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Mayor announces Seattle Nightlife Initiative
Jump to Video Tonight Mayor Mike McGinn will announce his Seattle Nightlife Initiative, a proposal with eight components to increase public safety, grow our nighttime economy and improve urban...
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Nightlife Throwdown
Last night The Stranger and the Washington Bus hosted a public forum at the Hunter Gatherer Lodge in Capitol Hill to discuss the Seattle Nightlife Initiative. The Mayor’s Office is doing outreach as...
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Mayor updates the Seattle Nightlife Initiative
Mayor Mike McGinn today released a status report on his Seattle Nightlife Initiative, a group of policy proposals to increase public safety, help the local economy and improve urban vibrancy. In...
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Citywide late night emphasis patrols to begin this week
Summer weather is finally here – if last weekend’s temperatures were any guide – and that means it’s a great time to spend the night out, enjoying the places, businesses and communities that make...
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Plan to extend bar service hours announced today
After significant public outreach and community input, Mayor Mike McGinn today announced his proposal for changing state policy to allow cities to allow extended service hours for Seattle nightlife....
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Capitol Hill Block Party 2011
On Saturday the mayor introduced Best Coast at the Capitol Hill Block Party, accompanied by the Summer Fellows from the Washington Bus. The Bus is a grassroots progressive organization dedicated to...
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Five New Late Night Taxi Stands Open for Business
Today we announced the installation of five new late night taxi stands as part of our Seattle Nightlife Initiative. To help ensure that everyone arrives home safely, the stands provide a safe and...
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Mayor on KEXP tomorrow morning
Tune in to KEXP 90.3 tomorrow morning at 8:15 am for Mayor McGinn’s regular monthly appearance on the Morning Show with John Richards. The mayor will be joined by local musician Macklemore and Olivia...
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The Center City Initiative: making downtown Seattle streets more safe,...
Downtown Seattle is the economic engine for the entire region. It is the center for entertainment, music, food, theater – for Northwest culture. It offers great shopping from international names to...
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Holiday season emphasis patrols in downtown Seattle
Today Mayor McGinn joined Captain Jim Dermody of the West Precinct, Jerri Lane of the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau and Kate Joncas of the Downtown Seattle Association to highlight...
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Agreement calls for specific actions to help Third Avenue Corridor
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Downtown Seattle Association President & CEO Kate Joncas today signed a landmark Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), calling for a...
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Introducing new “Predictive Policing” software
Mayor Mike McGinn and Police Chief John Diaz announced today that new “Predictive Policing” software has been deployed in the East and Southwest Precincts. The software was designed by the University...
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Update on pre-paid parking program, road safety emphasis patrols
Today Mayor McGinn, the Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Department of Transportation updated the public on the mayor’s pre-paid parking program and road safety emphasis patrol efforts in...
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Chief Diaz announces his retirement, interim chief appointed
Seattle Police Chief John Diaz announced his retirement today after 36 years in law enforcement, 33 of those years as a member of the Seattle Police Department. Assistant Chief Jim Pugel of the...
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Center City streetcar plans move forward
Mayor Mike McGinn announced today that a streetcar has been selected as the preferred mode for a Center City Connector, and that two potential alignments have been selected for further study: 1st...
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Seattle launches pay by phone for parking
Making it more convenient to park on the street, today Mayor McGinn launched the City of Seattle’s new pay by phone parking initiative. Beginning with downtown’s retail core, drivers are now able to...
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Mayor announces new investment in citywide public safety
Mayor Mike McGinn today announced $400,000 in funding to expand ongoing citywide violence prevention emphasis patrols. These patrols, initiated in early spring to combat the major crimes that typically...
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