[Foodplanning] Seattle Local Food Action Initiative

[Branden Born]

Was on page one (above the fold) of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. And 
the Seattle Times led on their front page with an article on how and why 
food is going up in price, with several local examples of people with 
coping strategies.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/359916_agric21.html

The original text of the resolution (#31019) can be found at the City of 
Seattle website:

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=&s2=&s3=31019&s4=&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect2=THESON&Sect3=PLURON&Sect5=RESN1&Sect6=HITOFF&d=RES3&p=1&u=%2F%7Epublic%2Fresn1.htm&r=1&f=G

At last week's public comment meeting, 80+ people attended, 
approximately 60 people spoke in support, and none in opposition though 
one spoke in opposition to a section limiting fast food/convenience stores.

Very interesting that the reporter characterized it twice as a liberal 
"manifesto." She is not our usual food policy reporter.

Branden


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Branden Born
Assistant Professor
Department of Urban Design and Planning
University of Washington, Seattle
206.543.4975