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  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Reardon Watch: His Very First Meeting as Head of the Sound Transit Board

    He listens and he understands.​It's a good time to be Aaron Reardon. In December, Reardon was elected chair of the Sound Transit Board, a position last held by Greg Nickels, and yesterday he presided over his very first meeting at Sound Transit's Union Station headquarters. Much of the first ... 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

    December 11, 2009

    Reardon Watch: Man on Top

    Reardon is rising fast.​After a few slow days last week, Aaron Reardon is back on fire. Yesterday, he expanded the reach of his incredibly strong arms and his influence by being named the new Sound Transit chair. Simultaneously, he opened his tender heart to people seeking respite from the bit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Greg Nickels on Sound Transit: Mission Accomplished!

    FacebookNickels is finally getting off the Sound Transit train.​Greg Nickels has sat through 378 Sound Transit Board meetings. At this afternoon's--his last--everyone seemed especially deferential. They politely smiled when he declared--noting the passage of a Sound Transit 2 funding package ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Food for Thought, re: Light Rail

    ​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

    October 27, 2004

    Monorail Q&A

    ​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

    January 2, 2002

    2001 redux

    Seattle's year to remember ends, and thank goodness for that.

  • News

    January 31, 2001
  • News

    March 3, 1999

    The tracks of their fears

    Sound Transit jettisons Northgate, Southcenter, and North Capitol Hill, and passes a cautious rail plan. Maybe we don't have to give up so much...

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