The Seattle Firefighters Local 27 PAC is sending a mail piece out on behalf of Jessie Israel this week, at the very serious price of $10,000. I am still waiting on a call back from the firefighters to hear about their motivation behind the piece.
Any independent expenditure of more than $1000 in the final 21 days of an election must be reported as it happens, and this is the first of its kind so far this cycle. The firefighters endorsed Israel for city council position 6 two weeks ago. They also endorsed Sally Bagshaw for position 4.
You might learn more asking Licata what their grudge is about.
They have a thing for big assed women
As public saftey chair from 2004-2007, Licata was prime sponsor of:
1. Several of the 2003 Fire Levy Fire Station rebuild/build bills to renovate, upgrade, and/or rebuild 32 Fire Stations
2. The Firefighters’ Labor Contract
3. Legislation to amend the Fire Code to ensure marina safety in the wake of Lake Union marina fire
4. A study on finances of Fire Levy, to examine whether cost-savings could be made while maintaining response times
5. Legislation to create the Fire Command Center Advisory Council
6. Supporter of legislation that chose the Department’s preferred site for Station 20 because of Union safety concerns – over the opposition of the Queen Anne neighborhood.
No known reason for a grudge. I heard it was something about Nick not visiting the Fire Stations enough. Seems to me like a Councilmember’s job is to legislate over gladhanding. That said, Licata was invited and will be speaking at the next new Fire Station opening (I think it’s Magnolia)
Also, as a representative of Team Licata (and a fat-assed woman) I call on all sloggers – whether you are 1) a supporter of our oppostion in the guise of a mysognistic sock-puppet or 2)a Licata supporter – to please, please, please…stop the fat-ass woman stuff.
Thank you!
you ask too much
Yeah, Licata is a friend of public safety … let me wipe my monitor off
Does LH stand for Large Hips?
sure, large hips whatever i already said my ass was big…my point is that i can attest to Nick public safety agenda because it was my charge as his staff for 4 years and one that i am proud of…
During 3 of the four years that Nick was Council Public Safety Chair he led the Council to put public safety first in the budget. In 2005, Nick led the Council to add to the 2006 budget $1,000,000 in funds for his public safety proposals. In 2006, he led the Council to declare public safety the top budget priority and the Council added to the 2007 – 2008 budget $6,000,000 in funds for Nick’s public safety proposals (see below). In the 2008 budget adjustment Nick led the Council to declare Pedestrian Safety to be the top budget priority and a number of programs in SPD were funded that year with the $3 million Pedestrian Strategic Initiative.
During Nick’s tenure as Council Public Safety Chair, he not only prioritized funding for public safety programs, he strengthened the laws that protect us. Nick led the City Council to pass a law that makes it illegal to fabricate or possessing auto theft burglary tools. He helped pass the state legislation that authorized Seattle to enact the Red Light Camera and the SPD Mobile Speed Van programs. He helped pass the state legislation banning cellphone use when driving. Nick worked with Sgt. Ryan Long to help pass state legislation, SB 5718, that has resulted in higher penalties for adults who commercially sexually exploit minors.
As the Council’s Public Safety Chair, Nick organized a 2005 Citywide Neighborhood Crime Forum. The forum was an unprecedented opportunity for more than 200 residents, police precinct commanders, and Councilmembers to discuss how to work together to promote safety for each of our neighborhoods.
Nick did more for SPOG members than any other Council Public Safety Chair in recent history. Nick led the Council to pass a resolution he wrote and introduced calling for the hiring of the first new police officers since the late 1970s. Later that year the Council added about $1 million in public safety funds that Nick proposed to the Mayor’s 2006 budget. Then again the next year, the Council broke new ground by passing a 2007-2008 budget with a $6 million package to prevent, reduce, and address crime and its impacts, including the addition of 30 more new police officer positions than proposed by the Mayor. Part of this package was the passage of a resolution requiring planning for the number of police officers needed for the next five years with funding proposed in the following year’s budget for this plan. The result was the Neighborhood Policing Staffing Plan that Nick led the Council to pass in 2007 to add 105 Police officers between 2008 and 2012.
As the Council Labor Committee Chair and Council representative to the Labor Relations Policy Committee, Nick led the Council to pass a new contract that raised compensation levels for Seattle officers to the highest in Washington so that City will be better able to compete for qualified recruits in a tough national recruiting market so that we can meet the hiring goals the City Council established in 2007 with the Neighborhood Policing Plan.