The Reader – Combatting underage sex trafficking
THE READER
From the Office of Mayor Mike McGinn
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Mayor testifies in support of legislation to combat underage sex trafficking
As part of our ongoing work to combat the sexual trafficking of minors in our community, Mayor McGinn traveled to Olympia last week to testify to the Washington State Senate Judiciary Committee. He spoke in support of Senate Bill 6251, which would require online advertisers like Backpage.com to verify the ages of people being advertised on their website. The mayor was joined by Councilmember Tim Burgess, Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel, and Port Commissioner Gael Tareleton. Watch Mayor McGinn’s testimony:
Revitalizing Pioneer Square: A report back to the community
Since December 2009, neighborhood business owners, residents and the City of Seattle have built a coalition to address some of the ongoing challenges facing Pioneer Square and come up with solutions. Over the past two years, City and Community members have been working to promote the neighborhood’s competitiveness and strengthen the health of its businesses. Read the mayor’s blog post for a report of our progress so far and how we are addressing some of the ongoing challenges.
Thank you for visiting City Hall Saturday
We had a great Open House at City Hall on Saturday. If you weren’t able to make it, you can read more about the day’s events here. Mayor McGinn held a Q&A session with members of the public, which you can watch here. Or just watch the mayor’s closing remarks by clicking below.
Introducing WMBE Wednesday Workshops
In August 2011, Mayor McGinn introduced a new program for city of Seattle public works contracts to ensure that large prime bidders conduct responsive, good-faith efforts to include women and minority firms. The Public Works Inclusion Plan offers transparency to bidders, clarity about City measures and expectations, support to prime contractors in their efforts, and an effective tool to measure responsiveness. Seattle is committed to ensuring everyone in the community has equal access to jobs and opportunities. With this new inclusion plan, we make sure prime contractors understand their responsibility and our expectations. We’re also offering strategies to help them succeed in reaching out to women- and minority-owned businesses to get them on their construction teams for large construction projects. Part of this includes monthly workshops on the first Wednesday of each month. General and prime contractors, estimators, woman and minority business subcontractors, and experts and interested consultants in WMBE utilization for construction would especially benefit from this workshop, hosted by the City contracting staff. Check the City’s Public Outreach and Events Calendar for details.
Town Hall at University Heights Center next Monday evening
Join Mayor McGinn, City department representatives and community groups for a town hall at the University Heights Center on Monday, February 6. The events start at 5:30, with the question and answer session starting at 6:30. We hope you can join us.
Upcoming Events (for more see http://seattle.gov/mayor/Engage/access.htm):
Feb 1: 7:00 p.m. – Paid Sick Leave Community Forum, Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St)
Feb 3: 7:00 p.m. – Gimme Shelter Benefit Concert for the Downtown Emergency Service Center, Showbox at the Market (1426 1st Ave)
Feb 4: 9:00 a.m. – Lunar New Year Walkathon, Bailey Gatzert Elementary School (1301 E Yesler Way)
Feb 6: 5:30 p.m. – Mayor’s Town Hall, University Heights Center (5031 University Way NE)
What we’re reading:
Communities Learn the Good Life Can Be a Killer
Confessions of an Eastsider building a startup in Seattle
Public Transportation’s Hidden Gender Imbalance
How Pimps Use the Web to Sell Girls
To subscribe to The Reader via email, click here.
From the Office of Mayor Mike McGinn
News, Updates, and Information
Click here to receive this via email.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Mayor testifies in support of legislation to combat underage sex trafficking
As part of our ongoing work to combat the sexual trafficking of minors in our community, Mayor McGinn traveled to Olympia last week to testify to the Washington State Senate Judiciary Committee. He spoke in support of Senate Bill 6251, which would require online advertisers like Backpage.com to verify the ages of people being advertised on their website. The mayor was joined by Councilmember Tim Burgess, Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel, and Port Commissioner Gael Tareleton. Watch Mayor McGinn’s testimony:
Revitalizing Pioneer Square: A report back to the community
Since December 2009, neighborhood business owners, residents and the City of Seattle have built a coalition to address some of the ongoing challenges facing Pioneer Square and come up with solutions. Over the past two years, City and Community members have been working to promote the neighborhood’s competitiveness and strengthen the health of its businesses. Read the mayor’s blog post for a report of our progress so far and how we are addressing some of the ongoing challenges.
Thank you for visiting City Hall Saturday
We had a great Open House at City Hall on Saturday. If you weren’t able to make it, you can read more about the day’s events here. Mayor McGinn held a Q&A session with members of the public, which you can watch here. Or just watch the mayor’s closing remarks by clicking below.
Introducing WMBE Wednesday Workshops
In August 2011, Mayor McGinn introduced a new program for city of Seattle public works contracts to ensure that large prime bidders conduct responsive, good-faith efforts to include women and minority firms. The Public Works Inclusion Plan offers transparency to bidders, clarity about City measures and expectations, support to prime contractors in their efforts, and an effective tool to measure responsiveness. Seattle is committed to ensuring everyone in the community has equal access to jobs and opportunities. With this new inclusion plan, we make sure prime contractors understand their responsibility and our expectations. We’re also offering strategies to help them succeed in reaching out to women- and minority-owned businesses to get them on their construction teams for large construction projects. Part of this includes monthly workshops on the first Wednesday of each month. General and prime contractors, estimators, woman and minority business subcontractors, and experts and interested consultants in WMBE utilization for construction would especially benefit from this workshop, hosted by the City contracting staff. Check the City’s Public Outreach and Events Calendar for details.
Town Hall at University Heights Center next Monday evening
Join Mayor McGinn, City department representatives and community groups for a town hall at the University Heights Center on Monday, February 6. The events start at 5:30, with the question and answer session starting at 6:30. We hope you can join us.
Upcoming Events (for more see http://seattle.gov/mayor/Engage/access.htm):
Feb 1: 7:00 p.m. – Paid Sick Leave Community Forum, Roosevelt High School (1410 NE 66th St)
Feb 3: 7:00 p.m. – Gimme Shelter Benefit Concert for the Downtown Emergency Service Center, Showbox at the Market (1426 1st Ave)
Feb 4: 9:00 a.m. – Lunar New Year Walkathon, Bailey Gatzert Elementary School (1301 E Yesler Way)
Feb 6: 5:30 p.m. – Mayor’s Town Hall, University Heights Center (5031 University Way NE)
What we’re reading:
Communities Learn the Good Life Can Be a Killer
Confessions of an Eastsider building a startup in Seattle
Public Transportation’s Hidden Gender Imbalance
How Pimps Use the Web to Sell Girls
To subscribe to The Reader via email, click here.
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