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Join King County at the Washington Women in Trades event Friday, May 11
Join King County Facilities Management Division, Department of Natural Resources & Parks, Department of Transportation and others at the Seattle Center for the 39th Annual Washington Women in Trades Career Fair this Friday, May 11 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Learn more about the fair here.
Prepaid postage ballots approved by Council
No Stamp? No Problem! The Metropolitan King County Council today approved legislation allowing the Department of Elections to send voters postage-paid envelopes to return their ballots in this year’s primary and general elections. “Increasing accessibility to free and fair democratic elections is central to all of our civic institutions,” said Councilmember Dave Upthegrove, chair of the council’s Budget Committee and prime sponsor of the legislation. “This measure puts a ballot box at the end of every driveway, and I’m excited to be a part of its passage.” “Voting is the foundation of… Read More
Bloodworks Northwest is holding an Apheresis and Whole Blood Drive, Friday, May 11
On Friday, May 11 Bloodworks Northwest is hosting a blood and apheresis drive on the first floor of the Chinook Building, Room 123. The blood drive is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed between 11 to 11:45 a.m. To make an appointment, click here. For questions on eligibility, call 1-800-398-7888. You can also sign up for Apheresis: Click here to make an appointment for platelets or call 1-800-398-7888 for plasma. To schedule a Platelet donation appointment online via same link above, select Plateletpheresis for a Platelet donation from the Donation Type drop down (default says… Read More
Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jeff Baird retires after 36 years
Jeff Baird, senior prosecuting attorney with the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, retired after decades of service to the residents of King County. His last day was April 30, and he was recently featured in a story in The Seattle Times. Baird began working with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office during the summers while a law student at the University of Washington in the late ‘70s. Since then, Jeff has spent his career working on the “something really horrible” cases, including the prosecution of three serial killers in Washington: Gary Ridgway, the Green… Read More
Big Backyard 5K presented by Kaiser Permanente on June 3
Have you registered yet? There’s still time. Individuals, kids, groups, and teams can register today for the 9th Annual King County Parks Big Backyard 5K Run/Walk and Kids’ Dash. The BBY5K is dog, stroller and family friendly! Sign up online through June 1 and in-person on race weekend. All who register get t-shirts, snacks, a chance to win prizes and, of course, lots of family fun at Marymoor Park in Redmond. Prices vary depending on sign up date. Get $20 off your registration fee using discount Code KPThrive Kaiser Permanente* wants to… Read More
Celebrating your service during Public Service Recognition Week
Dear fellow King County employee, This week we celebrate Public Service Recognition Week and the people who have dedicated their careers to serving their communities. You chose a public service career because you believe in the power of public service to create positive change and make a difference in people’s lives. You chose a career with King County because you believe in our work to make this a better, fairer place for the people who live and work here. The services you provide are wide-ranging and varied, but they all have the common… Read More
Prosecutor partners to end sex trafficking
Crossposted from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Facebook Even before Liam Neeson’s film, “Taken” hit movie screens in 2008, Tanya Fernandez had the notion that sex trafficking involved kidnapping young girls and forcing them into the commercial sex trade against their will, but that’s not the reality. Tanya learned what trafficking actually looks like while running youth programs in her hometown of Oakland, Calif. and volunteering as a rape crisis counselor for sex trafficking victims. “Every victim I worked with, I kept thinking, ‘How can I build a time machine and… Read More
Kudos! to the King County Medic One team
The King County Medic One team gave a Facebook tip-of-the-hat to “the good citizen” who reported a good deed by the team to the Seattle Times RAVE section. Good citizenship all around, including by our King County team members! From Medic One’s post on Facebook: “Thank you to the good citizen who reported the following to the Rave Section of the Seattle Times RAVE: ‘To the medic from a King County Medic One who, as he was leaving Trader Joe’s, noticed a young mother juggling a baby and many bags of groceries… Read More
Featured Job: Ballot Collection & Logistics Supervisor
Closing: 05/13/18 11:59 PM (GMT -8:00) Salary: $31.49 – $39.91 Hourly Location: King County Elections – 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057-2906 Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week Department: Department of Elections Job Number: 2018-08063 Description: This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the election process! The Department of Elections is recruiting a Ballot Collection & Logistics Supervisor. Under the direction of the Elections Services Manager, this position will provide logistical support for ballot collection and the necessary fleet and warehouse tasks aligned with this work. Duties… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: EcoConsumer on YouTube
Green spring fashion, sustainable communities and indoor air quality are just three of the topics you can enjoy learning more about on EcoConsumer’s YouTube channel! KOMO4 News features the team discussing a number of topics; most recently, Earth Day. EcoConsumer is a public outreach program of DNRP’s Solid Waste Division. Follow King County EcoConsumer on YouTube today. Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Japanese-American Remembrance Trail Map
Crossposted from GIS & You By Patrick Jankanish, GIS Specialist and Senior Cartographer with KCIT One of the most satisfying things that a well-made map can do is convey a sense of place. And an especially well-made map may convey a sense of a past place that both infuses and transcends a present location. I came across such a map yesterday just a few blocks from our own King County GIS Center location, where Seattle’s Pioneer Square transitions to the International District, specifically the historic Japantown. The “Japanese-American Remembrance Trail Map” somehow… Read More
Tech Tip: Conference Room Smartboard Training
King County Information Technology is installing more smartboards in Department Conference Rooms. These tools allow unprecedented collaboration for departments, employees, external partners and customers. If you aren’t sure how to maximize these new tools, join us for a drop-in training session in Chinook. Smartboard Training Smartboards are in 50+ county conference rooms. To make the best use of the new technology, KCIT is offering three training sessions in May. Drop-in for 10 minutes or stay for 30. No signups required. What: Open house! A Surface Hub Tour and Live Demo: The Future… Read More
Listen to Executive Constantine on KUOW’s “The Record”
King County Executive Dow Constantine joined KUOW host Bill Radke on Tuesday, April 17, to discuss a range of issues, including the new Children and Family Justice Center, which is being built to replace the failing Youth Services Center. “King County has long had a goal of reducing the number of kids involved in the justice system, including the number detained,” Executive Constantine said during the interview. “Over the course of the last 20 years we’ve reduced the number of kids in detention from around 200 on an average day to, on… Read More
Local cases of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce outbreak
Crossposted from Public Health Insider Two King County siblings, both under age 5, have been diagnosed with E. coliromaine-lettuce-medium 0157:H7 infections that genetically match the ongoing national outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. One child was hospitalized and has since been discharged. Both children have recovered and neither child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure that can result from an E. coli infection. Public Health’s disease investigators are currently working to identify the exact source of the E. coli exposure and suspect romaine lettuce as a potential source but… Read More
Wastewater employee’s hard work saves ratepayers $32 million
On April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its first-ever loan from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) for $134.5 million to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division to help finance the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station. Organizations have to be invited to submit an application, and the deadline is tight. Dan Kaplan, WTD financial services administrator, devoted one year to the pursuit of the low-interest loan, which will save ratepayers $32 million in interest payments over the life of the loan. Dan had to first analyze and determine this was… Read More
EcoConsumer Tom Watson on KOMO4 News
In observance of Earth Day, KOMO4 News hosted King County EcoConsumer’s Tom Watson and four of his special guests to showcase youth innovators and leaders who are working on great projects and making a difference in our communities. “Earth Day is all about the future” said Watson, “and our guests today are the future.” Two of Tom’s guests were University of Washington students Maika Bui and Kaitlin Tighe, from the team that won the 2018 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge Grand Prize with their BioPots – biodegradable planting pots that are an… Read More
Buy small and local through Amazon? Yes you can!
This is National Small Business Week. We know that small businesses are the backbone of our regional economy, contributing billions of dollars and thousands of jobs. King County has a long tradition of supporting local small businesses through our Small Contractors and Suppliers (SCS) certification program, as well as other efforts, and we want to do even more to support these entrepreneurs. Last year, King County purchased nearly $1 million from thousands of sellers through Amazon Business – and we want to direct more of that spending toward small businesses. If you… Read More
DiscoverU gives budding Tukwila aviation students a chance to learn about the Airport
Crossposted from The Centerline Even to our neighbors, it might seem as if the Airport is a world away. That’s why our second DiscoverU event – which allowed students to discover and explore college and career opportunities – was such a special experience. This week, we got to host about 30 high school sophomores from Foster High School in Tukwila, all of whom are interested in a career in aviation. Much like our first DiscoverU student event last year, visitors got an overview of the different jobs necessary to keep the airport… Read More
Sally Halela, RASKC volunteer, receives Governor’s Volunteer Service Award
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC South County Cats Founder and Director Sally Halela was honored with the 2018 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award under the Animal Welfare category. The award honor some of the state’s most dedicated individuals, groups, and families for their commitment to volunteerism as the foundation for caring communities and a thriving Washington. Regional Animal Services of King County proudly nominated Sally for this award. Along with other award winners throughout the state, Sally was honored at a reception at the Governor’s mansion in Olympia, including was featured at a… Read More
Metro again ramps up training to provide better bus service
Crossposted from Metro Matters Two-week uptick in canceled trips is possible Transit customers might experience a two-week uptick in trip cancellations starting Monday, April 23. While we have been hiring, training, and deploying more bus drivers to meet our service needs, some current drivers will stop driving for a couple of weeks as they take training to become supervisors or to move from part-time to full-time driver roles. Metro has 2,950 bus drivers providing more than 12,900 weekday bus trips across King County. Ten new part-time drivers graduated on Friday, April 20… Read More
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