From Seattle City Councilmember Sally J. Clark:
Join Seattle City Councilmember Sally J. Clark for a special Committee on the Built Environment meeting on:
Rowhouses, Apartments & Townhomes – New Rules for the Road [flier pdf]

Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m. – noon
Taproot Theatre in Greenwood (204 N 85th St)
It’s time to change the way we design and [...]

David Frockt, candidate for State Senate in the 46th District (which includes north Green Lake), met with voters on Saturday at the Urban Bakery in Green Lake.
From Frockt for Senate:

The conversation covered a wide range of areas, but eventually focused on the challenges of the initiative process and the impact on Washington state’s budget.
In addition [...]

Thank you My Green Lake reader Susanna for sharing the following event information.
Meet Senate candidate David Frockt
February 27, 1:00pm
Join David Frockt, Democratic candidate for State Senate in the 46th District (North Seattle) at the Urban Bakery in Green Lake (7850 E Green Lake Dr N) this Saturday, February 27, from 1 – 2 pm! Get [...]

Mayor Mike McGinn is inviting Seattleites to participate in the Youth and Families Initiative, a major initiative announced during his inaugural address which will shape the city of Seattle’s agenda on youth and family issues.
The first of five large group meetings about the initiative was held last night at the Rainier Community Center.  Over 200 Seattleites [...]

From our news partners at seattlepi.com:

After April 1, add Seattle’s parks to the list of places smokers are no longer welcome.
Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Timothy Gallagher has signed off on a new code of conduct for the city’s more than 400 parks. A ban on smoking and all tobacco products is included. The West [...]

A due date’s arrived and this time, it’s not your homework that’s due — it’s your ballot. Today is the last day to submit your votes for two replacement levy measures that will affect Seattle Public Schools.
On Saturday, Feb. 6, more than 50 schools were represented at the Schools First rally to spread the word [...]

Expect to see lots of crowds at Green Lake this Saturday, February 6th, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
A rally is being organized by Schools First, a campaign organization that works to help pass Seattle School levies.  Schools First invites all to “come be a part of this ‘Gathering of the Schools’ to help pass [...]

We just received this excellent little piece, which was filmed today, from Craig Downing of Couch Fest Films fame.  Enjoy!

King 5.5 News at Green Lake Seatte from craig downing on Vimeo.
Reporter: Kimberly Clarkson
Camera Operator: Mac Miller
Shot with Panasonic HPX-170
Update, Friday January 22, 1:30 a.m.:
No need to panic, folks, this is pure satire…!  It was made [...]

PhinneyWood is reporting that the Seattle City Council is seeking a new member for the Board of Park Commissioners, a seven-member volunteer advisory board. Candidates should have the following qualifications:

Experience with community engagement;
History of working collaboratively with a broad range of people and interests;
Experience with parks, landscaping, urban design, gardening, or comparable issues and interests;
Demonstrated [...]

We received the following notice from Lisa Hofferber:
Let’s join together and speak up for our kid’s education

Our children are depending on us to do all that we can to improve the quality of their education. The Washington State Legislature will be debating basic education for our children in January. Will you join other Green [...]