Jan Drago is an American politician and educator from Seattle who has served on both Seattle City Council and King County Council.
South Lake Union is a neighborhood in Seattle,Washington,so named because it is at the southern tip of Lake Union.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician serving as the 51st and current President pro tempore of the California State Senate since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
Christine Callaghan Quinn is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office,she was the first female and first openly gay speaker. She ran to succeed Michael Bloomberg as the city's mayor in the 2013 mayoral election,but lost the Democratic primary. Quinn is a political contributor on CNN and MSNBC.
Joseph A. Moore is a former Chicago politician. Moore was first elected to Chicago City Council as the alderman for the 49th ward,which includes the majority of Rogers Park and portions of West Ridge,in 1991. Moore won re-election six times,before losing to challenger Maria Hadden in 2019.
David S. Yassky is an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the New York City Council from 2002 until 2009,the chairperson of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission,and the Dean of Pace University School of Law from April 2014 to April 2018.
Timothy L. Burgess is an American journalist and politician from Seattle,Washington. He was a member of the Seattle City Council from 2007 to 2017,and served as Mayor of Seattle for 71 days in late 2017. Prior to his political career,Burgess was a radio journalist and Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer.
James Cappleman is an American politician and a member of the Chicago City Council. He was elected to the Council in 2011 as the alderman for the city's 46th ward,which includes parts of the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods. He won re-election in 2015 and 2019.
Mark D. Levine is an American politician and educator serving as the 28th Borough President of Manhattan since 2022. Previously,he served as member of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2021,where he represented the 7th district covering Manhattan neighborhoods of Morningside Heights,West Harlem,Washington Heights,and part of the Upper West Side.
A ridesharing company is a company that,via websites and mobile apps,matches passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire that,unlike taxis,cannot legally be hailed from the street.
Mohamud Noor is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Noor represents District 60B,which includes parts of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County.
Brianne Nadeau is an American Democratic politician in Washington,D.C.,and a member of the Council of the District of Columbia representing Ward 1 since 2015. She defeated long-time incumbent Jim Graham in the Democratic Party primary and won the general election with 75% of the vote in 2014. She is the first woman to represent Ward 1 on the council and the first D.C. Councilmember to give birth while serving in office.
Missing middle housing refers to a lack of medium-density housing in the North American context. It is often characterized by a range of multi-family or clustered housing types that are compatible in scale with single-family or transitional neighborhoods. It is usually used to describe a phenomenon in Canada and the United States,and those countries which have sought to replicate their style of urban planning,which lacks this type of medium-density housing due to car dependant suburban sprawl and zoning regulations.
The legality of ridesharing companies by jurisdiction varies;in some areas they are considered to be illegal taxi operations,while in other areas,they are subject to regulations that can include requirements for driver background checks,fares,caps on the number of drivers in an area,insurance,licensing,and minimum wage.
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is an American politician. He has served as the Alderperson for Chicago's 35th Ward since May 18,2015. He was first elected to the Council in 2015,become one of the chamber's youngest members ever elected at age 26. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.
Maria Lorena González is an American lawyer and former politician who was a member of the Seattle City Council from position 9. She was the first Latino elected to the council. She was a candidate for mayor of Seattle in 2021 but was defeated by Bruce Harrell 59 percent to 41 percent.
Claudia M. Balducci is an American politician from the state of Washington. She is the Chair of the King County Council,representing District 6. She previously served as the mayor of Bellevue,Washington.
A taxi medallion,also known as a CPNC,is a transferable permit in the United States allowing a taxicab driver to operate. Several major cities in the US use these in their taxi licensing systems,including New York City,Boston,Chicago,Philadelphia,and San Francisco.
Regina Romero is an American politician serving as the 42nd Mayor of Tucson,Arizona since 2019. She is the youngest of her 6 siblings and descendant of parents who emigrated to Arizona from Mexico. Raised by her farmworker parents in Somerton,Arizona,Romero became the first person in her family to graduate from college and the first to vote. Regina Romero got her BA at University of Arizona and a postgraduate certificate from Harvard University’s School of Government. In addition to being the Mayor of Tucson,Romero is the Chair of the Latino Alliance of the U.S. Conference of Mayors,Co-Chair of Mayors Against Illegal Guns,an inaugural member of the Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger,and a member of the Climate Mayors Network. Regina Romero's family includes her two children and husband,Ruben Reyes.
Alex C. Pedersen is an American politician and former member of the Seattle City Council. He represented Seattle's District 4,which includes Wallingford,the University District,and Sand Point,from November 2019 until completing his term of office in December 2023. Previously,Pedersen was an aide to city councilmember Tim Burgess and a private sector housing finance analyst.
