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Norman Sigler

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    November 17, 2009

    Greens Honor Greg Nickels in Front of a School of Fish and One Shark

    Li'l ScoopEven though he failed to be taxed, the Bagmonster still loves Mayor Nickels.​Can we throw the bum back in? That was the message sent by a staggeringly pro-Greg Nickels crowd at a Seattle Climate Partnership-sponsored event at the Aquarium last night. There, the outgoing mayor was fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Westside! McGinn Promises Vote on New Light Rail Line Within First Two Years in Office

    ​As campaign promises go, this is a huge one: At a press coneference across the street from the Columbia City Link station today, Mike McGinn announced today that, if elected, he'd submit to Seattle voters a Westside light rail proposal within his first two years in office. Neighborhoods like ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2009

    Post-Race Beers

    ​As campaign promises go, this is a huge one: At a press coneference across the street from the Columbia City Link station today, Mike McGinn announced today that, if elected, he'd submit to Seattle voters a Westside light rail proposal within his first two years in office. Neighborhoods like ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2009

    Drinking Beer With Political Victors and a Cheery Norman Sigler

    ​Most of the losers from last Tuesday went quietly underground for a few days. Understandably, they need some time to lick their wounds before choosing a campaign to get behind before the November general election. So most of the people drinking beer and munching on banh mi and mini cheesecake ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    Twitter as Sexuality Indicator

    How political officials’ feeds reveal their rebellion against “hetero norms.”

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2009

    Mallahan Plays the Clever Card

    Saturday's Sounders/Chelsea game provided plenty of opportunities for mayoral campaigning. Norman Sigler offered tickets for donations, and Joe Mallahan had the clever idea to distribute not flyers that no one wants, but rather yellow cards that fans could wave to show their displeasure with Chelsea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Scalpin' Sigler: Candidate Offers Sounders/Chelsea Tix for Campaign Cash

    Norman Sigler's been the mayoral campaign's idea man, with proposals ranging from a Seattle-funded Westside rail line to a Seattle delegation to North Korea to regular doorbelling by city officials, just to keep in touch with the peeps. Today's idea, appearing in Sigler's low-fat-mayonnaise-hetero ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    How Hetero Is Your Twitter Feed, Seattle?

    Where's the rainbow?It's a question you've probably been asking yourself for a long time, and wishing you had a scientific way to find out. Well, wish no longer. During Pride week, we at SW took it upon ourselves to quantify the gayness of everything from Michael Jackson songs to architecture; con ... 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 >>

  • News

    June 24, 2009

    Did You Hear the One About the Ballard-West Seattle Connection?

    One mayoral hopeful is floating a monorail idea in a new vessel: light rail.

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Sigler Suggests Seattle-Funded, Sound Transit-Built Westside Rail Line: How Feasible Is It?

    Norman Sigler's proposed a lot of things in his mayoral campaign--for example, sending a Seattle delegation on goodwill trips to North Korea, or funding group housing for artists and musicians. But one proposal he says has been particularly well-received is having the city contract with Sound Transi ... 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 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 12, 2009

    Send a Seattle Delegation to North Korea--and Other Norman Sigler Ideas

    While other candidates sometimes fail to go beyond general platitudes on good management, good snowplowing, or various other goods, matchmaker and former corporate executive Norman Sigler hasn't been shy with his proposals. For example, he suggests pooling multiple agencies from multiple municipalit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2009

    Drago and Nickels Shut Out of 37th Dems Endorsements

    Like the Alki Foundation, the 37th District Democrats (i.e. East of I-5 Dems from the Central District to Rainier Beach) were pretty indecisive yesterday, handing out lots of dual endorsements to opponents. Larry Phillips and Dow Constantine got dually endorsed, as did Municipal Idol contestants Dav ... 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 1, 2009

    After Checking out Built to Spill, Norman Sigler Talks Sustainable Agriculture

    Norman Sigler's had one of the more unconventional appearance schedules lately. On Friday, he hit the Built to Spill show at the UW. Over the weekend, he made ordinary campaign appearances--Ballard Farmer's Market to collect signatures, a dinner for the Seattle African-American Comfort Program. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Norman Sigler...Come on Down!

    He did a turn with our Mike Seely, and today Mayoral hopeful Norman Sigler faced the P-I, the latest in their series of candidate interviews. Sigler generally acquitted himself well, coming across as knowledgeable on city issues (though he seemed to think the bag tax applies to only plastic bags) an ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    Sigler Mayoral Kickoff Set for Thursday at Belltown Buckley's

    Stormin' Norman Sigler, the dimply dude pictured at left who was the first candidate to throw in against Mayor Greg Nickels, will publicly launch his campaign during happy hour this Thursday at the Belltown Buckley's (2331 2nd Ave., not to be confused wit the original Uptown Buckley's). Full detail ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    Anyone but Nickels?

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

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