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Robert Mak

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Michael Baumgartner Takes on Maria Cantwell With a Bring-the-Troops-Home Message Not Often Heard From Republicans

    A couple weeks ago, The Olympian's Brad Shannon quipped that "Republicans still don't have a recognizable human to take on" Maria Cantwell. Well, they do now--and he's an unusual Republican that just might give Cantwell, already low in the polls, some real competition.

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Mayor Mike McGinn Flexes His New Muscles, But How Strong Is He Really?

    ​Even before Mike McGinn's adorable children swore him in as Mayor of Seattle, he was making cuts. McGinn says he will get rid of 200 of the more than 900 political appointee positions left over from the Nickels administration. He also got a jump on the requests from reporters for salary inf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    And Thus Ends the Era of Mak

    ​He was a stealth staffer, a pricey question mark, a curious cog in the Nickels machine. And now he's gone, cashing out his vacation days and going home to be a dad. That's right: Robert Mak--whose tenure in the Nickels Admin was probed on these pages--is leaving city government before the ter ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    The Mayoral Campaign Scrum, in Bullet Points

    * Remember the $25-a-year head tax on people who drive to work alone? The one that Greg Nickels originally supported, then didn't support recently, leading James Donaldson and Joe Mallahan to say I told you so and Michael McGinn to call bullshit? It's proposed repeal is likely postponed until at l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Top Ten Rejected Nickels Methods of Not Crossing the Picket Line

    In accepting the presidency of U.S. Conference of Mayors today, Greg Nickels had one big obstacle to overcome: The conference (where he'd be accepting the office) was being picketed by a firefighters' union. How, then, does a mayor who's popular with labor enter the building without crossing the pic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Donaldson Gets Specific

    Former Sonic James Donaldson has long been in the hunt for Mayor Greg Nickels' seat. And yesterday, at Key Arena, he gave a speech that lays out a long list of specifics. Of course there are a fair number of vague references to things like gay rights and the environment that are the stuff of every ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    City Looking for an Auditor in All the Right Places

    City of Seattle auditor Susan Cohen will be stepping down this fall, ending an eleven year reign. The Council is looking for someone to replace her, and will be posting on all the hottest auditor blogs and websites as part of its nationwide search. Budget Committee Chair Jean Godden mentioned www.go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    The Cops are in Nickelsville

    City of Seattle auditor Susan Cohen will be stepping down this fall, ending an eleven year reign. The Council is looking for someone to replace her, and will be posting on all the hottest auditor blogs and websites as part of its nationwide search. Budget Committee Chair Jean Godden mentioned www.go ... More >>

  • News

    June 4, 2008

    Mayor to Mak: Here’s $160K to Pimp My Agenda

    KING-5 wonk moves his 401k to City Hall.

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Mak's Sweet Deal

    KING-5 wonk moves his 401k to City Hall.

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

    Goodbye King 5, Hello City Hall

    KING-5 wonk moves his 401k to City Hall.

  • News

    March 19, 2008

    Here Comes Pat!

    Port Commissioner Pat Davis has rarely seen a plan she won’t rubber-stamp.

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2007

    Prosecutor's Poll: Sherman Has Edge

    Port Commissioner Pat Davis has rarely seen a plan she won’t rubber-stamp.

  • News

    August 9, 2006

    McGavick's Millions

    Plus: The Seahawks' new bench, drunk on tape, and a thumbs-down for the waterfront tunnel.

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2006

    Goldstein and the McGavick Suit

    Plus: The Seahawks' new bench, drunk on tape, and a thumbs-down for the waterfront tunnel.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    No Peace in the Parks

    "I wish every person who loves Seattle parks would listen a little more carefully to the needs and concerns of other users."

  • News

    January 4, 2006

    Get Inoculated — Or Else

    "I wish every person who loves Seattle parks would listen a little more carefully to the needs and concerns of other users."

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