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James Donaldson

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Timeline: How Former Transportation Director Grace Crunican Became Seattle's Most Reviled Department Head

    FlickrSDOT Director Grace Crunican went from mostly anonymous to political poison in just over a year.​Yesterday, to the surprise of no one, Seattle Transportation Director Grace Crunican sent out a press release announcing her resignation. Crunican, along with now-departing Mayor Greg Nickels ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Mayoral Race Turf Wars: Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City for Joe Mallahan (but There Is Some on the Shores)

    Seattle neighborhood poster by Ork Posters​Now that the primary vote is certified, we can know for certain how every area voted. And there are some definite geographic trends. The Seattle Times put all the data in a map, and it shows that Mike McGinn fared well in the city center (e.g. Capitol ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2009

    Stuck in the Middle With Jan

    Seattle neighborhood poster by Ork Posters​Now that the primary vote is certified, we can know for certain how every area voted. And there are some definite geographic trends. The Seattle Times put all the data in a map, and it shows that Mike McGinn fared well in the city center (e.g. Capitol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    One Last Poll Before the Polls Close: McGinn, Mallahan in Dead Heat for 2nd

    Click to enlarge​ You have until today's last mail pickup or until 8 PM at the ballot drop boxes to cast your vote in the primary. If you're curious about where things stand in the mayoral race and/or looking to game the vote somehow--e.g. to vote for someone other than who you'll vote for in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Stuck In the Middle With Jan

    When lame-duck city councilwoman Jan Drago made a surprise entry into the mayoral race against her chief ally, Greg Nickels, she was instantly perceived as the top threat to the incumbent mayor. But her campaign's emphasis on stylistic difference failed to register with voters, resulting in one of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    If James Donaldson and I Re-Made Twins, I'd Be Danny DeVito

    ​And like Danny DeVito in Throw Mama From the Train, I enjoy potato chips on my sandwiches. I forgot to ask James Donaldson about his preferred sammy toppings when we spotted him courting all the registered voters in Steinbrueck Park this afternoon.

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    What a Candidate's Election Night Party Location Says About the Candidate

    ​ Mayoral candidate James Donaldson will hold his election night "party" at the Belltown branch of Uptown Espresso. "The site was used throughout the campaign as a meeting location and is consistent with the lifestyle espoused by Donaldson, who has never consumed alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Another Poll Says It's Down to a Three-Man Mayoral Race, While Hutchison's Numbers Dip

    ​If the last two days of smackdown (McGinn vs. Nickels!, Nickels vs. Mallahan!) aren't indication enough, another poll shows that those November's election is likely to feature two of those three. The new numbers, the result of two days of polling by Strategies 360 and Don McDonaugh Associates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Republicans Dig Donaldson, And Hopefully Area Wazzu Alums Will Too

    ​ Once upon a time, an avowed Republican could run for a citywide seat in Seattle and stand a chance at a respectable showing. That time has passed, but that doesn't mean our fair city still doesn't contain a few strident righties -- or politically active ones at that. The 46th Legislative Dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    SW Videographer Releases Trailer, Begins Countdown to Sonics Documentary

    ​If you still miss your Sonics, know that SW videographer/independent filmmaker Jason Reid feels your pain. He just released the trailer for Sonicsgate, his much-awaited documentary about the Sonics departure. The film features interviews with Seattle NBA figures from Kevin Calabro to Sam Perk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Save Our Sonics Endorses Donaldson, Others

    The group's founder might be personally fond of Jan Drago, but Save Our Sonics is throwing its weight behind James Donaldson in the mayoral race. Reasons SOS, whose goal has shifted to bringing an NBA team back to Seattle: "As a former Sonics player, James understands the NBA well and has connection ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Save Our Sonics Leader Endorses Drago

    You'd think the head of the group pushing for NBA basketball's return to Seattle would get behind ex-Supe James Donaldson. But if you thought that, you'd be thinkin' wrong.

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    New Poll: Nickels vs. Seven Dwarves (Four of Whom Have a Chance)

    ​It's poll results time! In the latest set, brought to you by the UW's Washington Poll, Greg Nickels is comfortably in the lead with 23% of the vote, and his nearest four challengers are uncomfortably bunched together. Joe Mallahan--whose campaign is profiled by Laura Onstot in this week's iss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Sigler, the Mayor of CyberSeattle

    ​If websites could decide elections, Norman Zadok Sigler is Seattle's next mayor. Creative, interactive, decorated with lots of eye candy, his site is the easy winner among the web campaigns being waged by the city's eight candidates. Flash graphics and videos, Facebook and Twitter buttons, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Sonic Legend Shawn Kemp to Wait Tables at Fundraiser for Donaldson

    ​On August 9, mayoral candidate James Donaldson is hosting a "fund raising island party" at Island Soul restaurant in Southeast Seattle from 4-7 p.m. (suggested donation, $50). Wings, plantains, salad, coconut corn muffins, and wine will be served. Serving that fare will be none other than leg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    On Second Thought, Let's Cancel That Press Conference About the Smiley Face

    ​A planned James Donaldson press conference about a "professionally-applied smiley face" sadly failed to materialize yesterday. The story: Ballard restaurant Restaurante Michoacan got a notice from the city that it needed to remove graffiti from its walls. But it had also a smiley face profess ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    James Donaldson to Score 100 Points Monday, Which Can Only Mean One Thing

     In sticking with his campaign's decision to let the hoop metaphors run wild, ex-Sonic James Donaldson will unveil his 100-point agenda for the city at a downtown law office Monday. Which, provided he makes it past that 99th point, can only mean one thing: Free chalupas for the entire city!

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    Greg Nickels: Chicago-Style Bully?

    Opponents who paint Nickels as an employer of Windy City machine tactics clearly have never been there.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Finally, Something a Little Different in the Exec Race Forums, Courtesy of Local Muslims

    After awhile it all sounds the same. After you've been to a few forums, everything stats to sound the same. In some cases, that's because it is. At a mayoral forum, it's a guarantee that in Jan Drago's opening statement she'll say something about hitting the "reset button" and James Donaldson will s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Inch by Inch, Row by Row, I'm Going to Make My Poll Lead Grow

    Soon it'll be up to my knees!Endorsed by many but approved by few, and with light rail about to go live, Greg Nickels remains the top dog in the mayoral race--albeit with only 26% of surveyed voters intending to vote for him. (This in the latest SurveyUSA/King-5 poll.) Still, that's two points bette ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Mallahan: SDOT Uses Toxic Paint! (Oh, and Fire Crunican)

    www.seattle.govNo grace for Crunican.The mayoral candidates are having a field day attacking incumbent Greg Nickels and sitting council member Jan Drago (who is running in second in mayoral primary polls) along with Transportation Director Grace Crunican. Two so far have issued dramatic press releas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Self-Proclaimed Above-the-Fray Nickels Makes Case for Why More of the Same Will Be New and Improved

    Nickels says...clap your hands! Greg Nickels is the man in the crosshairs these days. With an approval rating at 30%, he's got every candidate in the field running against his administration's perceived failures, be they in building sidewalks or shoveling snow or replacing the viaduct. He's kept a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    A Mayoral Forum in Whispered Asides and Heckling

    There is a small group of younger political wonks that regularly attend candidate forums and at this point in the year, they've pretty much made up their minds. So they're starting to pay less and less attention to the candidates' answers. Thanks to that (and the availability of booze), nearly every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    The Mayoral Campaign Scrum, in Bullet Points

    * Remember the $25-a-year head tax on people who drive to work alone? The one that Greg Nickels originally supported, then didn't support recently, leading James Donaldson and Joe Mallahan to say I told you so and Michael McGinn to call bullshit? It's proposed repeal is likely postponed until at l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Youth Violence Prevention Starts...Now

    After nearly a year of planning, Mayor Greg Nickels and various members of the City Council officially kicked off the city's $8 million Youth Violence Prevention Initiative yesterday at the Rainier Vista Boys and Girls Club in Rainier Beach. Nickels, who managed to work in a plug for the soon to ope ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    James Donaldson: Back in the Game

    The ex-Sonic hatches a plan to raise the money to match his lofty poll standing.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    African-American Legislative Day: Pols Abound, and Tom Carr and Pete Holmes Coexist Peacefully

    Carr (far left) and Holmes (far right) bookend public defender Katie Hurley and Gerald Hankerson. Saturday's NAACP-sponsored African-American Legislative Day featured no shortage of elected officials and aspiring elected officials--nor of ordinary folks either. Some notes: -Mayoral candidates Jam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    James Donaldson: Back in the Game

    Assessments of 7'2" ex-Sonic James Donaldson's mayoral campaign have ranged from "quixotic" to "sputtering" since the onetime city council candidate decided to up the ante and challenge Greg Nickels in late March. Since then, Donaldson's fund-raising ledger has consistently bled red, and the gentle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    The Juice Man Endorses Donaldson

    Naturally, there are many ex-Sonics who've endorsed mayoral candidate James Donaldson -- Gus Williams, Gary Payton, John Johnson, Lenny Wilkens, and Spencer Haywood among them (Husky coach Lorenzo Romar and former Wazzu & Tampa Bay quarterback Jack Thompson are on the list as well). But the most ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Watch Out, Jan: Donaldson Challenges Drago for Second in New Mayoral Poll

    A few weeks ago, James Donaldson's campaign consultant was dumpster-diving for office supplies. Today he finds himself climbing the polls in the mayoral race, right at the heels of Jan Drago. The SurveyUSA/KING-5 poll puts Greg Nickels in first with 24%, Drago second with 15%, James Donaldson third ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Other Mayoral Candidates Weigh in on Housing Levy, Picket Lines, and More

    The City Council just voted to send a $145 million housing levy to the voters. This is the amount proposed by Greg Nickels; Council President Richard Conlin wanted more, while Nickels challenger Jan Drago wanted the amount to be less, arguing that the voters might not approve $145 million. But w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Exec and Mayoral Candidates Do Battle and Still No Sign of Susan

    Democrats from five local legislative districts co-hosted a candidate forum last night in the sweltering Belltown Labor Temple. It was a top-heavy affair with the candidates for City Attorney, Mayor and King County Executive all taking a turn at the mic. The same few dozen people tend to show up a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Donaldson Launches Mayoral Cam-Pun

    While his participation in the race to dethrone Mayor Nickels has been common knowledge for some time now, ex-Sonic James Donaldson won't formally declare his candidacy until a June 4 event outside -- where else? -- KeyArena. With the filing deadline swift on the horizon, events like this are de r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Donaldson Undaunted By Drago Entry

    When veteran political consultant Blair Butterworth jettisoned mayoral candidate James Donaldson for Jan Drago's camp, it seemed an ominous sign for the 7'2" ex-Sonic, who would almost assuredly be the tallest head government honcho in American (if not world) history if elected. But Donaldson recen ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2009

    Drago and Nickels: Running Mates

    Can Jan defeat her friend Greg on “style”?

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    Norman Sigler: Matchmaker, Headhunter, Mayor?

    No single-issue kook, he’s got a well-rounded platform—and pate.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Mike McGinn's Top Contributor Is...Mike McGinn!

    Mayoral hopeful Mike McGinn has reported his first batch of contributions, and so far he looks to be the most viable fiscal rival to incumbent Greg Nickels. Of the $17,000 McGinn has raised thus far, approximately $4,000 of that comes from...Mike McGinn. Either total tops what's been raised so far b ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2009

    April Fool: 22 Things About Seattle That We Wish Were a Joke

    The people, trends, and events that even our cynical minds find hard to believe. (Online exclusive! Two bonus April Fools' jokes!)

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    Anyone but Nickels?

    Not being Greg may be all James Donaldson needs to become mayor.

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    ECB: WTF?

    Over at Slog, ex-SW reporter Erica C. Barnett (pictured at left, expressing her displeasure in an Annie Lebovitz photo shoot for Vanity Fair) isn't backing off a small clump of b.s. she peddled yesterday regarding the James Donaldson campaign. Here, she claims Donaldson, the ex-Sonic who's exploring ... 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?!?!?

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