Mayor Jenny A. Durkan

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4/18
Mayor Durkan Announces Families, Education, Preschool and Promise Plan to Make Significant Investments in Closing the Opportunity Gap and Creating Pathways to Jobs
For the First Time, Durkan Proposes an Exemption for Low Income Seniors, People with Disabilities, and Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities Renewing and Combining Expiring Levies Would Be $20.75 a Month for Homeowners Seattle (April 18) – [...]
4/18
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Plan
By making sure our children are prepared to get the jobs of the future, Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise plan will help close the opportunity gap and build a more affordable Seattle. Mayor Durkan knows that the [...]
4/17
Mayor Durkan Appoints Faye Chess to Seattle Municipal Court
Seattle (April 17) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced her nomination of Magistrate Judge Faye Chess as her appointee to the current vacant judicial position on the Seattle Municipal Court. Mayor Durkan’s selection follows the recommendations [...]
4/13
Mayor Durkan to 62 newly sworn-in citizens: “Hello, my fellow Americans. Thank you for continuing the American story.”
  On Friday, April 13, Mayor Durkan gave the keynote address at a naturalization ceremony at Seattle Central Public Library. Immediately prior to her keynote address, 62 people from 22 countries took the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance and [...]
4/13
Mayor Durkan to Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Seattle Respects the Rule of Law
Seattle (April 13) – Seattle Mayor and Former U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan denounced the Department of Justice’s subpoena threat claiming Seattle is “enact[ing] policies that thwart the federal government’s ability to enforce federal immigration [...]
4/13
Mayor Durkan Issues Executive Orders Underscoring Seattle’s Climate Commitment
Seattle (April 13, 2018) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed two Executive Orders that embed climate considerations more fully into City operations. The orders follow the release of new bold actions in Seattle to reduce carbon pollution from our [...]
4/11
Mayor Durkan Signs Energy Efficiency Legislation to Reduce Building Emissions
City to Expand First-in-the-Nation ‘Energy Efficiency as a Service’ pilot program for up to 30 buildings SEATTLE (April 11) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed into law two bills that will reduce fossil-fuel emissions from buildings. The two bills [...]
4/9
Mayor Durkan Announces Robert Nellams Will Remain as Director of Seattle Center
Seattle (April 6) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced that Robert Nellams, who was set to retire in May, will remain as Director of Seattle Center. “Robert and Seattle Center are synonymous. Over the next few years, we will see the rebirth of [...]
4/6
A Vision for a More Vibrant Downtown with Fewer Cars, More Transit, and Less Pollution
  In the next few years, we will continue to rebuild and reimagine downtown Seattle.   Here are a few steps we are taking together: The viaduct will finally come down, and we’ll open our new 99 tunnel. We’ll reconnect our downtown to the sea and [...]
4/6
Miller Community Center Selected for $3.3 Million Solar Microgrid
Seattle City Light, Parks and Recreation and State Department of Commerce Partner to support resilient communities SEATTLE (April 6) – Seattle continues to lead on climate change, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced Miller Community Center would [...]