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11.08.2011
General Election Day - 2011
| Press |
| Prioritizing Affordable Housing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Our goals match the severity of the problem: ending homelessness, creating affordable rental housing and making home ownership a reality for more people. The reminders come nearly every day -- the housing issue is not going away, but neither is our city's commitment to finding long-term solutions." Seattle PI, July 30, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Investing in Tomorrow's Seniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom's Op Ed - "I am a strong supporter of senior centers. They serve as a great location for community activities. They foster an environment that is respectful and appropriate for seniors while offering the opportunity to enhance physical fitness, mental health and emotional well-being. But we need to evaluate how we can improve the future for these centers." Seattle PI, February 17, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confronting Domestic Violence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Op-Ed, Co-Authored by Tom. "Each of us can and should play an important part in a community response to domestic violence by taking action when we learn about abusive behaviors. We can work together to identify, report and prevent this terrible problem." The Seattle Times, April 26, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Leader in the LGBT Community | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Seattle's annual gay pride celebration this year will feature both a political march along Broadway, the historical route for the procession, and a major parade downtown, the location of last year's promenade, under an agreement announced Friday. The announcement followed a meeting by City Council members Sally Clark and Tom Rasmussen with two groups hoping to sponsor gay pride celebrations this summer... The agreement Friday put all the pieces in place and cemented cooperation between the two organizations, Clark and Rasmussen said." Seattle PI, May 4, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An Accessible and Service-Oriented Office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Rasmussen is already showing signs of running the kind of accessible service-oriented office that, in years past, was a hallmark of former council members George Benson and Jeanette Williams." Seattle PI, Joel Connely, January 7, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responding to Community Concerns with Action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "If not for Seattle City Council member Tom Rasmussen’s efforts, Chinatown/International District could very well be the home of the city’s new hygiene center for the homeless. Thank goodness Rasmussen led the charge to search for alternatives and to listen to community members’ concerns... We applaud him for having the courage to ask questions and presenting other options to the council. But this issue should not be whittled down to a Rasmussen-versus-Nickels fight. It never degenerated into that. This was a group effort, through and through." NW Asian Weekly, March 5, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working to Save the Bookmobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "It seems that budget-blinded bureaucrats were too quick to swing the ax and didn't weigh the consequences. They were so ready to shut down the bookmobile that they were planning to begin the process in coming weeks. Then, City Councilman Tom Rasmussen caught wind of it... Jacobs agreed to hold off the possible bookmobile shutdown until late November, when the council does make its budget decision." Seattle PI, October 20, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Standing Up to Payday Loan Vendors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Seattle is poised to become the second city in the nation to require tax preparers and others who arrange fast "refund-anticipation loans" to fully disclose their costs and tell borrowers about other, less expensive options...Its chief sponsor, Councilman Tom Rasmussen, withstood a substantial effort by professional lobbyists who urged the council to wait and give the Legislature a chance to adopt a statewide measure this coming session. After the hearing, Rasmussen said the council would be "happy to help our state legislators if they want to work on something at the state level. But that could take a year or two or more to pass and I think it's important for us ... to enact some consumer-protection measures now on these loans for the people of Seattle." Seattle Times, September 10, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working for Seniors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "...The conversation Seattle City Councilman Tom Rasmussen has started about whether the city should start a voluntary Canadian prescription program for employees should be welcomed here and at the national level...Although Rasmussen's goal is savings for the city, he's happy to fan the national debate over the international drug-pricing disparity. After 10 years of working with people who are elderly and disabled, he knows some low-income seniors must choose between their medicine and food or heating." Seattle Times Editorial, March 21, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Getting People Back on Their Feet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Councilman Tom Rasmussen said yesterday he is recommending that the Downtown Emergency Services Center run the new hygiene center in the hotel on Third Avenue and Yesler Way, about one block away from the site preferred by Nickels. "They will have the supportive services they need if we are going to help them get out of the cycle of homelessness," Rasmussen said. "It will help more people get off the street and back on their feet."" Seattle PI, January 29, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prioritizing Affordable Housing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "The resolution recognizes the human and financial costs of the Iraq war... Councilmember Tom Rasmussen voted for it, saying that money spent on the war could have been spent on low-income housing." Seattle Times, March 20, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Working Collaboratively to Solve Problems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Also yesterday, City Council members passed a resolution for the second time in two years opposing cuts to the federal Section 8 housing voucher program...The resolution yesterday was sponsored by Councilman Tom Rasmussen, who is in Washington, D.C., participating in the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference. He said he plans to meet with Washington Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell today to emphasize the need to fully fund the housing voucher program... "The council has strongly supported human services over the years; we need to continue to prioritize those basic human needs in our budget," Rasmussen said." Seattle PI, July 20, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planning for the Future | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watch Tom on the Seattle City Stream show. "The first wave of baby boomers is heading for retirement and the City of Seattle is taking a hard look at how it can support this fast growing population." Seattle Channel, City Stream, March 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Making Neighborhoods Safer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Cuddy asked the Department of Transportation about installing speed cushions on 59th Avenue. He also contacted Tom Rasmussen, whose staff has been working on the project for more than a year. Rasmussen pointed out the two speed cushions installed on Beach Drive Southwest more than a year ago have been a successful experiment that paved the way for the use of speed cushions elsewhere, such as on 59th Avenue. "They have made a huge impact," Rasmussen said." West Seattle Herald, September 13, 2006 |