co-sponsored by the Rainier Beach Coaltion for Community Empowerment (RBCCE), the Rainier Beach Advisory Council, and the Atlantic Street Center. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Urban League & CDCC Event 8/16/2005
The Contractor Development and Competitiveness Center (CDCC) was established by a grant from the City of Seattle to the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle. The purpose in creating the CDCC was to provide assistance and support to small businesses who are not fully participating in the contracting opportunities in this region. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Compass Center Opening 6/7/2005
Join Mayor Nickels as he helps celebrate the opening of The Compass Center, which serves homeless and low-income men and women over 18 years of age, a vulnerable and underserved population in Seattle and King County. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Housing for the Homeless 5/26/2005
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announces awards of $9.3 million in City dollars to create 225 units of housing for the homeless, and for people earning salaries as low as 30 percent of the median income. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: WI-FI 5/19/2005
Mayor Nickels launches a new city sponsored WI-FI network in Seattle’s Columbia City. Learn more about when WI-FI might be coming to your neighborhood. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Pothole Rangers 5/16/2005
Ever wonder who was at the other end of the line when you called the pothole repair line 684-ROAD? The equipment and the crews out in the field responding to pothole reports are called the ’Pothole Rangers’. Tag along as the Mayor visits with members of the SDOT team. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Viaduct Funding 4/26/2005
With nearly half the funding now in place for the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Mayor Greg Nickels vowed to press forward with securing the rest of the money needed to replace the crumbling state highway that threatens lives and livelihoods across the region. Representatives Ed Murray and Frank Chopp, and Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles also spoke. For more information read the press release. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Safeco Corporate Headquarters 4/6/2005
Mayor Greg Nickels and Safeco Corporation Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick announced Safeco has a preferred location to consolidate its corporate headquarters - Seattle. This move will bring more than 1600 additional jobs to the city and provide a tremendous economic boost to the University District neighborhood. For more information read the press release. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Recycling 3/23/2005
Mayor Greg Nickels announced sweeping improvements to Seattle’s yard waste service, including new residential yard waste carts that accept vegetative food waste and food-soiled paper. For more information read the press release. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Northgate Groundbreaking Ceremony 3/19/2005
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels joined members of the City Council and the community to mark a historic event for Northgate: groundbreaking for the new 10,000-square-foot library, 20,000-square-foot community center and 1.67-acre park on the site the Goodyear store (the former Bon Tire Center) at Fifth Avenue Northeast and Northeast 105th Street and the commercial site to the north. For more information read the press release. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Water Shortage Advisory 3/16/2005
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma issued a water shortage advisory and urged residents and businesses to ramp up water conservation as a first step in each city’s efforts to deal with what has been the driest winter on record. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Edgar Martinez Drive 3/5/2005
Mayor Greg Nickels, former Seattle Mariners' designated hitter Edgar Martinez, and City Councilmembers unveil the first signs marking "Edgar Martinez Drive South" near Safeco Field. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Homeless Center 2/28/2005
The Seattle City Council held a press conference today to announce plans for the City of Seattle's first comprehensive Homeless Service Center. The Center, primarily for men, will be located at the Morrison Hotel at the edge of Pioneer Square. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Strategy to Reduce Global Warming Pollution 2/16/2005
On the day the Kyoto Protocol will take effect in the 141 countries which have ratified it (the United States did not ratify) Mayor Greg NIckels announces the City of Seattle's plan to meet the threat of global warming and challenges other American cities to join with us. Also speaking: Denis Hayes, Founder of Earth Day and President and CEO of the Bullitt Foundation, and Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Crime Rates Drop 2/4/2005
Mayor Greg Nickels and Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske hold a press conference to announce a 7.2% drop in crime overall and the lowest number of violent crimes since 1965. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Day of Giving 1/21/2005
Mayor Nickels hosted a press conference at City Hall with Council President Jan Drago to ask city employees and Seattle citizens to continue their support for the people and nations affected by the Southeast Asia tsunami tragedy. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Gates Foundation announces new HQ at Seattle Center 1/13/2005
Mayor Greg Nickels and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation President Patty Stonesifer announced today the selection of a site owned by the City of Seattle and located adjacent to Seattle Center for its new headquarters building. The site, currently a parking lot operated by Seattle Center, is located along 5th Avenue North across the street from Memorial Stadium. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Discovery Park 12/21/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels and American Eagle Communities, LLC announce an agreement for the addition of the 23 acre Capehart housing site to Magnolia's 534 acre Discovery Park. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Anchorage Agreement 11/30/2004
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich formalize their commitment to coordinate economic development activities by signing an agreement highlighting the importance of promoting trade and other economic activities between the two cities.
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Mayor's Press Conference: Downtown Service Center 11/4/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata and homeless advocates hold a press conference in support of the proposed South Downtown Service Center. Also joining the mayor and Councilmember Licata at the news conference held at YWCA Opportunity Place in downtown Seattle were Compass Center Executive Director Rick Friedhoff and other advocates for homeless people. The mayor has proposed $3.2 million in the 2005 budget to build the South Downtown Service Center at Fourth and Yesler. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Cadillac Hotel 7/6/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels helps kick off the beginning of building rehabilitation for the Cadillac Hotel, future site of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Science Fiction Museum Grand Opening 6/18/2004
Mayor Nickels is joined by key project and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening of the new Science Fiction Museum at the Seattle Center. Speakers include Donna Shirley, SFM Exec. Director, Larry Phillips, Chair - King County Council and Virginia Anderson, Seattle Center Director. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Home Ownership Summit 6/16/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels is joined by Councilmembers Richard McIver and Tom Rasmussen, Katie Hong, Director - Dept. of Housing, and others to discuss programs and opportunities to bring home ownership within the reach of working families. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: ZymoGenetics 6/15/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels celebrates yet another milestone in the growth of the South Lake Union neighborhood. ZymoGenetics opened their new manufacturing facility at their South Lake Union location. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: U-District Grants 5/12/2004
Together with the University District community leaders and business owners, Mayor Greg Nickels presented grant checks to 12 businesses and property owners in the U-District for enhancing store fronts along the Ave. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Families & Education Levy 4/8/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels proposes a $103 million Families and Education Levy at Seattle's Tiny Tots Development Center. This levy focuses on programs and services that specifically address children who are not performing at grade level or are at risk of not graduating.
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Mayor's Press Conference: Gay Marriage 3/8/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels signs an executive order that would give everyone who works for Seattle city government and is married equal rights regardless of whether they are straight or gay. |
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Mayor and Council Press Conference: 2004 Budget Proposal 3/5/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels and City Council Budget Chair Richard McIver announce proposed changes to rebalance the city's 2004 General Fund budget and help reduce a series of new facility costs anticipated in 2005. They are also joined by Council President Jan Drago, Councilmember Tom Rasmussen and Finance Director, Dwight Dively. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Welch Plaza Grand Opening 3/4/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels joins George Staggers-CEO of Central Area Development Assoc., Harris Hoffman-partner of Lorig and Assoc., Chris Clark-Chairman of W.G. Clark Construction, Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks and others to celebrate the opening of Welch Plaza in the central district neighborhood. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Project Impact-Home Retrofit Grant Program 2/26/2004
Mayor Greg Nickels launches the Home Retrofit Grant Program for low-income Seattle residents. The new Home Retrofit Grant Program for low-income families, disabled individuals and seniors is being paid for by a $1 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Washington Emergency Management. The program will pay for retrofitting 160 homes. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Completion of BPA's Kangley-Echo Lake Transmission Line 2/23/2004
Celebration to mark the completion of the Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA) nine-mile Kangley-Echo Lake 500-kilovolt Transmission Line. The line is needed to accommodate electrical growth and reliability concerns in the Puget Sound area. Five miles of the new line crosses the Cedar River Watershed, the primary source for the Seattle area's water supply. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Film Permit Fees 10/29/2003
Mayor Nickels, along with Councilmembers Drago and Licata and dozens of film and video industry community leaders celebrate the signing of legislation that reduces the city film permit fees and offers other incentives for productions to film in Seattle, providing solid living-wage jobs for crews, production staff and vendors. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Rainier Court Senior Apartments 10/22/2003
King County Executive Ron Sims and Mayor Greg Nickels lead a group of community, private sector and government partners to break ground on the site of the future Rainier Court Senior Apartments in the 3500-3700 block of Rainier Avenue South.
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Mayor's Press Conference: Landsburg Dam Fish Passage 10/8/2003
Mayor Nickels and other City, State and Federal officials celebrate the opening of the Landsburg Dam Fish Passage, giving fish access to 17 miles of excellent spawning habitat for the first time in more than a century. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Volunteer Park 9/30/2003
Mayor Greg Nickels joins Council President Steinbrueck, Parks Superintendent Bounds & Seattle Parks Foundation Executive Director Daubert to break ground for the new lily pond at Volunteer Park. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Promise Reading Project 9/22/2003
Mayor Nickels and City Librarian Deborah Jacobs join forces with representatives from the Urban League and Comcast to launch the 1000 Hours of Promise Reading Project - a literacy program designed to help minority elementary students improve reading skills. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Compass Center 9/18/2003
Mayor Nickels announces campaign to re-build the Compass Center in Pioneer Square. Damaged in the Nisqually earthquake, the Compass Center will be renovated & expanded to provide housing and other services to homeless men. |
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Mayor and Council Press Conference: Housing Levy 7/30/2003
Mayor Nickels & Councilmember McIver announce the first projects to be funded by the 2002 voter-approved Housing Levy. $8.6 million funding will support production or preservation of 271 housing units, of which 50 will be built in the South Lake Union neighborhood. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: Thornton Creek drainage 7/29/2003
Mayor Nickels, Parks & Recreation Superintendent Bounds, SPU Director Clarke and other partners celebrate the completion of the $10 million drainage project at the Jackson Park Golf Course that will alleviate Thornton Creek drainage problems. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: TOPOFF2 5/12/2003
Mayor Greg Nickels, King County Executive Ron Sims & other officials kick-off the TOPOFF 2 emergency preparedness exercise with an overview of planned events. |
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Mayor's Press Conference: sustainable building guidelines 12/11/2002
Mayor Nickels announces the release of a book about sustainable building guidelines for affordable apartment buildings. The City supports this program with funding. Also, a tour behind the scenes at Traugott Terrace to see a 'Green Building' first hand. |
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Mayor's Press Conference 12/3/2002
Mayor Greg Nickels and Grace Crunican, Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation host a press conference to discuss an alternative plan to rebuild the Alaskan Way Viaduct. |
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Mayor's Press Conference 7/31/2002
Mayor Greg Nickels announces his support for Referendum 51, the statewide transportation proposal. |
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Mayor's Press Conference 6/12/2002
Mayor Greg Nickels discusses recent findings about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Seawall and the trouble with gribbles. |
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