Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to run against incumbent Ed Murray The fiercely independent mayor who clashed with the City Council over police reform and the Highway 99 tunnel project and pushed for bike lanes and light rail… SEATTLETIMES.COM[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Seattle’
JOIN US …. March For Science …. APRIL 22 …. Cal Anderson Park
Do you know that there are about 20,000 people in Seattle’s scientific community? Do you know that science fellows often make less than school teachers even after earning a PhD? Do you know that it takes as much as ten years after college, at low wages, to train to become a junior faculty memb[...]
April 16th, 2017 - 12:28 am § in The Ave Scene
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Call Me Reverend
from David Preston at the Blog Quixotic A Leader of Seattle’s Homeless Industry The Bill Kirlin-Hackett Story Mr. Mild The first impression one gets of the Reverend Bill Kirlin-Hackett is of someone we’d expect to find singing kum-ba-ya around the campfire or handing out coffee and hugs at[...]
April 14th, 2017 - 9:48 am § in The Ave Scene
David Speaks Out About The Mayor
Should we care about ex-mayor Murray’s feelings? Should we hedge our denunciations of his character because he’s “still innocent”? . –No. This guy’s not a victim; he’s a politician. And he knows the score. . Consider: Here’s a guy who, for the last four ye[...]
April 13th, 2017 - 9:22 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Next Mayor?
Charlie James I was an avid supporter of Mayor McGinn who learned to appreciate the hard work and integrity of Ed Murray. But Seattle Time Editorial this morning literally buried all hopes for re-election. That was the Downtown Business Association talking through their pages. So it is ti[...]
April 8th, 2017 - 2:44 am § in Hypocrisy, The Ave Scene
What the Child Abuse Charges Against Our Mayor Might Mean
On Ed Murray and those 1980s rape allegations NOTE: Yesterday Mayor Murray was accused of sexual abuse of two boys in the 1980s. Geov Parrish offers a unique and difficult insight. Geov.org Geov Parrish The Seattle Times dropped a bombshell on the local political scene tonight, publishing a le[...]
April 5th, 2017 - 12:57 pm § in The Ave Scene
Why We Have A Homeless Problem
The Margin Dwellers From The Blog Quixotic A word of advice to aspiring reporters: Don’t ever volunteer for the poverty beat. It’ll tear the heart out of you. Meet Jennifer Allison (on the left). She’s the manager at the Georgian Motel on Aurora Ave N. in Seattle. She’s lived there for t[...]
April 4th, 2017 - 8:48 am § in The Ave Scene
DEMOLISHED! Living in Seattle’s Housing Market
Just a few blocks from our house, the people who bought this house last December demolished it. Seattle’s median home price hit a record: $700,000, double 5 years ago March was easily the priciest month for real estate in the Puget Sound region’s history, and we haven’t yet reached the pe[...]
April 4th, 2017 - 1:59 am § in The Ave Scene
Fixing the Port
Jordan Royer · My take on what the Port of Seattle needs right now. Vital Port of Seattle deserves strong leadership now With the sudden resignation of its CEO, the Port of Seattle needs strong leadership sooner rather than later. SEATTLETIMES.COM[...]
April 2nd, 2017 - 9:15 am § in The Ave Scene
DRINKING LIBERALLY: Monday’s Guest
SHELEY SECREST Sheley Secrest is running for Position 8 on the City Council this year. We have a very special guest for Monday night. Sheley is running city wide for City Council in a city that says it is committed to diversity, a city where the performance of African American students in the Publ[...]