Free admission: King County Employee Day at the races Sunday, July 15
King County employees and one guest will receive free admission to Emerald Downs Racetrack this Sunday, July 15 for the King County Express Stakes, which includes a Food Truck Day in the park and an Equine Art Show on track level. Employees must show their King County ID at any of the 12 gates, which will provide the employee and one guest tickets that include free admission, official program and tip sheet, and chips and soda. Children 17 and under get in free. In addition to this year’s King County Express Stakes, there will be the Boeing Stakes, the Angie C…. Read More
Administration Building 5th Avenue entry ADA wheelchair lift replacement begins July 12
The Administration Building ADA wheelchair lift at the 5th Avenue entry is scheduled to be replaced. Construction will begin July 12 and the new lift is scheduled to be in operation by September. The ADA-accessible route into the Administration Building will be closed during construction. An alternative route is through the Chinook Building at 401 5th Avenue, proceeding through the tunnel to the first floor of the Administration Building. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the FMD Customer Care Services Team at 206-477-9400 or CustomerCareServices.FMD@KingCounty.gov.
Get to know Gary Kurihara, Chief Performance Officer
King County Executive Dow Constantine has launched a new video series introducing the five members of his Senior Leadership Team, starting with Gary Kurihara, Chief Performance Officer. “Unfortunately, despite considerable effort over the years, I have not yet mastered the ability to be in more than one place at one time,” Executive Constantine said in an email launching the video series. “So I rely on my Senior Leadership Team – which currently includes Budget Director Dwight Dively, Chief of Staff Rachel Smith, Chief People Officer Whitney Abrams, Chief Performance Officer Gary Kurihara… Read More
Discover savings strategies to create the retirement you want
You and your spouse or significant other are invited to learn more about the King County Deferred Compensation Plan at education sessions offered throughout the year. In-person sessions are coming up July 17 — 19. Go online for details and registration. For the complete education schedule and list of webinars, go to the Deferred Compensation web site. If you have any questions, email KCDeferredComp@KingCounty.gov.
Kudos! to Public Health’s Dr. Matt Golden
Public Health HIV/STD Program Director Matt Golden, M.D., M.P.H. received the annual Nettie Award from Beyond AIDS for leading the first successful North American campaign to reach the UNAIDS goal of 90-90-90 by 2020. Dr. Golden is the first in the United States to be granted the award! Read more on our 90-90-90 accomplishment on Public Health Insider. Thank you, Public Health! Kudos, Dr. Golden!
King County GIS Center Senior GIS Cartographer Patrick Jankanish
Patrick Jankanish creates publication-quality map and graphic products for print and online media. Patrick has practiced innovative cartography for more than thirty years in academic, commercial consulting, freelance, and government settings. Whatever the subject matter—parks and recreation, earth sciences, the environment and natural resources, public policy and information, education, transportation, public infrastructure, and more—Patrick takes a holistic approach to cartography that combines bedrock cartographic theory, modern graphic design principles and techniques, always-evolving GIS and graphic arts technology, and the careful crafting of the written word, both linguistically and visually, to achieve effective… Read More
Stormwater mapping in King County: A glimpse into the world of tracking where the rain goes
Crossposted from GIS & You By Greg Babinski Can you imagine a city without storm sewers? In 2007 I experienced what it is like to be in a city without storm sewers during a heavy rainfall. I was starting a trip across Russia in Vladivostok, a beautiful city with friendly people. One morning it rained during breakfast and when I left my hotel to explore the city, I found all the streets flooded calf-deep. In the distance I noticed people taking boards and bricks that had been stacked along sidewalks to create… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: Zero Youth Detention on Twitter
Zero Youth Detention is King County’s aspirational goal for juvenile justice reform. Juvenile detention is a roadblock in our desire for all kids to be happy, healthy, safe and thriving. @KingCountyZYD shares updates from King County government on local efforts to steer more youth away from courts and detention. Follow Zero Youth Detention on Twitter today.
Featured Job: Administrative Specialist II (Korean)
Closing: 07/13/18 11:59 PM (GMT -8:00) Salary: $21.04 – $26.81 Hourly Location: Renton, WA Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 35 hours per week Department: Elections Job Number: 2018-08269 #GoPublic and make a difference! This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the elections process! The Department of Elections is searching for an energetic and resourceful professional who likes to get “stuff” done. The Administrative Specialist II position in the Voter Services Department combines an exciting, fast paced environment with the opportunity to cultivate talents and apply a variety of skills…. Read More
Enseñanzas del Data Dive Latino/a
Crossposted from Best Starts for Kids Part 4 of our Community Owned Data blog series This is the fourth post in our month-long Community Owned Data series we are doing to highlight our learnings from the Best Starts for Kids Health Survey. We brought the data to specific communities in the form of “data dives,” asked what they thought, and learned a lot from community input and data interpretation! In this post, we hear directly from a facilitator who led a Latino/a data dive event. Each of our eight data dive community… Read More
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