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Tim Ceis

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Boundaries Unveiled for Washington's New Congressional District

    The lines have been drawn, putting most of Democrat-centric Thurston County, including Olympia, in Washington's new 10th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Adam Smith's 9th district will, under the draft plan unveiled today, move northward, ranging from northeast Tacoma to Renton and encompassing Bel ... More >>

  • News

    January 19, 2011

    Westside Connections

    How West Seattle became the city's most powerful political enclave.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    King-Making Is Alive and Well in King County Politics

    FlickrRunning for office is so hard. Getting appointed is much easier. Right, Joe?​You may think we live in a democratic society where office holders earn the right to represent people in government based on a popular vote. Not so much. With Dow Constantine's ascension to the Executive's offi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Who's Politicizing What? McGinn, Mallahan Squabble Over Police Chief

    ​This morning, Seattle mayoral hopeful Mike McGinn held a press conference in front of the Philly Cheese Steak restaurant on 23rd & Union -- vacant since a brutal murder nearly two years ago -- in order to criticize opponent Joe Mallahan's proposal to postpone the search for a new police chief ... 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?

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    Big Mayor on Campus

    ​What next for our lame-duck mayor? After spending his entire adult life in politics, Greg Nickels can't join a downtown law firm because he isn't a lawyer. Nor, in fact, does he even have a college degree. He's stigmatized as a loser, a guy who can't shovel snow, a champion of costly, unpopul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Sunpocalypse Scandal at City Hall!

    ​You remember Snowpocalypse, of course, when the city was immobilized for over a week during December by unswept sidewalks and uncleared streets. Except the pavement in West Seattle, where Mayor Nickels enjoyed a suspiciously clear path down to City Hall. Sand versus salt, the general incompet ... 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.

  • News

    July 15, 2009

    Could a Mayor McGinn Stop the Tunnel?

    The candidate says the mayor has the tools to stop the project.

  • News

    August 20, 2008

    Welcome to Nickelsville

    The mayor has become public enemy #1 for a defiant group of homeless organizers. But is he being unfairly singled out?

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2008

    Choklate

    The mayor has become public enemy #1 for a defiant group of homeless organizers. But is he being unfairly singled out?

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Dead at 14

    The mayor has become public enemy #1 for a defiant group of homeless organizers. But is he being unfairly singled out?

  • Film

    December 19, 2007

    Seattle Weekly Goes to Hollywood

    We’d like to thank the Academy…

  • News

    November 21, 2007

    White Center Is Served

    Why everyone wants a piece of Rat City.

  • Music

    October 10, 2007

    Saluting Euge Groove, the Fresh Prince of Smooth Jazz

    The man’s got a reed, and he knows how to use it.

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    Fort Lawton Freeze Tag

    The trouble with trying to repurpose a $100 million piece of military property.

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    Is Georgetown About to Get Trashed?

    Residents of the working-class, South End neighborhood say they've been dumped on enough.

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2007

    The Chief Suspect

    Residents of the working-class, South End neighborhood say they've been dumped on enough.

  • News

    March 28, 2007

    Bad Apple Pucker

    As if the mayor's nightlife proposals weren't enough for bar owners to cope with, Olympia's looking to screw up the fun for everyone.

  • News

    November 1, 2006

    Greg Nickels' Quiet Storm

    The mayor's nightlife policies have led many to believe he wants the city's sidewalks to roll up after dinner. But a visit to a secret smooth-jazz hideaway in West Seattle shows just how wrong that notion is.

  • News

    October 18, 2006

    Classic Platters

    "I have feasted on classic Italian dishes...while watching a naked man writhe with his pet python on the dining room swing!"

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2006

    The Moon's CGNA

    "I have feasted on classic Italian dishes...while watching a naked man writhe with his pet python on the dining room swing!"

  • News

    August 23, 2006

    Drinking & Reading

    The Blue Moon saves itself; and Bill Gates loves newsprint.

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2006

    Blue Moon, City Settle Dispute

    The Blue Moon saves itself; and Bill Gates loves newsprint.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2006

    Thursday Telegraph Room

    The Blue Moon saves itself; and Bill Gates loves newsprint.

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    Blue Moon Sit-Down

    Plus: A group for modern veterans and the popularity of really old Mercedes Benz cars among environmentalists.

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2006

    T-Dawg and the Moon

    Plus: A group for modern veterans and the popularity of really old Mercedes Benz cars among environmentalists.

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2006

    The Mayor and the Moon

    Plus: A group for modern veterans and the popularity of really old Mercedes Benz cars among environmentalists.

  • News

    June 14, 2006

    Full Moon Fever

    The city attorney 'turns the screws' on Seattle's historic bohemian bar.

  • News

    April 12, 2006

    No Building Is Sacred

    With the razing of a landmark church, downtown has risen.

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Million-Dollar Mayor

    His fund-raising is always in high gear. But whose isn't?

  • News

    March 15, 2006

    The Plan to Nowhere?

    "All of us involved are doing what we can to help end homelessness, but we need the city's help."

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    The Plan to Nowhere?

    The region's ambitious 10-year timetable to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and underfunded. The Bush administration is sending mixed signals, and things are about to get worse.

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    Still Digging for Money

    The mayor claims to have funding and support necessary to build a waterfront tunnel. But he doesn't.

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    Show Us the Sonics' Money!

    Hey, Howard Schultz, let's soak the taxpaying public from our new community hot tub.

  • News

    February 1, 2006

    High-Rise Noon

    A City Council member faces down developers over fees to fund low-income housing downtown.

  • News

    January 18, 2006

    Big Nanny Is Watching You

    Stripping, booze, and smoking bans: Seattle's nannies are in full scold mode, and progressives are the biggest party poopers of all.

  • News

    November 30, 2005

    Asking for Directions

    Voters were clear on Nov. 8. Now a map needs to be drawn by state transportation planners and politicians. It's a complicated route.

  • News

    September 14, 2005

    City Hall, The Zoo, Science, Politics

    Voters were clear on Nov. 8. Now a map needs to be drawn by state transportation planners and politicians. It's a complicated route.

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    State to City: Forget Tunnel

    But Mayor Greg Nickels insists that a tunnel replace the creaky, cracky Alaskan Way Viaduct.

  • News

    March 23, 2005

    The Keys to KeyArena

    The mayor has formulated a plan to hand them over to the Sonics—and maybe later build them a new home.

  • News

    July 28, 2004

    Officer Down

    He was more than a cop, more than a union president. More than anyone, straight-shooting Ken Saucier shaped SPD's public image.

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    The Billion-Dollar Neighborhood

    The mayor wants the public to pay for more than just infrastructure improvements in South Lake Union, and a 'public-interest' coalition is giving him cover. By George Howland Jr.

  • News

    April 28, 2004

    So Long, Sodo

    The grand ambitions of a developer clash with an impassioned politician's hope to save Seattle's working waterfront.

  • Diversions

    October 15, 2003

    You and We Make Our Picks

    PEOPLE & POLITICS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD & DRINK, AND URBAN LIVING

  • News

    October 1, 2003

    Southlake Disunion

    The mayor is pushing for up to $460 million in transportation investment in the South Lake Union neighborhood. Critics say that might enhance Paul Allen's property values, but it won't relieve congestion.

  • News

    November 13, 2002

    " . . . Nickels' proposed harsh budget cuts to the programs that serve the poorest of the poor are evidence of either ignorance or heartlessness. . . . "

    The mayor is pushing for up to $460 million in transportation investment in the South Lake Union neighborhood. Critics say that might enhance Paul Allen's property values, but it won't relieve congestion.

  • News

    November 6, 2002

    Clinical Illness

    The mayor is pushing for up to $460 million in transportation investment in the South Lake Union neighborhood. Critics say that might enhance Paul Allen's property values, but it won't relieve congestion.

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    One tough deputy

    Mayor-elect Greg Nickels lets "The Shark" out.

  • News

    October 3, 2001

    News Clips— Shelter storm

    Mayor-elect Greg Nickels lets "The Shark" out.

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