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FORUM ON SIDEWALKS & MERCER
What: A Forum about the Mercer Street Project
When: Monday, October 6
Doors open at 6 with refreshments, program from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Who: Councilmember Nick Licata, representatives invited from the Seattle Department of Transportation, transit and bicycle advocates, South Lake Union residents, business owners, and employee groups.
Where: Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Avenue, Bertha Knight Landes Room, First Floor
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Urban Politics #261
By City Councilmember Nick Licata with assistance from my legislative assistant Frank Video.
POET POPULIST & SAVING ART IN NEIGHBORHOODS
VOTE FOR SEATTLE'S NEXT POET POPULIST
Are you mentally prepared to vote this November? Why not practice by voting for the Seattle Poet Populist? Instead of relying upon officials to anoint a poet laureate, scores of Seattle citizens cast their vote to elect a poet populist to represent Seattle for a one-year term. This year's nominating organizations and their poet-nominees include:
A.K. 'Mimi' Allin nominated by the Washington Poets Association;
Daemond Arrindell - Seattle Poetry Slam;
Elizabeth Austen - Cheap Wine and Poetry;
Karen Finneyfrock - Arts Corps;
Mike Hickey - It's About Time Reading Series;
Thomas Hubbard - PoetsWest;
Jared Leising - 826 Seattle;
Roseanne Estelle McAleese - Youth Speaks Seattle;
Tatyana Mishel - Rose Alley Press;
Arne Pihl - Vital 5 Productions;
Chelsey Richardson - Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas;
Judith Roche - Jack Straw Productions; and
Ruth Yarrow - Haiku Northwest.
Read the complete article
Read past issues of the Urban Politics
Civic activity and Community involvement are two key components to Councilmember Licata’s history of
involvement in Seattle politics that dates back to 1975.
Nick has been instrumental in founding organizations and publications such as The Civic Foundation, the Seattle Sun
newspaper and the People’s Yellow pages to help provide people with access to community organizations, social service
agencies, and political groups as well as promoting neighborhood involvement in the City’s political process.
Councilmember Licata is excited to be the Chair of the Culture, Civil Rights, Health & Personnel; Labor Policy; and Pedestrian Safety Committees and
working with his colleagues to help keep Seattle a vibrant and livable city.
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Member of the Council since: 1998
Current Term: 2006-2009
Committees:
Chair: Culture, Civil Rights, Health & Personnel; and
Labor Policy
Co-Chair: Pedestrian Safety
Vice-Chair: Finance & Budget and
Budget
Member: Public Safety, Human Services & Education
Alternate: Housing & Economic Development
Staff:
Newell Aldrich, Lisa Herbold, and Frank Video
Issues of Interest:
Transparency in government decision-making, Fair distribution of public resources to our diverse communities, Investing our public resources as efficiently and effectively as possible
Organizational Affiliations:
Democratic Party, ACLU, Sierra Club, 911 Media Arts Center, Washington Environmental Council, NOW, National League of Cities
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