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News Releases

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Councilmember Lewis, City Attorney Holmes Introduce Legislation to Repeal Outdated Drug Traffic Loitering Law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