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Richard McIver

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Stephen Gyllenhaal's Seattle, Where Robert Mak Is a Woman and the Comet Is a Coffee Shop

    ​It's a bummer when movies about Seattle aren't filmed in Seattle, as was largely the case with the WTO drama Battle in Seattle, which was mostly shot in Vancouver (B.C.). So setting aside the question of how a film about a Seattle-based mass-transit activist and city council candidate (who lo ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2009

    Robert Rosencrantz: Still Running

    With a robust campaign war chest, will his third try for city council be a charm?

  • News

    May 27, 2009

    Seattle’s Own Municipal Idol

    Adam Lambert’s got nothing on Seattle’s eccentric cast of city council candidates.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Another Lone Dissent by McIver, This Time on the Council's Economic Recovery Plan

    Most City Council votes are formalities, clocking in at 9-0. But occasionally, there's a dissenter. A couple months ago, it was Richard McIver, who said he voted against a land transfer bill because he hadn't had the chance to review it. Yesterday, it was McIver again, though this time he had more s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Everyone Wants to be the Next Richard McIver

    Bobby Forch is the sixth person to announce his intention to run for Richard McIver's soon-to-be-vacated seat. Forch, 53, works as a "strategic advisor" for the Seattle Department of Transportation. According to his press release [PDF], that means working with businesses and overseeing contracts on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Weren't We Supposed to Build Something Here?

    Remember how last year everyone was excited about all the new developments going up around the light rail stations in Southeast Seattle? Then this year, in the legislature, there were all those fights over whether to require a minimum zoning density around the stations, the ones where the Displaceme ... More >>

  • News

    December 10, 2008

    City Council Members S.C.R.E.W.E.D. on Proposed Streetcar Names

    Transportation ideas continue to run afoul of family-friendly policies.

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    Where Does the Council Fit in?

    The Seattle City Council stared its irrelevance to the Viaduct debate square in the face this morning during a briefing on the latest options for the decrepit highway. After hearing about the new scenarios (A-H!) and being told that Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims and Mayor Greg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2008

    The City V. McIver

    The Seattle City Council stared its irrelevance to the Viaduct debate square in the face this morning during a briefing on the latest options for the decrepit highway. After hearing about the new scenarios (A-H!) and being told that Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims and Mayor Greg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2008

    Council-Men Back Obama

    The Seattle City Council stared its irrelevance to the Viaduct debate square in the face this morning during a briefing on the latest options for the decrepit highway. After hearing about the new scenarios (A-H!) and being told that Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims and Mayor Greg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    New Faces

    The Seattle City Council stared its irrelevance to the Viaduct debate square in the face this morning during a briefing on the latest options for the decrepit highway. After hearing about the new scenarios (A-H!) and being told that Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims and Mayor Greg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Prosecutor Pushes McIver Case Forward

    The Seattle City Council stared its irrelevance to the Viaduct debate square in the face this morning during a briefing on the latest options for the decrepit highway. After hearing about the new scenarios (A-H!) and being told that Gov. Chris Gregoire, King County Executive Ron Sims and Mayor Greg ... More >>

  • News

    December 5, 2007

    Urban Rangers: Look, Smell Just Like Cops

    But they don't get guns.

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    McIver Documents Released

    But they don't get guns.

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    McIver Back in Court

    But they don't get guns.

  • News

    October 24, 2007

    Blow or No?

    But they don't get guns.

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    Driving While Politician

    But they don't get guns.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007

    City Councilman McIver Arrested, Accused of Assault

    But they don't get guns.

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2007

    Aimee Curl: Having Drinks Last Night with McIver

    But they don't get guns.

  • News

    August 29, 2007

    Seattle Firefighters Are Hot to Extinguish David Della

    Success could catapult them into big-time player status in the local political arena.

  • News

    August 8, 2007

    City Recycles, but Its Investments Aren't Necessarily Green

    Retirement portfolio, $2 billion deep, isn't earmarked for socially conscious companies.

  • News

    October 26, 2005

    Replace the Viaduct, Kill the Monorail

    Keep the gas-tax increase by voting no on I-912. Stop the monorail by voting no on Proposition 1. Plus, our wisdom about all the other measures and every contested race.

  • News

    September 7, 2005

    Off Year? Off the Monorail!

    Seattle Weekly endorsements for the Sept. 20 primary election.

  • Arts

    July 6, 2005

    All Together Now

    Local politicos sing the music industry's tune at a candidates forum.

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    Kids Love Trains

    When it comes to taking charge of the monorail, Seattle lacks adult supervision.

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    Nice While It Lasted

    Challengers say City Council incumbents are too enamored of process, that citizen consensus and 'Seattle nice' are in the way of progress. Well, excuse us.

  • News

    March 16, 2005

    City Hall, The Police, Values

    Challengers say City Council incumbents are too enamored of process, that citizen consensus and 'Seattle nice' are in the way of progress. Well, excuse us.

  • News

    December 25, 2002

    Buzz

    Challengers say City Council incumbents are too enamored of process, that citizen consensus and 'Seattle nice' are in the way of progress. Well, excuse us.

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    Building consensus

    Challengers say City Council incumbents are too enamored of process, that citizen consensus and 'Seattle nice' are in the way of progress. Well, excuse us.

  • News

    May 8, 2002

    Low profile

    Years of work on racial profiling are in jeopardy.

  • News

    November 28, 2001

    News Clips— Renters' fights

    Years of work on racial profiling are in jeopardy.

  • News

    November 7, 2001

    Power politics

    A close mayor's race boosts the Seattle City Council.

  • News

    October 17, 2001

    Fun with numbers

    A close mayor's race boosts the Seattle City Council.

  • News

    October 3, 2001

    Campaign cocktail

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

  • News

    October 3, 2001

    News Clips— Kid kong

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

  • News

    August 8, 2001

    Station breaks

    The Seattle City Council bans gas stations and drive-through restaurants in eight urban villages.

  • News

    August 8, 2001

    Campaign cocktail

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

  • News

    July 25, 2001

    Election in a vacuum

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

  • News

    July 4, 2001

    News Clips— Grateful/Hateful

    A stiff shot for the voting public.

  • News

    April 4, 2001

    Elevating train

    New players enliven the city's favorite train set.

  • News

    February 28, 2001

    Send money

    New players enliven the city's favorite train set.

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Run over by the train

    Has a new monorail initiative driven City Hall out of the race?

  • News

    July 5, 2000

    Talking the talk

    Has a new monorail initiative driven City Hall out of the race?

  • News

    June 21, 2000

    Impound law just sucks

    Has a new monorail initiative driven City Hall out of the race?

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    Budget pothole

    The business lobby starts a street fight.

  • News

    March 1, 2000

    Off the track

    The business lobby starts a street fight.

  • News

    February 23, 2000

    Brown bag lunch or show trial?

    The business lobby starts a street fight.

  • News

    February 9, 2000

    Going for two

    New Seattle City Council members fight to boost arts spending.

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    Tribunals: Seattle-style

    The fallout from the WTO protests signals an end to polite politics.

  • News

    November 3, 1999

    4th and James

    Bad things could happen

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