Seattle announces plan to revitalize downtown after COVID-19 pandemic

FILE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan speaks at a news conference about the coronavirus outbreak Monday, March 16, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, Pool)

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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Wednesday a slate of actions the city and other community organizations will undertake to help the downtown area recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Investing $9 million in relief to downtown businesses, removing trash and graffiti, addressing transit and public safety concerns to help get employees back to work, and hosting several cultural and arts events over the summer are among the actions the mayor outlined at a press conference at

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