The Seattle Times
Struggling small restaurants defend JumpStart tax after Seattle chamber files lawsuit
The tax, which was dubbed “JumpStart” by Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, was billed as a way to help Seattle recover from COVID-19 and to build a fairer economy. It is expected to raise more than $200 million in 2021 and starting in 2022 is intended to fund affordable housing, community-led development, local business assistance and Green New Deal investments. … Read More
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Health, housing, union & workers’ rights advocate. Policy wonk. Coalition builder. Newly elected King County D8 Councilmember. Official KC posts at @CMTMosqueda
Fun Fact: Youth crime actually is about on par with pre pandemic numbers, at least according to case referral numbers to King County prosecutors. @finchfrii asked me about this last week after the @KCCouncil vote. https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/pao/about-king-county/about-pao/data-reports/dashboard#:~:text=The%20sections%20of%20the%20dashboard,explained%20in%20the%20dashboard%20itself.
For those who have asked what small businesses DONT want to permanently enshrine CM Hollingsworth's subminimum wage, they signed this op-ed.
So excited to see the community across WA State supporting @BobFergusonAG so he can TURN OUT THE VOTE and win his race to be the next Governor of the Great State of WA! ❤️💪🏾