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August 14, 2009
In the End, the Puppies Always Win: Political 101 With Kurt Triplett
When last we left Interim (with a capital "I") King County Executive Kurt Triplett, he was waxing reluctant on the county's $56 million shortfall and all of the services he might have to cut in attempt to navigate the H.M.S. King County through budgetary equivalent of Syclla and Charybdis. ... More >>
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August 21, 2009
"Non-Partisan," "Bring People Together," and "Executive Experience" Are All Under 140 Characters
In her radio debate with Larry Phillips, leading King County Executive vote-getter Susan Hutchison exasperated KUOW host Steve Scher with her adherence to the talking points in the headline above. Now, she has another forum in which to deliver them--one that is more tolerant of, er, brevity. ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
It's Not Just King County: Snohomish County Loves Its Painkillers, Too (and to Deadly Effect)
A few weeks ago, Vernal Coleman noted that King County loves its painkillers--in fact, they're the leading cause of drug-related death here. (We also learned that Washington State as a whole is fond of the drugs.) Now, the Snohomish County Health Department announces that poisoning, particula ... More >>
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August 31, 2009
Million-Dollar Definitions: Big Education Money Rests on Judge's Interpretation of "Ample" and "Paramount"
Just like everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die, everyone wants good schools but no one wants to pay for them. Local levies can't cover all the costs, and the state, which has a "paramount" Constitutional duty to provide "ample" school funding, is so enamored of anti-tax ideo ... More >>
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September 2, 2009
King County May Be Hot, But It's Not Smokin'
Our famously bright, sunny weather may have us leading the league in sunglasses sales, but King County-ers aren't enjoying that hot weather by taking smoke breaks--unless they're working the types of jobs that tend not to be as friendly towards smoke breaks. The County just released new figur ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
It's No Group Hug, But Constantine Gets the Nod From Former Rivals
Constantine's more affectionate supporters Dave Meinert and Christine Gregoire got company from his former rivals.They didn't have a hand-holding press conference or anything, but former King County Executive candidates Fred Jarrett, Larry Phillips and Ross Hunter all officially endorsed Dow ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
What Is It With People Getting Wasted and Wandering Around the Woods These Days?
Maybe it's something we've always done--and we just can't hold our intoxicants like we used to. Either way, last Friday, King County Sheriff's deputies rescued a 39-year-old man who had wandered through some woods in Burien for a day-and-a-half, clad only in boxers and reportedly high. (Check ... More >>
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October 12, 2009
Seattle Transit Blog Points, Stares at Susan Hutchison
Seattle Transit Blog commenter TrikeTike gestures towards King County Executive candidate Susan Hutchison (out of frame).Last week, King County Executive candidate Dow Constantine's campaign got its hands on the oppositional research equivalent of a wet dream. In a video of her speech to cons ... More >>
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October 14, 2009
Battle of the PDC Complaints
In other parts of the country, campaign mud-slinging involves digging up old girlfriends or fellow soldiers to bash the candidates. But here, we go after our opponents in the most boring way possible, dueling complaints to the state Public Disclosure Commission. King County Executive hopefu ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
King County Executive's Race Gets Televised
The first campaign ad of the King County Executive's general election is out, and Dow Constantine hits all the high notes. Did you know that Susan Hutchison is...anti-choice, environment AND light rail? If you did, you're probably already with Dow.
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November 4, 2009
Election Night '09, the Round-Up: What You Missed by Going to Bed at a Reasonable Hour
FlickrYour new overlord and his right-hand man.- Dow Constantine had the King County Executive's race wrapped up by prime-time. - But that doesn't mean opponent Susan Hutchison has to do anything hasty, like concede. - Joe Mallahan kind of, sorta, almost surely wants to be your next mayor. ... More >>
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November 4, 2009
Election '09: Maybe THIS Time We'll Trigger That Mayoral Race Recount
FlickrIs it getting hot in here?At the 4:30 announcement today, the leaders from yesterday were all still holding position, which means most of the things we declared the most important races of this year are decided. R-71 looks good to pass, I-1033 faces all-but-certain defeat, and Dow Const ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
Lively Voter Turnout at King County Cemetery District
Last week's general election drew just 52 percent of voters in King County, according to new figures (Elections Director Sherill Huff had been predicting a 55 percent showing). Exactly 565,993 of the 1,084,591 registered county voters bothered to return their ballots, and not even all of tho ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2009
Where's the Method to the H1N1 Vaccination Madness?
How long did he have to wait in line?This week, health care clinics and pharmacies are carrying out another round of H1N1 vaccination. They have been inundated. Many of the 44 pharmacies chosen by Public Health - Seattle & King County to distribute the vaccine to high-risk groups began sche ... More >>
News
November 11, 2009
New Wave
Dow Constantine’s election as King County Executive means expanded service, and a friend in the front office, for the West Seattle Water Taxi.
News
November 18, 2009
Pigheaded Strategy
When it comes to swine—or at least swine flu—Tacoma and Pierce County are a step ahead.
Blogs
November 24, 2009
Vera Project Loses $25,000 in County Funding
As noted over in the Daily Weekly the Vera Project lost the $25,000 check it had been receiving from King County to supplement its budget. We have a call in to program manager Joshua Powell to see what impact that will have next year. We'll give an update when we hear back.
Blogs
December 3, 2009
The Top Six Ways to Not Get Selected for a Jury
If you take our advice, odds are you won't ever have to endure the likes of Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer.Jury duty is a critical part of the American justice system, something that should feel like a privilege to the proud, free citizen who's called to serve. But those who've been summoned to King ... More >>
News
December 9, 2009
The Great Uncounted
Disqualified votes have the Mallahan camp guessing.
Blogs
February 2, 2010
King County Library System Assailed as "Machiavellian" and "Coldhearted"
The dastardly librarians learned all their tricks from him.Is there any more boring reading than voters' pamphlets? Not usually. Only the worthiest of citizens make their way through the political pabulum and excruciating details of bond measures and levy lids. But voters who do study the l ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
That's Mister Fuck the Drug War to You
PubliColaCatchy middle name ya got there. Kudos to PubliCola for unearthing what has to be the strangest name change application King County has ever gotten. Mr. Drug War's reason for the switch? (Assumption Alert: I'm assuming no member of the fairer, and smarter, sex would dub herself "F ... More >>
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March 25, 2010
Bad Service: The State Is Suing Some of Seattle's Best-Known Restaurants for Unpaid Taxes
FacebookBeing cool and popular isn't enough to cover the bills.Last month Alan Greenspan declared the recession over. And this month billionaire investor Warren Buffett said more or less the same. Clearly, neither spends much time dining in Seattle. "I really don't see anything that's posit ... More >>
News
March 31, 2010
Bad Service
Some of Seattle’s best-known restaurants are being sued by the state for unpaid taxes.
Blogs
April 30, 2010
12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Skyway Shooting
The youngest shooting victim in King County over the past five years was killed yesterday in a Skyway shootout. Investigators recovered more than 20 shells from the parking lot of the Cedar Grove apartments, where detectives said two groups were arguing around 6 p.m. The 12-year-old victim r ... More >>
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May 24, 2010
Whichever Way the Council Votes Today on a Sales Tax Hike, King County's Still in a World of Budget Hurt
Even if the sales tax passes, Rahr might still need to cut deputies next year.Update: The County Council is still taking public testimony on the sales tax right now, but in the meantime, King County Executive Dow Constantine's spokesperson Frank Abe called to argue that the tax makes future b ... More >>
News
June 9, 2010
Loose Change on the Water Taxi
King County belatedly busts a thieving mariner.
Blogs
July 14, 2010
Painkiller Overdose Deaths Up Sharply in Washington
King County has a prescription pain medicine problem. That much we know from a study conducted by the University of Washington's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute. Last year, the Institute reported that 60 percent of the drug-related deaths in King County in 2008 involved prescription painkill ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
Unions Announce Deal With King County to Forgo 2011 Raises
The deal still has to be ratified by vote, but 500 workers represented by the Washington State Council of County and City Employees have tentatively agreed to forgo their guaranteed cost of living increases this year. With his proposed sales .2 sales tax on hold until November, King County Ex ... More >>
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August 20, 2010
King County Metro Union Defends Driver Salaries
Remember that study conducted by the right-leaning Washington Policy Center that pointed to some of the allegedly exorbitant salaries being pulled down by some King County METRO employees. Well, this morning, Amalgamated Transit Union President Paul Bachtel and the rest of the METRO union le ... More >>
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October 26, 2010
40 Percent of King County Roads Need Repair--Get in Line, Seattle
A new report by King County Road Services says that 40 percent of the county's roads and 28 bridges will need to be closed in the next three decades if they're not significantly repaired. The numbers are in line with the rest of country's crumbling infrastructure. And despite President Obama ... More >>
News
October 27, 2010
Voter-Guide-Overload Solution: Another Voter Guide
In addition to the state pamphlet, you now get a King County one too.
Blogs
November 2, 2010
U.S. Senate Control Could Come Down to King County Vote
If the New York Times is right and "Washington is the new Florida" in terms of importance to U.S. Senate control, then King County may be the new Miami-Dade, says a new post on Publicola. Republicans are expected to pick up seats in North Dakota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Arkansas, I ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
King County Shatters Mid-Term Voting Record With 71 Percent Turnout
It's official, King County residents, ya'll are some votin' ass motherfuckers. Election officials are now saying they received around 762,000 ballots in Tuesday's election--that's a whopping 71 percent turnout. Earlier in the week King County Elections Director Sherril Huff had forecasted a 6 ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
King County Police Officers Guild Ad Deceptively False
It used to be that facts were the one thing you couldn't spin. Hence them being facts. Nowadays, however, even facts are subject to political bullshitification. Case in point: the full page ad in Thursday's Seattle Times taken out by the King County Police Officers Guild.
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November 22, 2010
Seattle Snowstorm = Citywide Freak-Out
A scene from my 10-mile, 75-minute commute.Exactly much snow does it take to cause mass confusion, chaos and closures in Seattle? Apparently about two or three inches.
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November 23, 2010
Ballot-by-Mail Guilt-Trips More King County Residents Into Voting
Because we're on the cutting edge of voting technology, Washington is only now certifying its election results, three weeks after the actual elections took place. But that's OK! Because the added time it took to count all those mailed-in ballots was totally worth it, given that it meant more ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
King County Mulls Plan to Ban Public Smoking of E-Cigarettes, Despite the Fact that Almost Nobody Smokes Them
Be honest, if you had a dime for every time someone whipped out an "e-cigarette" at a bar, restaurant or other public place and subjected you to second-hand, electrically-vaporized nicotine mist, how many dimes would you have? Because I'd have zero.
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December 29, 2010
King County Has More People Killing Themselves And Fewer Killing Each Other, Report Says
On the one hand, apparently fewer and fewer people are getting murdered and killed in traffic accidents in King County. On the other hand, more and more are simply killing themselves.
Blogs
December 29, 2010
Ninety-Two-Year-Old Man Chews Through Bonds After Robbers Tie Him To Chair
At 92-years-old, most guys are just happy to be able to chew through their meatloaf. So if the nonagenarian alleged robbery victim from Shoreline who chewed through the bonds that a duo of robbers left him in isn't doing ads for Fixodent by next month, we'll be shocked.
Blogs
January 7, 2011
Why It Just Got a Lot Harder to Fight a Traffic Ticket in King County
Locking up rapists, wife-beaters, and murderers takes a lot of time, a lot of effort, and a lot of taxpayer money. In the past year, the budget crisis has meant that there are 36 less prosecutors in King County to perform these basic civic duties. So why would the head of an agency that, like ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Humans Flee King County by the Thousands (MAP)
Each year, thousands of the less rain-resistant among us flee Seattle and King County in search of warmer climes or richer job markets. At the same time, thousands of other fresh-faced out-of-towners migrate into the city, enticed by its vibrant nightlife, outdoor opportunities, or, most like ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
Michael Miner, King County Sheriff's Deputy, Made $146,676 in Overtime Pay Last Year for Second Highest Salary in County
The list of the highest paid workers in King County is packed with folks like Director of Public Health David Fleming ($128.40 per hour), IT Project Executive Director Manuel Ovena ($96.60 per hour) and Medical Officer Richard Harruff ($98.92 per hour). But among those big earners, the second ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
King County Libraries are Getting Rid of Their Surveillance Cameras. Privacy Coup or Security Catastrophe?
The King County Library System's decision to get rid of all its surveillance cameras in the wake of becoming an arm of law enforcement gets to a Core Issue of Our Times: Privacy versus security.
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August 2, 2011
King County Metro Refuses to Run Idiotic Health Advertisements
Remember last year when the anti-Israeli group wanted to put ads on King County buses that showed the bloody aftermath of missile strikes in Palestine? It was those ads that led to a new policy by Metro of refusing any politically themed ads on buses. That policy appears to be paying off now ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2011
Free Booze Coming to Washington State Liquor Stores
Who says there aren't any perks to having state-run liquor stores?
News
September 7, 2011
Dow Constantine's Gang Fight
How hyperbole helped scare up money to tackle a growing problem.
Blogs
October 14, 2011
How Is King County Spending $1.4 Million to Combat Latino Gangs?
This week's feature story, "Meet Mr. Buzzard," focuses on one man's remarkable efforts to prevent young Latinos from joining street gangs and convince active members to cut ties with their crew. Of course, there is also a much larger anti-gang initiative underway across King County. As mentio ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Feds Seize Guns and Drugs in White Center -- Is Area's Unincorporated Status Causing Crime?
Over the past three months, local and federal law-enforcement agencies arrested 53 people, confiscated 68 firearms, and seized a combined 63 pounds of meth, cocaine, and crack in White Center. The operation was capped by a press conference Friday morning at which the authorities showed off th ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Smith Cove Could be a Park Someday
There was a time when Smith Cove was something more than a place on Elliott Bay to store rotting fish nets and watch cruise ships mooring at Terminal 91. In fact, a rather famous skirmish took place at the cove during the Maritime Strike of 1934, when 2,000 striking longshoremen went toe-to-t ... More >>
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January 13, 2012
Volleyball Voyeurism at a Remote Industrial Warehouse in Woodinville; Steven C. Meeks Charged
The husband of a high school volleyball coach has been charged by King County prosecutors with voyeurism after a camera was found in a bathroom at a warehouse where the volleyball team was having a slumber party. The defendant is Steve C. Meeks, 23, and married to Amanda Pham who arranged the ... More >>
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