Thursday, February 18, 7:30 p.m., sign-in starts at 7:00 p.m., Seattle Mennonite Church, 3120 NE 125th.
“The State of Our Cities: Our New Councilmembers.” Invitees include newly elected Councilmembers Rob Johnson and Debora Juarez (Seattle Districts 4 & 5), Tim Burgess and Lorena Gonzalez (Seattle At-Large), Phillippa Kassover (Lake Forest Park) and Nigel Herbig (Kenmore) who will share their thoughts on where we are going, particularly focusing on affordable housing, transportation and criminal justice/public safety.
Rob Johnson chairs the Council’s Planning, Land Use and Zoning Committee; Debora Juarez chairs the Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee; Tim Burgess chairs Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods and Finance; and Lorena Gonzalez chairs the Gender Equity, Safe Communities and New Americans Committee, which includes police accountability and crime prevention.
Short individual presentations will be followed by a question and answer period. For more information, contact Phillip Duggan atchair@46dems.org or go to http://46dems.org/.
