Remarks by Debora Juarez
5 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 1:53:08
“Thank you, Madam Chair, or Council President. I wasn't going to speak because I've been supportive of anything regarding gun violence and what we've dealt with in this city, particularly in light of North Aurora and... Seattle Center. And I didn't want to make this political. But I just feel in good conscience. I've never abstained. I always had an opinion. And y'all had to hear it sometimes. I am supportive of what Councilmember Rivera is doing. And I think the questions that we put to her is why we would hire or put out there the National Network of Safe Communities to come in and assist us…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 1:55:15
“We are already doing the extreme risk protection orders. We are working with that on the former administration and certainly with the city attorney, Erica Evans, now. And I want to thank Council Member Ketel for working with me to co-sponsor the position to stop sex trafficking. An additional prosecutor would be cross deputized between Seattle and King County. That's actually doing something. Not grandstanding, not being performative, not speaking to your base, but for the whole damn city. And we've been unable to do that. So I'm going through this whole thing with a critical eye, highlighter…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“I'm sorry, I'm sorry. With that, thank you for giving me the opportunity and the honor to speak my mind and be straightforward and just ask that we have common sense when it comes to people picking up guns, particularly our babies, and shooting our other babies. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 39:31
“Thank you. I'll be very brief. First of all, thank you as my eight or nine years being here. Will you speak in the mic? Oh, sorry. Sorry. Thank you. Okay. I've overseen many years of board participation, community, all these different groups, and nine or ten years of doing this. And it's always interesting to see the folks that come forward. So thank you for all the work you do, and thank you for you all participating. wanting to be on these boards and serve, because we all take it seriously. I know you think we don't, but we do. But I'm going to embarrass somebody because I want her to know…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Speaking to the microphone So I'll be brief parks and city light committee the final committee meeting that I will chair will be this Wednesday September 16th We have one item to discuss and vote on the final legislation package for the Lake City Community Center Which I've been working on since 2014 As you recall, this is a two-story full-service community center with 111 new affordable homes on the upper floors through a partnership with Mercy Housing, first of its kind in the city. Very happy about that. The community center costs $38 million. The housing is $86 million, approximately $122…”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026