An emerging gem: Mukilteo’s DEI Commission
Earlier this spring during our Council Strategic Retreat, the Council established our 2024 short-term and long-term priorities. One of our short-term priorities was to better utilize our DEI, MYAC and PAC committees. I, myself, was a member of the DEI Commission, as was Jason Moon, a fellow Councilmember. In fact, during each our respective tenures […]
Mukilteo Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission vacancy
Mukilteo, Wash., May 27, 2023—The City of Mukilteo is seeking applicants to fill one vacancy on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission. The remainder of the vacant term will end on December 31, 2023. MMC Chapter 2.48 of Ordinance No. 1444 was passed by City Council on December 14, 2020, which established a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion […]
My View From the Back of the Bus, is an emotional and critical glimpse of racism and discrimination
MUKILTEO, Wash., September 29, 2022—About 70-years ago Merritt D. Long rode his first public bus in Alabama. He surged with excitement – looking snazzy in his brand-new suit, his Busta Brown shoes, and his neatly parted hair. He distinctly remembers the bus driver seeming cold that day – hesitating to pick him, his mother, and […]
Mukilteo DEI commission Community Survey
Mukilteo, WA – The Mukilteo Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission has put together a community survey and would love to hear from residents. The goal of the survey is to engage with the community and use the feedback for Commission goals. “We are excited to learn more about what residents would like to see […]
Mukilteo Council rejects mayor’s DEI Commission picks
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 8, 2022 – Despite Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine advancing three candidates for DEI commissioner positions, the city council voted against approving them without any explanation nor asking the candidates, all of whom were present, a single interview question. At Council’s meeting Monday, March 7, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commission candidates Gauri Sanghvi […]
Op-Ed: Mukilteo City Councilmembers don’t get to invent rules to suit themselves
I was denied the confirmation vote tonight to the City of Mukilteo Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commission. Appalled, I asked for an official explanation and have not yet received one. Let me enumerate. The City Council is empowered by state law to operate within the confines of its City Code. The Code makes no mention […]
