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Councilmember Girmay
@CMGirmayZahilay
I’m the King County Councilmember for District 2! This is my government account, is co-managed with staff, and is subject to public disclosure (he/him)
kingcounty.gov/council/ZahilayJoined November 2019
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Councilmember Girmay
@CMGirmayZahilay
Wishing our friends in the Khmer, Lao, Bengali, Burmese, Nepali, Thai, and Sinhalese communities a happy new year! May your year be filled with happiness, peace, and prosperity.
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Eat at Rainier Teriyaki this week! Help continue their strong momentum since reopening after the tragic loss of father & business owner Hansoo Kim. “The restaurant became so busy, he said, that staff had to close to prep more food.” 3330 Rainier Ave S
seattletimes.com
Rainier Valley teriyaki shop reopens months after owner’s murder
The owner's 20-year-old son has taken over running the restaurant after the family took months off to grieve the January slaying of the patriarch in the mom-and-pop business.
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Oral Health Watch
@OralHealthWatch
Pls share w/Puget Sound area residents. The
@SKCClinic
is offering free dental, medical & vision care April 24-30 at
@seattlecenter
. Dental care historically is the most requested service reminding us oral care access barriers persist for far too many in WA state. #teethmatter
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Councilmember Girmay
@CMGirmayZahilay
April 27 – 30, 2023 at Seattle Center, Seattle/King County Clinic will offer free dental, medical and vision services to anyone who struggles to access or afford healthcare. No ID is required, and interpreters will be available. Learn more: seattlecenter.org/patients
A white graphic with organic teal and yellow shapes decorating the top, right, and bottom left. The title text reads, "FREE Dental, Medical, & Vision Services! Seattle/King County Clinic, April 27-30, 2023 at Seattle Center." Below it is a bullet point list that reads: "For people in need; All services are free; No ID required; interpreters available; Limited number of admission tickets - Distribution starts at 5:30 AM in Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center; First come, first served." Below this list is text that reads, "More information: seattlecenter.org/patients". At the bottom of the graphic are four healthcare related graphic images. From left to right, the images are: a healthcare professional in a white coat writing on her clipboard, an optemetrist giving a patient a vision test, a dentist examining a patient's mouth, and a healthcare professional checking a patient's blood pressure.
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@GirmayZahilay
We need more accountability from our state and federal governments on local issues like homelessness and behavioral health. “It is now 2023. The state failed to meet its goals. The resulting logjams have overloaded both jails and psychiatric facilities.”
seattletimes.com
How WA’s plan to transform its mental health system has faltered
Logjams at state psychiatric facilities have left families and advocates frustrated as hundreds of incarcerated people languish without mental health services. 
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"The sponsors would need to show me that this would create benefits for our lowest income communities that outweigh the burdens of a tax that disproportionally harms poor people," said Zahilay "Past iterations of this initiative failed to meet such a test"
chronline.com
Bill Would Make It Easier for Washington Cities and Counties to Raise Taxes for Arts
Julia Reed likes to say that art saved her life. As an awkward teen who wasn't into sports and was one of the few biracial and Black students in her North Seattle public school, participating in …
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Councilmember Girmay
@CMGirmayZahilay
You're invited to join the substance use and recovery leaders and community in King County for the 2023 King County Conference on Substance Use Disorders! this event will be on May 11th at Bellevue College. For more info and to register: bit.ly/3TwXn9h
On the left side of the graphic is a photo of a mountain behind a city. On the right side of this photo, the words "Conference on Substance Use Disorders" are written in black and red. The King County logo is above the words, and a small drawing of people discussing something in a group is to the left of the words. The date, time, and place of the conference is written below the title in black: May 11th, 2023 | 10 AM - 4 PM at Bellevue College. The logos of the partner orgs are at the bottom of the graphic: the King County Recovery Coalition, King County Council, Public Health - Seattle & King County, and the King County Department of Community and Health Services.
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King County Metro 🚏 🚌🚎⛴🚐
@KingCountyMetro
Thank you
@CMGirmayZahilay
for helping us get the word out! Take the survey on the Madison Street Area Bus Service Change Project through May 8 kingcountymetro.blog/2023/03/20/sur
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Councilmember Girmay
@CMGirmayZahilay
Transit service in the Capitol Hill, First Hill, Central District and Madison Valley will change in 2024 with the arrival of the RapidRide G Line. You can have a voice in the future of service in this area by taking King County Metro’s survey by May 8: Madisonstreetproject.com
A photo of a King County Metro bus route 11 via East Madison. To the left of the bus is a white square with text. Speech bubbles in green and yellow read "Have a say". The rest of the text reads, "Help us plan bus service changes in Capitol Hill, Central District, First Hill and Madison Valley. Take our survey by May 8." The project logo is a yellow bus icon and a red bus icon with the letter G. The project name is the Madison Street Area Bus Service Change Project.
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