King County McGinn throws huge crimp into West Seattle Whole Foods megaproject, citing lack of livable wages and benefits In a July 15 letter (pdf) to Seattle Department of Transportation director Peter Hahn, Mayor Mike McGinn has instructed SDOT to reject a request to vacate a city alley and transfer ownership to developers of a controversial Whole…
King County Gloves off: Steinbrueck calls Murray ‘candidate of the establishment’ Mayoral candidate Peter Steinbrueck Monday said his primary contender Ed Murray is a creature of Olympia, has scant knowledge of Seattle issues, and has become the darling of the city’s downtown establishment. ”He’s been in Olympia for 18 years working as a legislator, and what…
King County Bellevue council members fight to keep conservative majority Whether a conservative majority continues to control the Bellevue City Council may depend on how well voters like the record of its longest-serving member — and whether they think he’s physically up to another four-year term. Don Davidson, 73, who was excused from participating in council…
The Nation How Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted, including helping the National Security Agency to circumvent the company’s own encryption, according to top-secret documents obtained by the Guardian. The files provided by Edward Snowden illustrate the scale of cooperation between Silicon…
(Daily Clips will not publish Thursday, July 11, so that the editor can attend the meeting of the 34th District Democrats Wednesday. See you there.) King County TV ad wars begin in Seattle mayor’s race With less than a month to go before the August primary, candidates in the crowded Seattle mayor’s race are now…
King County Seattle mayor’s race: bull’s-eye on McGinn’s leadership style As Seattle’s mayoral race enters a one-month sprint to the Aug. 6 primary, the contest has centered more on leadership style than on any major policy dispute. Specifically, the style — and effectiveness — of Mayor Mike McGinn, the bike-riding urbanist who came to office as…
(Daily Clips will resume publication Tuesday, July 9, so that the editor can party on July 4 and all weekend. Have a happy and safe Independence Day.) The State New atmosphere in county executive’s office One month since John Lovick was appointed Snohomish County Executive, people from inside and outside county government have marveled at…
The State Governor: ‘Dang shame’ gas tax bill died in Senate The gas tax won’t be going up this summer, or next, unless something changes at the Capitol. Calling it a “dang shame for the state of Washington,” Gov. Jay Inslee said he wants to find a way to bring up the gas tax increase later…
King County Extra pride at Seattle parade over stunning victories for gays Downtown Seattle streets were awash in the colors of the rainbow Sunday as thousands of Pride parade spectators — both gay and straight — jammed the sidewalks along 12 blocks of Fourth Avenue. Pride comes this year at a time of momentous achievement for…
King County McGinn ignored leading gun control group in buyback effort Gun buybacks like the one promoted and hosted by Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn are little more than a distraction, often “backfire,” and are red meat for anti-gun-control zealots. That’s the advice Washington CeaseFire would have given McGinn, had anyone from the Mayor’s Office bothered to contact…