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  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    McGinn's $41 Million Figure for SPD Reforms Questioned by DOJ and Tim Burgess

    As was mentioned on Daily Weekly, yesterday Mike McGinn went on KUOW to say the reforms demanded by the U.S. Justice Department as a result of the federal agency's determination that the Seattle Police Department has shown a pattern of using excessive force would come at a hefty price tag - $41 mill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Ex-Chief Jeff Chen's Amended Lawsuit Claiming Racism in Medina Can Go Forward, Judge Rules

    It's the all-white-and-wealthy home of America's richest man, the enclave of billionaires and mere millionaires from Microsoft, Costco and Amazon, a town of just 3,000 where presidents go to raise cash for their re-elections. But it's also the place that mocked his Asian ancestry and even the presum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Mike McGinn Upgrades His Spokesperson for $20,000 Extra, While Budget-Wide Cuts Are Ordered Elsewhere

    ​It's out with the old and in with the new for Mayor Mike McGinn's chief spokesperson. Longtime mouthpiece Mark Matassa is leaving the mayor's inner circle to go to work for the Seattle Public Utilities Department. Replacing him is current Seattle Channel General Manager Beth Hester. So what c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Matt Richardson, GOP's Missing Bad Boy, Tossed from His Sumner City Council Seat

    ​Two years ago he ran for mayor of Sumner and lost. One year ago he ran for the state senate--in a mud-slinging blowout with Pam Roach--and lost. Now this will be remembered as the year Matt Richardson lost his Sumner council seat, if not his political career altogether. The pol who was portra ... More >>

  • News

    February 9, 2011

    Mike McGinn: Education Mayor?

    Is McGinn's levy a play for more money, more control, or both?

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Mike McGinn Proposes to Double the City's Education Funding; Is He Also After More Control?

    ​Every mayor wants to be the "education mayor," just as every governor wants to be the hero who will save the public schools. So perhaps it's no surprise, even in this time of government austerity, that Mayor Mike McGinn is seeking to double the amount of city funding for schools in a renewed ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2011

    Mike McGinn to Lawyer: Who You Callin' a Liar?

    The e-mail spat between the mayor's office and a former U.S. attorney.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Mayor Mike's Office Raps Former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay, Accuses Him of Calling Police Chief 'A Liar on the Front Page of the Paper'

    Mike McKay​The mayor's office obviously wasn't happy last week when former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay told the Seattle Times he thinks the Department of Justice should fully investigate the Seattle Police Department. Though Mike McGinn says he welcomes such a probe, he and his staff didn't parti ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2011

    McGinn Goes Bass Fishing

    The mayor's proposed noise rules may ruffle music-loving minorities.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Gov. Gregoire: I Don't Talk to Mayor McGinn Anymore

    ​Gov. Chris Gregoire left the P-I's office earlier today, having dropped a verbal steamer on Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, saying: "...he demeaned the office of the mayor... How do you work with someone who said they can't trust you?"

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    John Roderick Column Becomes the Mayor's Plan For KEXP at Seattle Center

    An artist rendering of KEXP's planned space at Seattle Center.​Two months ago Reverb columnist/Long Winters frontman John Roderick took to the blog to plot out what the mayor's decision regarding KEXP's bid for Seattle Center's Fun Forest space would say about the kind of city he envisioned Se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Tim Eyman's Latest Initiative: Ey-mail Reports About the Politicians Who Oppose His Tax Cuts

    ​As part of his evolution from grassroots activist to professional politician, Tim Eyman appears to have taken on the added role of almost-live blogger. He attends public meetings--announcing his arrival in advance--testifies, takes notes, and then reports the minute-by-minute action later in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Mike McGinn's Nightlife Initiative to Be Revived in January

    ​In July Mayor Mike McGinn introduced his nightlife initiative, an ambitious eight-point plan that aimed to dramatically reshape the way Seattle got its drink on. The most ambitious part of the plan? More time to booze! Or, translated in more serious language, a proposal to extend or stagger b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith Gets Snubbed By Crosscut's David Brewster

    ​Update: Brewster explains the slight. Last week Crosscut publisher David Brewster wrote a column titled "The talent exodus at Seattle city hall" looking at several high profile departures and blaming them on Mayor Mike McGinn's chaotic administration. Brewster dwells in particular on the cas ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Mayor McGinn Lays Out Seattle Nightlife Initiative at Press Conference

    L to R: Hunter Gatherer Lodge proprietor Marcus Lalario, Mayor Mike McGinn, and Jeff Steichen, General Manager of Showbox at the Market and Showbox SODO​ Last night at the Century Ballroom on Capitol Hill, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, Councilmember Nick Licata, and the Office of Film and Music u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Details Fuzzy After Late-Night Boozing (Proposal)

    Mike LewisYou're being watched closely on this one, Mr. Mayor​When Mayor Mike McGinn's announced Tuesday night that the city wants to, among other things, allow boozing past the current 2 a.m. limit, one fact remained abundantly clear: None of the facts are abundantly clear. Virtually every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Fun, Now We Have Two Candidates With No Campaign Platform!

    Maybe this election really will come down to who can pound the most shots.​Mike McGinn lost today. Oh no, not the mayor's race, the tunnel race. The City Council voted unanimously to commit the city to the plan with the State, County and Port to billions digging deep under First Avenue and to ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2009

    The City Spends $1,075 a Head on a Weekend Conference

    Some departing City Hall staffers chill at a Roslyn resort on your dime.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    City Decides Answer to Money Problems Is Spending

    Need to feel better about the terrible city budget? Pound a pint with Corbett.​Thanks to a $72 million deficit facing city government, Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed eliminating 310 positions, draining most of the city's rainy day fund, and cutting back on library hours. But that's not stoppi ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2009

    Meanwhile, in Bremerton ...

    The mayoral race just went from shocking to stupefying.

  • News

    October 7, 2009

    Dow’s Painted Pledge to the South Park Bridge

    Paying for it will be a lot stickier.

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2009

    Bremerton's Mayoral Race: KEXP, Harley Davidson, and That Arrest Warrant Back In Oklahoma

    This Bremerton resident is hosting a mayoral debate at Bremerton's Hi-Fidelity Lounge on October 14. Boise's Finn Riggins is providing the music. Yes, Bremerton's the next Boise. And Bellingham. And Ballard.​Seattle's not the only Puget Sound city without an incumbent mayor on ballot this time ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2009

    Dow, But Not Out

    Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    Has Anyone Seen Robert Mak?

    The outgoing mayor’s $160K flack has been a noticeably silent pitchman.

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    The Invisible Mak

    ​ During his 16-year career as a reporter for KING-5, Robert Mak became one of the most ubiquitous and respected personalities on Northwest television. He was the guy who scored the big interviews with political movers and shakers, the last of a dying breed of local boob tube journalists to ac ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2009

    Does the City Have Too Many “Advisors”?

    They’ve grown in number under Nickels, and that’s become a campaign issue—even outside the mayor’s race.

  • News

    August 5, 2009

    Mayor Approves Contracts, Donor Signs Checks

    Nickels’ top business donor gives generously after scoring some lucrative Sound Transit contracts.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Love-In: The Mayor and His Top Campaign Donor

    ​What is HDR Engineering, and why is it suddenly the top-ranking business donor to Mayor Greg Nickels' re-election campaign? Simple, says David Cobb of the international architectural, consulting and engineering firm: "We were impressed with his national leadership role on climate change and s ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2009

    “Regular Joe” Mallahan’s Stuck in the Bike Lane

    Despite a thick wallet, the mayoral candidate’s campaign remains a mystery.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    One-Armed Push-ups for City Council

    After last night's Candidate Survivor, you may have new criteria for choosing your City Councilmembers. The event pitted City Council candidates against one another in Council-related and distinctly non-Council related competitions. Apparently the highlights included multiple City Council candidates ... More >>

  • 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 14, 2009

    Mayoral Razzle-Dazzle, Thanks to Taxpayers

    Mayor Greg Nickels' taxpayer-supported government homepage is looking more and more like a personal re-election website these days, with one exception: His static campaign homepage doesn't have near the dazzle factor of the improved city site, now with flash graphics and more elaborate self-pats-on- ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    Friends, Breakfast, and the Mayor's Race

    OMG, you'll never guess who sat next to Richard Conlin!

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    What Anti-Nickels Sentiment?

    A fundraising crowd to die for listens to Charles Royer wax eloquent about Greg Nickels.People might be willing to put off pontoon maintenance on their bridges with Mayor Greg Nickels, but they aren't about to burn them. The incumbent's $75-a-plate breakfast fundraiser at the Westin Monday was a rem ... 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 >>

  • News

    June 17, 2009

    Is the Fire Levy Really a Bragging Matter?

    There are fewer projects, and they’re costing more, than was originally promised. That won’t stop Greg Nickels from hyping his plan on the campaign trail.

  • 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

    Is Mayor Nickels Backing Off On Gun Ban?

    Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels might be having second thoughts about moving forward with his controversial "dangerous weapons" ban. The executive order would effectively prohibit the possession of firearms on most city-owned properties. The ban has naturally drawn the criticism of Second Amendment right ... 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 20, 2009

    Drago and Nickels: Running Mates

    Can Jan defeat her friend Greg on “style”?

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Everybody's Going to Montreal

    Okay, not really, but two more are on the list of people the city is sending to Montreal for the "Intercity Study Mission" reported by Joel Connelly at seattlepi.com. As Connelly notes, the mayor, is visiting the French-speaking Canadian city along with transportation department director Grace Cruni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    How to Unofficially Run for Mayor

    If it walks like a candidate and quacks like a candidate and ducks into closets with prominent business leaders and campaigners to speak in whispered tones like a candidate, is it running for office? Jan Drago is phone-testing her viability against Nickels, the Seattle Times reported yesterday. Thi ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    This Horse Race Is a Stampede

    New faces in city council races include sons of past Seattle politicos.

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    She's Not the Incumbent but Bagshaw Will Be Hard to Beat

    Behind that grandmotherly smile lies a very formidable candidate. Right from the outset, Sally Bagshaw declared that she would seek the fourth City Council position, currently held by Jan Drago. Bagshaw says that while Drago hasn't yet formally endorsed her as successor, Drago recruited her to run ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    If Only the Mayor and the Colonel Would Get Together, We Could Solve a Lot of Problems

    In a breathtaking synergy, KFC is teaming up with Louisville's government to fix the city's potholes with KFC advertisements. What's more, they're offering to do it elsewhere, asking mayors to nominate their cities: Four of these lucky cities, chosen at random, will receive KFC's road re-"fresh"men ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    Anyone but Nickels?

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

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Mayor Nickels Moving Forward With Gun Ban

    Mayor Greg Nickels is going forward with a controversial executive order which would ban "dangerous weapons" - including firearms - on Seattle owned parks and properties. An exact date has not been set yet for when the ban will go into effect. However, a spokesman for the Mayor's office said the ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    How Does the Recession Suck? City Council Lets Us Count the Ways

    The City Council is inviting concerned citizens to two events next week that promise to get to the heart of the recession's rampant suckery--and provide the opportunity to fight over bread line tickets. First, on Monday (10 AM, Bertha Knight Landes Room, City Hall), Council President Richard Conli ... 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

    February 26, 2009

    Pelz Sez No Namby-Pamby 'Caretaker' for Interim Exec

    State Democratic Party Chair Dwight Pelz sent a letter to the five Democratic King County Council members today asking them to grow a pair and appoint a strong Democrat with potential for future leadership. That's the paraphrase, but you get the idea. Pelz's rant is below the jump.

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