Call Councilmembers in Support of a Strong Progressive Business Tax for Homelessness

If you are calling on the weekend, you’ll be leaving messages.  Calling Monday morning is great too.

Phone Script for CMs who don’t support yet

Bruce Harrell: 206-684-8804
Rob Johnson: 206-684-8808
Debora Juarez: 206-684-8805
Sally Bagshaw: 206-684-8801

My name is ________________, and I am calling to urge you to support a $75 million Progressive Business Tax for housing and homelessness.  

The Mayor’s plan for 250 units of housing over 5 years is unacceptable, because we need to take this crisis seriously and actually make an impact.  We all know that means producing new low-income housing at a large scale. The Mayor’s proposal doesn’t do that. The $75 million EHT makes a strong start. $40 million is simply too low.

We need your support.  Five years from now, I want this legislation to have made a real difference.  That is only possible if you are courageous now and stand up for a spending package that builds thousands of units of new housing.  If you fail to do this now, we all lose, and our most vulnerable neighbors lose most of all.

Phone Script for CMs who do support

District 1: Lisa Herbold: 206-684-8803
District 3: Kshama Sawant: 206-684-8016

District 6: Mike O’Brien: 206-684-8800

Position 8: Teresa Mosqueda: 206-684-8806
Position 9: Lorena González: 206-684-8802

Hi ___________________

My name is ______________, and I’m calling to thank you and urge you to stand strong in support of a $75 million Progressive Business Tax for housing and homelessness. 

The Mayor’s plan for 250 units of housing over 5 years is unacceptable, because we need to take this crisis seriously and actually make an impact.  We all know that means producing new low-income housing at a large scale. The Mayor’s proposal doesn’t do that. The $75 million EHT makes a strong start. $40 million is simply too low.

Please stay strong. Five years from now, I want this legislation to have made a real difference.  That is only possible if you are courageous now and stand up for a spending package that builds thousands of units of new housing.  If we fail to do this now, we all lose, and our most vulnerable neighbors lose most of all.