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The Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee met May 27, 2026 (start 2:05 p.m., adjourn 2:36 p.m.). Chair Dionne Foster, Debora Juarez, and Alexis Mercedes Rinck were present; Eddie Lin and Joy Hollingsworth were excused. The committee unanimously recommended City Council confirm three appointments to the Seattle Human Rights Commission and one appointment to the Seattle Social Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council.
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The committee voted to recommend that the full City Council confirm four appointees: Kim Kkwafkwao, J. Queen Adams, and David J. Isaak to the Seattle Human Rights Commission (terms to July 22, 2027), and Thomas Geffner to the Seattle Social Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council (term to May 22, 2027). If the City Council confirms them, these individuals will serve on those bodies for the listed terms and participate in their work on human-rights and social-housing matters in Seattle. All recommendations were unanimous among committee members present.
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