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The past 16 months have been extremely difficult for our city. As soon as the pandemic touched down in Seattle, our City acted fast to follow public health guidance to keep ourselves safe. Now, in the coming weeks and months, we must turn our collective attention to recovery and reopening.  

Last week, I told you about our Welcome Back Weeks downtown, which will be the perfect time for Seattle residents to get outside, enjoy summer, and to support small businesses and arts and cultural organizations across Seattle. This week, we were proud to further our Welcome Back Weeks programming by partnering with Daydream State – which produces the annual Capitol Hill Block Party – to offer COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of the Day In • Day Out festival [ [link removed] ] at Seattle Center this September. The first 100 people who receive their first or second dose at the City’s Welcome Back Weeks pop-up vaccination clinics will receive a free single-day ticket to the Day In • Day Out music festival. 

Graphic for Day In Day Out music festival

We have more than 80% of residents who are 12+ who are vaccinated, and ue to our incredible success on vaccinations, we can come together again and celebrate everything that makes Seattle the best city in the country, including our concerts and festivals. Even with our widespread vaccinations, we see some groups lagging behind, including our young people. In Seattle, residents ages 12 – 29 lag significantly [ [link removed] ] behind in vaccination rates. Our goal with this partnership is to inspire new young people to get vaccinated, protect themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19, and see a great show at Seattle Center. 

I really encourage all those who still need their first or second dose of vaccine to visit our Welcome Back Weeks, get vaccinated, and get a free ticket to the Day In • Day Out music festival. 

The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Welcome Back Week pop-up vaccination clinic dates and times are as follows: 

*Hing Hay Park* 


* 423 Maynard Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 
* Saturday, July 17, and Sunday, July 18, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. 

*Occidental Square* 


* 117 S Washington St, Seattle, WA 98104  
* Saturday, July 24, 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

*Westlake Park* 


* 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101  
* Sunday, July 25, 12 – 8 p.m. 

SFD will administer Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer at these clinics, and patients can get their first or second dose. If a patient is receiving their second dose, they’ll need to show proof of vaccination. If a patient receives their first dose of Pfizer, SFD will help them schedule their second dose on-site. Interested residents can find more information on these Welcome Back Week events here [ [link removed] ]. 

For more information, including how to get vaccinated today, visit the City’s vaccination website at www.seattle.gov/vaccine [ [link removed] ].  

Events like this are about celebrating what makes Seattle the best city in the country, and I hope you and your loved ones come back downtown to celebrate alongside us! Bring your friends, family, and neighbors, and enjoy our beautiful Seattle summers and everything our local artists, small businesses, and community organizations have to offer!  

As always, please continue to write me at [email protected], reach out via Twitter [ [link removed] ] and Facebook [ [link removed] ], and stay up-to-date on the work we’re doing for the people of Seattle on my blog [ [link removed] ].     

Sincerely,   

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Mayor Durkan Visits Central District and Rainier Beach

Mayor Durkan speaks at the Ethiopian Village Project

This week, Mayor Durkan went on a walking tours through the Central District and Rainier Beach neighborhoods. She visited and spoke with local leaders, several small business owners, and community based organizations. Seattle is starting to reopen, and supporting black owned local businesses is so important as we build back better.

In Rainier Beach, she spoke at the Ethiopian Village Project that will provide 90 units of affordable housing after a year that showed how important space for programs, seniors, and families is for our city.

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Mayor Durkan Joins Washington Post Live to Discuss Leadership During Crisis

Tweet from the Washington Post live about Mayor Durkan's Interview

On Thursday, Mayor Durkan spoke with the Washington Post about her leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and most recently, the historic heat wave.

Over 80 percent of Seattle citizens have at least one COVID-19 vaccine, but another lethal threat has emerged. The Mayor discussed how the historic drought in the West is impacting the city, as well as Washington state. She also explained the measures she is considering to combat the effects of the driest year in more than a century and why the mask mandate is ending in the Seattle area.

Read more [ [link removed] ] 
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Serving the Community: Seattle’s COVID-19 Emergency Food Response

Phots of food from the City's emergency food response programs

The City of Seattle recently released a report about the emergency food response during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and thanking the many partners involved in supporting our residents [ [link removed] ]. Since the beginning, food security has been a top concern as the unprecedented health and economic crisis dramatically increased the number of households struggling to put food on their tables. 

The City joined partners across King County to pivot the investments of some employees to focus on increasing food-related services. Of particular concern were residents disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and economic downturn, including older adults, low-income children and families, communities of color, immigrants, refugees, and unsheltered individuals. 

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King County expands Health Through Housing initiative with third hotel purchase in partnership with City of Seattle

King County has purchased the former Holiday Inn Express & Suites North Seattle and will partner with City officials to provide supportive housing for approximately 99 people experiencing chronic or long-term homelessness. This is the third hotel purchase in County Executive Dow Constantine’s Health through Housing initiative. To date, Health through Housing will provide approximately 289 units for King County’s chronically homeless residents. 

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West Seattle Bridge: Virtual Public Meeting

Graphic for the West Seattle Bridge virtual public meeting on July 21 at 5:30pm

On *July 21 at 5:30 PM*, the West Seattle Bridge Program will hold a virtual public meeting [ [link removed] ]for you to hear more about the work Seattle Department of Transportation is doing to reopen the bridge in mid-2022 and ask your questions.

Members of the team will provide updates about the ongoing repair effort on the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge (high bridge), expanded access on the Spokane St Swing Bridge (low bridge), and their work to improve access to and around West Seattle through the Reconnect West Seattle, Home Zone, and neighborhood travel options programs. There will be plenty of time for you to submit questions, which will be answered live at the meeting by a panel of team members.

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WEEKEND READ: New "Day In, Day Out" festival to bring live music to Seattle Center over Labor Day weekend

Seattle rapper Sol rides an inflatable raft in the crowd at the Fisher Green Stage on the first day of Bumbershoot at Seattle Center

Seattle rapper Sol rides an inflatable raft in the crowd at the Fisher Green Stage on the first day of Bumbershoot at Seattle Center, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019.

By Callie Craighead 

Bumbershoot might be postponed until 2022 [ [link removed] ], but that doesn't mean the Seattle Center won't host a lively summer music festival over Labor Day weekend. 

The organizers of Capitol Hill Block Party, Daydream State, announced Wednesday that they intend to hold a two-day music festival on September 4 and 5. The festival, named "Day In Day Out [ [link removed] ]" is set to feature artists like Chvrches, Kaytranada, Big Wild, Chong the Nomad and Amine on a single stage on the lawn outside of Fisher Pavilion. 

“After an incredibly difficult year for artists, fans and our local creative community, we’re excited to celebrate the return of live music by providing a new platform to revive the festival scene in Seattle,” said Daydream State executive director Jason Lajeunesse. “For this new single-stage event, our goal was to curate complementary and diverse daily lineups that offer the city’s music lovers a two-day mixtape experience to close out the summer.” 

Tickets are now on sale priced at $80 for general admission (GA) and $120 VIP for a single day. Two-day passes cost $145 for GA and $200 for VIP. 

While held mostly outdoors, the event will be limited to 8,000 people. The state still has a 75% capacity limit for indoor events with over 10,000 people [ [link removed] ] as part of its reopening plan, although those rules are expected to be reevaluated at the end of July. 

The event will feature an all-ages viewing lawn, 21+ VIP lounge deck, indoor-outdoor beer garden and food trucks. Local venues like the Vera Project, Barboza and Neumos will also host sponsored afterparties each day. 

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