http://www.bruceharrell.org Positive Focus Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/02/seattle-city-council-establishes-office-of-immigrant-and-refugee-affairs/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/02/seattle-city-council-establishes-office-of-immigrant-and-refugee-affairs/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:48:38 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1374 Press Release issued – February 6, 2012 Seattle City Council establishes Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Coordinated efforts will provide easier to use services to immigrant and refugee communities SEATTLE – Seattle City Councilmembers today approved 7-0 Council Bill 117394 establishing the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs as an executive department. By creating [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/02/seattle-city-council-establishes-office-of-immigrant-and-refugee-affairs/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/02/public-safety-civil-rights-and-technology-committee-2012012/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/02/public-safety-civil-rights-and-technology-committee-2012012/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:45:21 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1351 Public Safety, Civil Rights, And Technology Committee Agenda for Wednesday, 2/01/2012, 2:00 PM C.B. 117394 – Relating to the organization of City government; Creating an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs; establishing the powers and duties of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs; renaming the Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Board to the Seattle Immigrant [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/02/public-safety-civil-rights-and-technology-committee-2012012/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-race-and-social-justice-initiative-wins-prestigious-award/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-race-and-social-justice-initiative-wins-prestigious-award/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:53:56 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1348 Press Release issued – January 24, 2012 Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative wins prestigious award Councilmember Bruce HarrellCouncilmember Mike O’Brien SEATTLE – The City of Seattle’s Race and Social Justice Initiative will be receiving the American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA) 2012 Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Exemplary Practice Award on March 6, 2012. The [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-race-and-social-justice-initiative-wins-prestigious-award/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-city-council-approves-marriage-equality-resolution/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-city-council-approves-marriage-equality-resolution/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:37:19 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1340 Press Release issued – January 23, 2012 Seattle City Council approves marriage equality resolutionCouncilmembers unanimously support state legislative efforts SEATTLE –Seattle City Councilmembers today unanimously approved Resolution 31356 declaring full support of state-wide marriage equality, urging the Washington State Legislature to swiftly pass Senate Bill 6239. This bill is explicitly intended to end discrimination in [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-city-council-approves-marriage-equality-resolution/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-city-council-public-safety-committee-to-review-the-pattern-or-practice-process-of-u-s-department-of-justice-findings/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-city-council-public-safety-committee-to-review-the-pattern-or-practice-process-of-u-s-department-of-justice-findings/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:09:28 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1334 Press Release issued – January 17, 2012 SEATTLE – The City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, chaired by Councilmember Bruce Harrell, will discuss the historical and current context of the Department of Justice findings against the Seattle Police Department. WHAT: Discussion on the Pattern or Practice process of the Department of Justice [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2012/01/seattle-city-council-public-safety-committee-to-review-the-pattern-or-practice-process-of-u-s-department-of-justice-findings/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/12/the-roosevelt-rezone-height-limits-40-feet-or-65-feet-around-the-school/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/12/the-roosevelt-rezone-height-limits-40-feet-or-65-feet-around-the-school/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:52:56 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1320 On Wednesday, November 30th, the City Council’s Committee on the Built Environment discussed the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone. Part of the discussion focused on whether building heights should be permitted to 40 feet or 65 feet on three city blocks just south of Roosevelt High school. The rezone also proposes 65 and 85 feet in other [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/12/the-roosevelt-rezone-height-limits-40-feet-or-65-feet-around-the-school/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/nba-stars-hope-and-a-holiday-dinner/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/nba-stars-hope-and-a-holiday-dinner/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:16:06 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1306 2000 Thanksgiving dinners given away at Rainier Community Center On Tuesday, November 22, they came from Ballard and Rainier Beach, West Seattle and Madrona for a take home Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. Young families with children, the elderly and disabled, lined up for local NBA stars Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford, Will Conroy, Isaiah [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/nba-stars-hope-and-a-holiday-dinner/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/money-and-energy-saving-led-streetlight-installations-continue-under-budget-and-ahead-of-schedule/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/money-and-energy-saving-led-streetlight-installations-continue-under-budget-and-ahead-of-schedule/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:34:33 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1298 Press Release issued – Nov. 7, 2011 LED streetlights now installed from North 65th street in Seattle all the way through Shoreline SEATTLE – In late September of this year, Seattle City Light began installing LED streetlights on residential streets from North 65th Street in Seattle all the way to the northern boundary of City [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/money-and-energy-saving-led-streetlight-installations-continue-under-budget-and-ahead-of-schedule/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/seattle-city-light-goes-mobile/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/seattle-city-light-goes-mobile/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:56:03 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1288 Press Release issued with Seattle City Light – Nov. 1, 2011 Mobile Web Features Available on All Smartphones SEATTLE – Seattle City Light is making it easier for customers to connect with their utility while on the go. “We want to give our customers the ability to connect with us wherever they might be,” Superintendent [...]

]]> http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/11/seattle-city-light-goes-mobile/feed/ 0 http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/10/healthcare-inclusion-for-city-of-seattle-transgender-employees/ http://www.bruceharrell.org/2011/10/healthcare-inclusion-for-city-of-seattle-transgender-employees/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:00:11 +0000 Bruce Harrell http://www.bruceharrell.org/?p=1282 On October 7, it was announced that healthcare exclusions for City of Seattle transgender employees are being lifted. I drafted and submitted a memorandum to the City’s Health Care Committee (HC2) encouraging their consideration of removing healthcare exclusions for City of Seattle transgender employees. Also signing on to the letter were Councilmembers Sally J. Clark, [...]

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