We’ve seen the media coverage of the Lumen Field COVID vaccination site, but what happens behind the scenes is like a race crew working to make their car run faster to beat a microscopic competitor who threatens to take the lead. Staff arrive more than three hours before the doors… [ Keep reading ]
Animal protection and adoption professionals know that social equity plays a role in their work. For example, adoption requirements may eliminate people from marginalized groups if they require home ownership, a fenced yard, or a high fee. Esteban Rodriguez, the new Director of the Seattle Animal Shelter, wants to tackle… [ Keep reading ]
Those of us who experienced the 2001 Nisqually earthquake may think we are ready for the next time the Earth decides to shake. But seismologists predict the next one will make the Nisqually quake look like a kiddie ride. With up to a 25-percent chance of happening in the next… [ Keep reading ]
To further the City of Seattle’s commitment to economic inclusion and contracting equity, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and the City of Seattle’s Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) formally launched the Mayoral Women- and Minority-Owned Business (WMBE) Advisory Committee today. The Committee, established through Executive Order 2019-06, will provide guidance and feedback on City of Seattle contracting equity initiatives. Mayor Durkan appointed 12 members to the advisory committee…. [ Keep reading ]
A message from FAS Director Calvin W. Goings on Milestones at the Community Vaccination Site at Lumen Field Published April 26, 2021 View the Milestones Report Here Dear FAS Colleagues, It was just a little over a month ago that our department, working with partners at Swedish and First and… [ Keep reading ]
For Lindsey Dabek, the pandemic has not only been hard because it’s kept her from friends and loved ones. Its also kept her from one of her greatest passions: performing live music with her band and dancing with friends. “Music is such a big part of my life and it’s… [ Keep reading ]
Hosting a community-wide vaccination clinic attended by several thousand residents at a time can be like planning for and hosting multiple weddings in one week. Staff and volunteers at the Community Vaccination Site at Lumen Field have to be ready for every possible scenario and no one more so than… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle resident Patrick McCain remembers exactly how it felt when he got his first COVID-19 vaccine. He had spent the past year worrying about the virus and how it might impact his wife, who has multiple sclerosis, if either of them ever got it. “It was always in the back… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS) is calling on community to help find forever homes for animals who were rescued in two seizure cases. Up to 370 animals, including cats, rabbits and Guinea Pig, that were rescued from two homes are now up for adoption at the shelter. “We have been so grateful for the generosity of our community,… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced a first of its kind partnership today among the City of Seattle, the Port of Seattle and Sound Transit to invest $1.75 million to provide long-lasting construction careers for historically underserved communities, with room for upward growth. The investments aim to reduce existing racial disparities in construction and in the larger community through access to family wage jobs, training and support for workers…. [ Keep reading ]
