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Bruce Harrell

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    The Graph That Shows Seattle's Homicide Spike

    Nine homicides in the past two months, all including guns, have rocked the city and the police department is calling it a public safety emergency. How bad is the spike? We dug into the data and found the murder rate this year is one for the record books.

  • Food

    February 8, 2012

    What Seattle Drinks

    Boldface names tell us what they order and where.

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Don't Expect Cameras on Cops Anytime Soon

    ​Last week Danny Westneat had a typically insightful column about how, in light of the John Williams shooting and a number of other high-profile police incidents, equipping cops with tiny cameras feels less Big Brother and more Worth the Bother. Good idea! Just don't expect it to happen anytim ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Ban Spray Paint, Stop Gang Activity? Not Likely

    ​"We have two Hispanic female gangs that are over-taking each other," Pigeon Point Neighborhood Council President Pete Spalding said at a meeting of the 34th District Democrats last night near the Fauntleroy ferry terminal. Spalding says that the two gangs are from somewhere else, but have bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Nightclub Owners Want Politicians To Be 'Urbanist', Just Without the Panhandling

    VagabondishYour sign might be hilarious, but please don't bother us when we're in our Saturday night best, trying to get past the red rope.​The line of people hoping to catch a glimpse of will.i.am and Ludacris at Trinity earlier this month stretched from the middle of Occidental all the way d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    The City's New Mr. Crackdown? Burgess Looks to Toughen Up Seattle's Law on Nuisance Property

    ​City Councilmember Tim Burgess continues to crank out new legislation aimed at cracking down on perceived social ills. Yesterday's meeting of the Burgess-chaired Public Safety, Human Services and Education Committee saw the first round of discussion on his latest. It's a new version of the nu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Phillips Does the Endorsement Dance

    (Jan Drago, with Larry Phillips in background.) Like Bonnie Raitt observed, "I can't make you love me."You may remember all that "hot rhetoric" between Larry Phillips and Ron Sims during last year's budget process, when Phillips was considering a run against the then-executive, culminating in a frig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Mayoral Candidates Talk Housing

    Those looking for a major policy difference between Jan Drago and Greg Nickels can turn to yesterday's housing levy vote--at least for a hint of one. The council approved the levy, 8-0, but Drago failed in her bid to get its amount reduced. Nickels proposed the levy, which, if approved, will raise $ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    City Looking for an Auditor in All the Right Places

    City of Seattle auditor Susan Cohen will be stepping down this fall, ending an eleven year reign. The Council is looking for someone to replace her, and will be posting on all the hottest auditor blogs and websites as part of its nationwide search. Budget Committee Chair Jean Godden mentioned www.go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Drago's On the Attack

    Standing under the Hammering Man statute, her hair dyed blond and a fresh pink pedicure, Jan Drago kicked off her campaign against Greg Nickels going on the offensive. Flanked by city council member Bruce Harrell (who better hope he needs absolutely no favors from the mayor for the next seven months ... More >>

  • News

    May 13, 2009

    Tim Burgess Tops City Hall’s Rich List

    Nick Licata now owns a home, but still brings up the rear.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    City Hall's Moneybags

    Who is City Hall's filthy-richest elected official? Tim Burgess, the onetime cop-turned-consultant, now a first-term City Council member, is the easy winner. His latest personal finance disclosure form pegs him as a multi-millionaire, and he groaned a little when told he'd won the big-money cup for ... More >>

  • News

    February 18, 2009

    Annexation at the White Center of Controversy

    The Seattle City Council scuttles a plan to adopt a “vital young area.”

  • News

    December 10, 2008

    City Council Members S.C.R.E.W.E.D. on Proposed Streetcar Names

    Transportation ideas continue to run afoul of family-friendly policies.

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    SLUT-Mates

    Salivating at the prospect of federal transportation spending (by way of president-elect Obama's pending economic stimulus package), the Seattle city council has already identified four potential new streetcar routes to augment our beloved, if little-used, 1.3-mile-long South Lake Union Trolley. Thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    Where Does the Council Fit in?

    The Seattle City Council stared its irrelevance to the Viaduct debate square in the face this morning during a briefing on the latest options for the decrepit highway. After hearing about the new scenarios (A-H!) and being told that Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims and Mayor Greg ... More >>

  • News

    July 23, 2008

    NBA to City Hall?

    A former Sonic is running on his experience as a team player. Get it?!?!?

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Put Me In, Coach!

    A former Sonic is running on his experience as a team player. Get it?!?!?

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    It's Official: Carrasco Reconfirmed

    A former Sonic is running on his experience as a team player. Get it?!?!?

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Harrell Recommends Carrasco Confirmation

    A former Sonic is running on his experience as a team player. Get it?!?!?

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: What's the 404?

    A former Sonic is running on his experience as a team player. Get it?!?!?

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2008

    Mixed Feelings for City Light Super

    A former Sonic is running on his experience as a team player. Get it?!?!?

  • News

    May 7, 2008

    Inside the City Council’s Tax Returns

    Can you guess which member has a car payment?

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    Other People's Money: City Hall Edition

    Can you guess which member has a car payment?

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Parks Levy, by Committee

    Can you guess which member has a car payment?

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2008

    Carrasco Hearings Scheduled

    Can you guess which member has a car payment?

  • News

    February 13, 2008

    Short Fuse: Jorge Carrasco's Polarizing Tenure at the Top of City Light

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2008

    Council-Men Back Obama

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    New Faces

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    Angst at the Polls

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2007

    Who's Nobler: Noble or Nobles?

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    My Party's Gonna Be Bigger Than Yours

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2007

    Ethics Complaint Against Forward Seattle Dropped

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2007

    In The Red

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2007

    Big Money

    Rates are stable, but some maintain Carrasco's changes haven't helped the culture of a beleaguered City Light.

  • News

    October 10, 2007

    A City Council Candidate and his Kids

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2007

    Velazquez Misrepresents Dailies' Pick

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2007

    Ethics Complaint Filed Against Forward Seattle

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2007

    Lightning Round!

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2007

    Who loves Obama?

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2007

    Ho-Hum

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2007

    Mr. Moneybags

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2007

    Alki Foundation's Picks for Council/Port/School Board are in:

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2007

    Steinbrueck on the Venus Train

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2007

    Re: Steinbrueck Picks Venus

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2007

    This Just In...

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • News

    May 16, 2007

    Dying in Jail, Money-Loving Incumbents, and Attack of the Zebra Mussels

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2007

    Upping the Ante

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2007

    Another Taker for Steinbrueck's Seat...

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2007

    One more for Steinbrueck's seat

    Bruce Harrell has been a youth leader, but his own family situation is more complicated.

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