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[...]
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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[...]
March 29th, 2017 - 8:01 am § in The Ave Scene
Greater Seattle Houses Dearest in Nation
Greater Seattle home costs soared at 11.3 percent, the fastest pace in three years, the fastest in the US. The region has taken the top spot in the national rankings in every month since September, and price growth has only been speeding up as of late . Portland was behind, again, with home pr[...]
March 29th, 2017 - 1:01 am § in Misc.
Why is North Seattle Attractive to Encampments?
Encampment Complaints: A suspicious pattern March 23, 2017 The document in the link below was produced by Seattle’s Customer Service Bureau (CSB) in response to a public disclosure request from Safe Seattle. The document shows how many citizen complaints the City got in a six-week time period. The[...]
March 11th, 2017 - 9:16 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle Antisemitism
Tracy Rector FACEBOOK This was left on my son’s school today which is part of Temple De Hirsch Sinai. It breaks my heart that the students, especially the middle schoolers, had to face this hatred in what’s supposed to be a safe space. FYI, in the last 50 days since the Dictator and hi[...]
March 5th, 2017 - 1:50 am § in The Ave Scene
PAYING for a levy is lots harder than VOTING for it.
Senate votes to revamp Sound Transit board amid angst over taxes. It’s ‘only a start,’ leader says State senators want to overhaul how Sound Transit does business, starting with… THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM[...]