Executive Board Meeting NEW LOCATION

Good evening from Renton. Tonight, the King County Democrats are meeting to consider taking endorsement action in a number of contests, most of which will be decided by voters this August and September. This post will offer a running chronology of the meeting proceedings, including endorsement votes. Note that the threshold for endorsement of the…

The agenda for our September 22 Executive Board meeting (7 PM, Renton Carpenters’ Hall) will include consideration of: Additional endorsements for the general election (note that per KCDCC Bylaws 11.3, the only candidates who may moved for endorsement this meeting are those whose questionnaires were received by Tuesday, September 15; this particular rule cannot be…

The State Will Hanford ever be cleaned up? Double-shell Tank AY-102 is shown under construction in 1969. The tank has sprung a leak of radioactive waste from its inner shell into the containment area of its outer shell. For 42 years, tank AY-102 has stored some of the deadliest material at one of the most…

King County Gregoire, once insulted by McGinn, endorses Murray She has lived most of her adult life in Olympia, but ex-Gov. Chris Gregoire is spending her political capital 65 miles up Interstate 5 from the State Capitol:  Gregoire is endorsing state Sen. Ed Murray (D-43) for mayor of Seattle. “Throughout his career, Ed Murray has taken…