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Condo Conversions:
• Council Celebrates Tenants' Victory, March 7, Seattle PI
• Neighborhoods Want Density, but They Want It Done Right, October 24, 2007, The Stranger
• Seniors shoved aside by condo conversions, August 13, 2007, Seattle Times
• Is condo boom a rental crisis? Seattle P-I, August 4, 2007
• Condo wave leaves renters battered, 1/20/2007, Seattle Times
• Tenants In Bind when Apartments Turn Condo, 7/12/2006, Seattle Times
• City's renters lose out as condo switch soars, 3/20/2006, Seattle P-I

10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
• Volunteers Hit the Streets to Count the Homeless, 1/20/2007, King TV
• SHARE and City Disagree On Data Collection, 4/12/2006, Seattle P-I

Multi-family Tax Exemption Program:
• MFTE questions at U-District Building, 5/16/2006, Seattle P-I
• Housing tax breaks approved for apartments that help lower-income renters, March 16, 2004, Seattle P-I

Seniors:
• Senior Centers Reach For New Life, 2/13/2007, Seattle Times
• Lack of Sprinklers at Senior Housing, 8/21/2006, Seattle Times
• Investing in tomorrow's seniors, 2/17/2006, Seattle P-I

Domestic Violence Prevention:
• Free Legal Assistance Program, 6/4/2007, Seattle P-I

Public Health:
• City Council endorses single payer health,2/18/2009, Seattle PI
• Jail Inmate Health Concerns, 12/21/2005, Seattle Weekly
• Contagion in the Jail, 12/7/2005, Seattle Weekly

Red Light Cameras:
• Councilmen push for vans to catch speeders in act, 9/5/2007, Seattle PI
• City officials favor more red-light cameras, 8/18/2007, Seattle Times
• Red Light Cameras Up and Running, 6/2/2006, Seattle P-I
• Green Light Cameras, 9/24/2006, Seattle Times
• Red-light cameras backed, February 3, 2005, Seattle P-I

Parks and Open Space:
• Council OKs plan for Seattle Center, Seattle Times, August 19, 2008
• Seattle Center gets overhaul approved, Seattle PI, August 19, 2008
• Council rejects Magnuson lease, Seattle Times, July 23, 2008
• Council members reject Magnuson lease, Seattle PI, July 23, 2008
• Presto! A Seattle parks levy!, Crosscut, July 23, 2008
• Satisfying Seattle's passion for parks, Seattle Times, May 13, 2008
• Rasmussen Wants More Open Space,The Stranger, March 12, 2008

Public Safety:
• City finds it hard to hire more cops, Seattle Times, August 8, 2007
• Program aims to clean up busy drug area, Seattle P-I, August 6, 2007

Downtown Homeless Services Center:
• Connections, Homeless Service Center Opens, 5/17/2006, Seattle Times
• Meeting basic needs of homeless is goal of new downtown facility, May 17/2006, Seattle Times
• Pioneer Square, not I.D., for homeless center, March 5, 2005, Northwest Asian Weekly
• Homeless hygiene center heads for Pioneer Square, March 1, 2005, Seattle P-I
• Hotel site supported for hygiene center, February 16, 2005, Seattle P-I
• Council's homeless-services center option: cheaper, sooner, bigger, February 16, 2005, Seattle Times - Op-Ed submitted by Councilmembers Rasmussen and Steinbrueck
• Morrison gets OK for hygiene center, February 16, 2005, Daily Journal of Commerce
• Find home for hygiene center elsewhere, February 12, 2005, Northwest Asian Weekly
• Morrison site on top, February 3, 2005, Seattle P-I Editorial
• Seattle City Council debates placement of planned homeless facility, January 29, 2005, Seattle Times
• Council has 2 choices for homeless center, January 29, 2005, Seattle P-I
• City identifies alternate sites for proposed shelter, hygiene center, January 6, 2005, Seattle P-I

Canadian Prescription Drugs:
• Consider Canadian Rx for city workers, March 9, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Seattle to look at Canadian drugs - Prescription costs put pressure on Seattle budget, March 15, 2004, Seattle Times
• Prescription drug-policy and the councilman, March 21, 2004, Seattle Times
• Seattle to study importation of medicine from Canada, April 27, 2004, Seattle Times

Alcohol Impact Areas:
• High-Octane Hooch Returns to Alcohol Impact Areas, 2/20/2008, Seattle Weekly
• Alcohol Impact Areas May Be Expanded, 7/26/2006, Seattle Weekly
• Seattle acts to expand alcohol-sale limits, June 2, 2004, Seattle P-I
• City moves to tighten alcohol sale in 3 areas, June 2, 2004, Seattle Times
• Seattle City Council committee backs new Alcohol Impact Areas, May 19, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Expanded 'alcohol-impact area' praised, May 12, 2004, Seattle Times

2006 Winter Storm:
• Flood Victims Blame Drain Filters, 12/29/2007, Seattle P-I
• After Storm, Council Searches For Answers, 12/23/2006, Seattle P-I
• Storm of Recriminations, 12/23/2006, Seattle Times
• Review of Storm Response Ordered, 12/23/2006, Seattle Times

Council Immigrant and Refugee Forum:
• City of Seattle urged to help foreign families, May 27, 2005, Seattle Times
• City Council forum shows how face of Puget Sound region is changing, May 27, 2005, Seattle P-I

Gay Marriage and Spousal Benefits:
• City Council weighs gay-rights statement, March 4, 2004, Seattle Times
• Extending benefits to married gay people, April 12, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Spousal benefits given to gay Seattle city employees, April 13, 2004, Seattle P-I

Transportation
• Council member calls for review of city snow response, 3/19/09, Seattle PI
• Seattle City Council approves Spokane Street Viaduct plan; Mercer rebuild still alive, 3/6/08, Seattle Times
• Transit options: More streetcars or electric trolleys?, 3/5/08, Seattle PI
• Openings of bridge in West Seattle may be banned at rush hour, 3/5/08, Seattle Times
• Tunnel Off the Table for Viaduct Replacement, 1/18/2007, Seattle P-I
• Editorial: Road Tax Too Long, 8/17/2006, Seattle P-I
• Tax Plan for City Roads, 5/23/2006, Seattle P-I

INS Building:
• City seizes opportunity to acquire INS building, February 15-28/2006, International Examiner

Budget:
• City Council to Vote Monday on Restoring Funds to GLBT Youth Programs, November 19, 2004, Seattle Gay News
• Bookmobile Cutback Raises Storm Of Literary Protest, October 11, 2004, KIRO TV - Channel 7
• Q&A: Why city cut mobile library from 2005 budget , October 24, 2004, Seattle Times
• Seattle City Council rejects hygiene center cost, October 27, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Find a way to keep the books on wheels, October 20, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Nickels makes his budget proposal, with conciliatory tone, September 28, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Seattle park fees criticized, October 7, 2004, King TV - Channel 5
• Politically Speaking, Budget proposal shows mayor's selective memory , November, 2004, Seattle Sun

Law Enforcement/Human Services Pilot Project:
• Law Enforcement and Human Services linked in public safety Pilot project, 6/15-21/2006, Stranger

Outdoor Feeding Program:
• Praise the Lord and pass on the politics, August 13, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Free-meal programs go back to plaza, August 12, 2004, Seattle Times
• Mayor backs off homeless meals ban, August 12, 2004, Seattle P-I

Refund Anticipation Loans:
• Poor often fall victim to fee on tax refund loans, February 21, 2005, Seattle P-I
• Public Service Announcement: Earned Income Tax Credit - January 2005, January 1, 2005, Seattle Channel
• Ending tax-time tricks, October 14 - 27, 2004, Real Change Newspaper
• Show the money, Monday, September 13, 2004, Seattle Times Editorial
• City Council panel advances tax-loan disclosure measure, September 10, 2004, Seattle Times
• Help Stop Predatory Lending, August 19 - September 4, 2004, Real Change Newspaper
• City considers regulating tax-refund loans, August 16, 2004, Seattle Times
• Consumer Protection, August 10, 2004, Seattle Times
• Proposed city law targets tax preparers, August 5, 2004, Seattle P-I

Bataan Street Name Retention:
• Loss of Bataan street name upsets Filipino Americans, February 25, 2004, Seattle P-I
• Housing Project will feature a Bataan Street, March 3, 2003, Seattle P-I

Miscellaneous Topics:
• Council aims for campaign change,3/16/09, Seattle PI
• Council OKs 20-cent Fee on Plastic, Paper Bags,7/29/08, Seattle PI
• Hundreds welcome statue back to Alki, 9/18/2007, West Seattle Herald
• Zoo Garage Cost Questions, 5/23/2007, Seattle Times
• City Council priorities for 2007, 1/16/2007, Seattle Times
• State Pins High Hopes on Congress, 12/27/2006, Seattle P-I
• City Fire Levy Over Budget, 8/9/2006 Seattle Weekly
• Going for the green: Soundway preservationists dig in to raise money, April 22, 2005, Seattle P-I

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