On December 10 and 11, Mayor Murray and four other West Coast Mayors (from the cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Eugene) met for a two-day summit to discuss pressing issues facing each of their cities: homelessness, housing, and climate action. At the conclusion of the summit, the… [ Keep reading ]
Fresh Bucks program fills the “SNAP gap” described in new White House report on long term benefits of food stamps. A new report on the benefits of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, also called “food stamps”) released by the White House Council of Economic Advisors finds that SNAP benefits are… [ Keep reading ]
Just in time for the holidays—the transformation in Georgetown goes live as SDOT Operations implements the Office of Sustainability & Environment’s plan to turn gray to green for two priority Georgetown sites. The Urban Forestry team installed 16 new street trees in a “depaved” planting strip prepared by Street Maintenance… [ Keep reading ]
