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5/24
“PayUp” Legislation to Protect App-Based Workers Approved in Committee, Goes to Full Council Vote
4/7
Seattle Councilmembers Herbold, Lewis Unveil PayUp Policy to Increase Minimum Pay, Transparency & Flexibility for App-Based Workers
11/22
Seattle City Council Finalizes 2022 Budget, Prioritizing Housing, Homeless Services, Healthy & Safe Communities
11/10
Councilmember Lewis Shows JustCARE Model Successful in Voluntarily Moving Homeless Neighbors to Appropriate Shelter
10/28
Councilmembers Strauss, Lewis and Herbold Propose Establishing 24/7 Citywide Mental Health Crisis Responders
10/11
Councilmember Lewis Unveils Report Explaining Why Homelessness Has Worsened During Pandemic
10/4
City Council Affirms Support for Decriminalization of Entheogens
6/21
Councilmember Lewis Shows JustCARE Model Successful in Moving Homeless Neighbors into Shelter
6/7
Councilmember Lewis Introduces Legislation to Expand Emergency Homelessness Shelter & JustCARE
5/24
Council Passes Herbold’s Legislation, Increasing Tenant Protections for Small Businesses and Nonprofits
4/19
Councilmember Lewis Calls for Using Projected Revenue Increase to Address Homelessness Crisis
4/19
Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, Lewis, Mosqueda Propose $100 Million in Bonds for Multimodal Bridges and Other Transportation Infrastructure Needs to Create Jobs Sooner by Leveraging the New $20 Vehicle License Fee
3/15
Councilmember Lewis’ Legislation to Leverage Federal Investments for Homelessness Shelter
2/24
Chair Lewis, Council Colleagues Vote to Fast-Track Permanent Supportive Housing
1/25
City Council Passes Mosqueda’s Hazard Pay for Grocery Store Workers Bill
1/25
Lewis Announces Proposal to Scale Emergency Shelter
11/30
Councilmember Lewis Announces Proposal to Lower Costs and Fast Track Construction of Permanent Supportive Housing
11/13
Councilmembers Pedersen, Herbold, and Lewis Propose Boosting Maintenance of Multimodal Bridges with Vehicle License Fee Adjustment
10/26
City Council passes new path forward for encampment outreach
10/19
Lewis Introduces Legislation for a New City Approach to Encampment Outreach
8/11
Councilmember Lewis’ Statement in Response to Chief Best’s Announcement to Retire
7/6
Lewis Proposes New Public Health-Informed 911 Response Service
6/22
City Council Repeals Problematic Law to Reduce Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color
6/22
Mosqueda Announces Council Support for JumpStart Seattle — González, Herbold, Strauss, Lewis Sign on as Co-Sponsors
6/18
Lewis Introduces Progressive Revenue Plan for Permanent Supportive Housing
6/15
Councilmember Lewis, City Attorney Holmes Introduce Legislation to Repeal Outdated Drug Traffic Loitering Law
6/15
Council Passes Premium Pay for Frontline Gig Workers During COVID Crisis
6/8
Lewis’ Resolution to Prevent Trump’s Use of Insurrection Act in Seattle Passed by Council
5/26
Herbold, Lewis Support Premium Pay for Frontline Gig Workers
4/27
City Council Appoints Performance Auditing Committee Members
4/6
Council Expands Auditor Function
1/27
Councilmember Lewis Calls for Services and Law Enforcement Partnership