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Kathy Lambert

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    ACLU Shoots Holes in Proposed King County Gang Laws

    The King County Council is considering two ordinances meant to stop intimidation at schools, and kick gang members off their turf, but the ACLU claims the proposed laws would do more harm than good.

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Old Guys Battle Babies Over King County Sales Tax Increase And Win (For Now)

    Sorry, baby. Your cuteness is not swaying the council.​Former King County Assessor Harley Hoppe, wearing an American flag tie, shuffled to the podium in King County Council chambers this afternoon to say the council shouldn't be considering enacting a 0.2 percent sales tax without a public vot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Brawl of the Week: Larry Phillips v. Dow Constantine

    Dow Constantine (left) and Larry Phillips are having a rematch.​Revenge is a dish best served cold, or so the saying goes. And King County Councilmember Larry Phillips is getting his. For the last week, he has been making it very clear that if Dow Constantine wants his support for his proposed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Make It Rain, Seattle: Suburban Councilmembers Propose Saving Metro by Charging Riders, City More

    ​They're doing it for our own good. It's going to hurt them more than it's going to hurt us. King County Councilmembers Julia Patterson, Reagan Dunn, Kathy Lambert, and Pete Von Reichbauer put forward their own plan to close Metro's budget deficit, and it's a spanking. Some of the proposal's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    Rights Groups' Rally at Council Meeting Pays Off

    Carlos Marentes (in the suit, on the right) addresses the group before entering chambers. Filling King County Council chambers with supporters appeared to get the job done for a coalition of labor, civil rights, and immigrant advocacy groups, as Councilmembers assured them movement on their stalled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    No One's Stepping Up to Challenge King County Council

    Reagan DunnWith so many people in the hunt for both the open and incumbent-filled city council seats, you'd think there would be some interest in the five county council seats up for re-election this year, but so far no. The odd-numbered council members (Bob Ferguson, Kathy Lambert, Julia Patterson ... More >>

  • News

    May 27, 2009

    Seahawks: Blue Jerseys, Red Politics

    Our football heroes remain true to the GOP.

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Seahawks Still Support GOP

    The GOP is at its lowest point politically since the aftermath of Watergate, or so conventional wisdom goes. Erstwhile Republicans like Colin Powell, Meghan McCain and Arlen Specter have shed the party label like so much dry skin in order to polish their tarnished historical legacy, gain a little me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Sources: Council Caved to Union Pressure to Name Triplett Sims' Replacement

    Kurt Triplett, King County ExecutiveIt's official, Kurt Triplett was promoted to interim King County executive, replacing Ron Sims until voters pick a new guy for the job. According to several sources up at the court house, Triplett spent the weeks since Sims was first nominated to a federal post lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Larry Phillips Will Totally Write You Back, Says Renndawg

    Common sense and the experiences of doorbellers hold that if you're running for office, it's a good idea to maintain contact with your voters. It seems County Exec candidate Larry Phillips has been minding that maxim. Last fall, when the county was holding public meetings to get input on how to bala ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Doesn't Anyone Want to Run for County Council?

    The King County Executive's race is heating up. Dow Constantine's campaign says he's raised about $50,000 since announcing his candidacy. Larry Phillips quickly pointed it out when Constantine once ducked out of a meeting early. And of course there's still rampant speculation about who else might ge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    Supremes Say No CAO

    Rural landowners rejoice! The state Supreme Court declined to review the earlier appellate decision tossing the hated King County Critical Areas Ordinance. Three of the four Republican council members--Reagan Dunn, Kathy Lambert and Jane Hauge--all praised the decision in a press release today. Thei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Sims, Phillips Break Bread in D.C., Awkward...

    I had one of those families that ate dinner together at a table every night. It kind of fell apart in the teen years when the calendar filled with debate tournaments (me), band rehearsals (my brother) and football practice (the coolest and youngest sibling). But until then, there we sat at 6 p.m. ea ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Is Sims Already Gone?

    The county executive insists he’s up for another four years atop a county in crisis. But some say his head’s in the clouds.

  • News

    October 15, 2008

    Should We Elect to Elect the Elections Director?

    Even if county voters give themselves the right to choose, will anyone run for the post?

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    King County Budget Smackdown

    Even if county voters give themselves the right to choose, will anyone run for the post?

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    Do Schools Need Sewers?

    Yes. So to curb rural growth, Dow Constantine’s keeping new schools off the pipes.

  • News

    September 26, 2007

    Dick's Picks: Cheeseburgers, Shakes, and Citizen Interaction With Local Government

    Spady may charge customers for ketchup, but he's footing the bill for this pilot project.

  • News

    December 21, 2005

    Health Behind Bars

    With questions about inmate care, the King County Health Board plans to visit the jail.

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Embargo in Cyberspace

    When a Cuba activist lists a sister-city event on his Web site, the feds move in.

  • News

    December 4, 2002

    Bleeding-Heart Conservatives

    When a Cuba activist lists a sister-city event on his Web site, the feds move in.

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    A number of things

    Endorsements of this year's ballot measures.

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    The politics of the future

    Your vote will determine your destiny! (Or maybe not.)

  • News

    October 3, 2001

    Zombie train

    Sound Transit's light rail may look dead, but somehow it keeps on living.

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    All Olympia, all the time!

    Sound Transit's light rail may look dead, but somehow it keeps on living.

  • News

    February 10, 1999

    The Legislature ties up loose ends.

    Sound Transit's light rail may look dead, but somehow it keeps on living.

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