[ Mike McGinn at an ambassador meeting, clearly enjoying the outreach process: It’s a good sign. ] Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn kicked off his transition with a call for input from the public on three questions: How do we build the strongest possible team to achieve the policy objectives and values set forth by the […]
…is Grant Cogswell’s piece in this week’s issue. Election optimism infused with soul, e.g. look out the window today and consider this: You can’t talk about Seattle without talking about the weather, and you can’t go away and then come back without noting that it makes everyone here a little crazy. Harsh words: I understand my […]
The story of the so called “head tax†must wind up being about accountability. How will the Seattle City Council be held accountable for repealing the tax in the face of so many rational reasons to keep it? First, let’s go back to the beginning. Over the summer some of us learned that the “head […]
Though I’m not one of the official McGinn transition ambassadors, how could I not post the three questions? How do we build the strongest possible team to achieve the policy objectives and values set forth by the campaign (grass roots community involvement, transparency and neighborhood focus)? How do we build public trust in the new administration? […]
Well Michael, if you’re feeling overwhelmed with the road ahead, worry not, because the Seattle Times editorial board has got your back. You see, the Seattle Times editorial board, they’ve been around, they know how the world really works, and they’re both bemused and concerned about the success of you and your rag-tag band of […]
[ Alex Steffen presenting at IDSA/ICSID Connecting Congress 2007 ] Just some guy from Seattle who was invited to give the closing plenary talk at the upcoming Copenhagen Mayoral Climate Summit. And who also happens to be the executive director of Worldchanging, a non-profit that runs the second largest sustainability site on the web, and […]
All that newly elected King County Executive Dow Constantine has to worry about is this: King County’s 2009 estimated population is 1,909,300—that’s about three and a half Seattle’s, and 29 percent of the State’s total population. The County produces just under half of the State’s total industry earnings. It covers nearly twice the land area […]
Brice Maryman Mcginn again! (11 hours ago) Rebecca Deehr McGinn leads by 2384!!!! 50.31% to Mallahans 48.91%.(11 hours ago) Sol Villarreal Hear that? That’s the sound of victory :) (11 hours ago) Bill LaBorde > Michael McGinn: Dude!!! I mean, Mr. Mayor Dude!!! Congratulations!!! (11 hours ago) Chris Bushnell victory! (11 hours ago) Ben Schiendelman […]
[ Mike McGinn arriving at the election party in his favorite personal vehicle. ] It was a good night for hope and the Party of the Future. Every one of my WTFs has gone the right way. Assuming McGinn hangs on. Hurry up and wait until 4:30pm. The anti-WTF results so far: CITY OF SEATTLE  […]
[ Memorial for Officer Timothy Brenton where he was murdered at the corner of 29th and Yesler ] Last year while out trick-or-treating with my two small children in the Central District we all heard the gunshots that killed 15-year old Quincy Coleman. This year I was out of town on Halloween but my wife was home […]
Which mayor’s race does the following describe? [Both candidates] want the same things: better schools, improved public safety, sustainable economic development, accessible parks, affordable housing, livable neighborhoods. To win the November 3 election, both candidates may go so far as to endorse motherhood — perhaps, if the polls get really close, apple pie. Seattle’s, perhaps? […]
Preface: To waste some time I wrote the riff below with the deluded idea that I might get it published in the Seattle Times, but upon submission was told they don’t publish op-eds that tout one candidate over another. Except their own, apparently. The “Party of the Future” meme was inspired by local brainiacs Alex […]
Five former members of the Viaduct Stakeholder Advisory Committee just issued the following press release in response the viaduct earthquake scenario video that was made public yesterday by the Washington State Department of Transportation. >>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEATTLE, WA — Oct. 26, 2009 Yesterday the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) released a dramatization […]
I have been trying to think of an analogy, a parable maybe, to explain the absurdity of a waterfront tunnel to replace the viaduct. I think I have one. This should also clarify the term “backward looking,†I used to describe tunnel advocates. That term is not intended to be an insult or some kind […]
In this, the year 2009, can it really be true that so many of the choices on the upcoming Fall ballot are still questions that are the subject of contentious debate; on which our citizenry must vote; that represent such a clear distinction between backward and forward, yet that could go either way? Let us […]
Because Mike McGinn said that if elected Mayor he would honor prior agreements made by the City’s elected representatives. The sun has set on hugeasscity. >>> UPDATE: Please note that I grew up in the Boston area where sarcasm is well-used. UPDATE 2: I better spell it out: Sarcasm is when you say the opposite […]
(Editor’s note: The following was excerpted from Jabe Blumenthal’s voter recommendation email, which came my way via facebook, and is republished here with permission. Much of this will be familiar territory for HAC readers, but nonetheless, it’s good reinforcement from yet another thoughtful voice, and more fodder for the intentionally redundant HAC tunnel blitz.) >>> The […]
Not that I expect to reach many deep-bore tunnel fans in the hugeasscity echo chamber, but for any of you out there who are still unsure, I hope you will consider the many reasons why the Seattle City Council should not rush to approve an agreement this week.  The many remaining uncertainties and unanswered questions […]
[ The deep-bore tunnel would provide no access to the downtown core from SR-99. ] The deep-bore tunnel is the loose cannon of Seattle’s upcoming mayoral election. In the primary, the tunnel energized Mike McGinn’s supporters while it drove many greens away from the Nickels camp, and was arguably the single most important issue that […]
(Editor’s note: The following post was copped from Sightline with permission from the author, Eric de Place, who, as is generally the rule with the whole Sightline crew, has a brain that is far too big for his own good.) >>> Will the deep-bore tunnel — the current choice by the city and state to replace […]
