Nick Licata (born 1947) is a retired member of the Seattle City Council, having left office at the end of 2015 after being elected to five terms and serving 18 years.

[2] Licata founded and published the People's Yellow Pages (1973 and 1976), which listed community and political groups and social and public services in Seattle.

Academic review by Hans G. Schuetze, University of British Columbia in The Canadian Journal of Higher Education [5] Activism Licata helped found the anti-redlining organization Coalition Against Redlining in Seattle and testified before Congress on the Community Reinvestment Act.

Licata was Co-Chair of Citizens for More Important Things, a group opposed to excessive public funding for professional sports stadiums.

Licata later testified before Congress at the request of Congressman Dennis Kucinich on the financial drain that public funding of professional sport teams placed on municipal governments.

[6] The Nation's "Progressive Honor Roll of 2012" chose Licata as its "Most Valuable Local Official" in the United States.

"On September 24, 2012, Licata voted No on a proposed SoDo basketball arena, which was eventually approved 6-2 by the remaining Council members.