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- Eyman turns in signatures for I-1033[Jul 2, 12:54 PT] This morning in Olympia, Tim Eyman showed up at the Secretary of State's office in Olympia to submit what he signatures he's managed to collect for his jobs-killing Initiative 1033. Reporters from several newspapers, KOMO TV, and NPR attended ...read more The Daily Weekly
- Who Soiled My Ballot?[Jul 2, 12:09 PT] Tim Eyman, that's who. This morning, he turned in roughly 314,000 signatures for his Initiative 1033, more than 20,000 over what he estimated he'd need for the measure to qualify. Thus, come November,... Continue reading "Who Soiled My Ballot?" > Eye on Olympia
- Dunmire on Eyman: Still a big fan...[Jun 29, 10:29 PT] Retired Woodinville financial advisor Mike Dunmire's been a lifeline for initiative promoter Tim Eyman, pouring a steady cash infusion into Eyman's s ignature-gathering (and income-producing) funds. So for people who watch campaign finance reports ...read more
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- Afro-Pop Conditioner[Jul 2, 16:38 PT] [Image] Dirty Projectors take a shower Here is my favorite story about Dave Longstreth, the leader of the Dirty Projectors. In 2005, Longstreth was touring alone and after a Seattle show he crashed on the couch of one of my friends. Early the next ...read more Seattle PostGlobe
- Art Lofts On Tap[Jul 2, 14:58 PT] [Image] In This Economy (to borrow what's already become a cliche), what real estate activity might actually boom? Would you believe, artists' spaces? Conan Gale insists just that. He's led the redevelopment of two buildings at the former Rainier ...read more PubliCola
- Bikes OK on Trains During Opening Weekend[Jul 2, 13:49 PT] Outraged by plans to exclude bicycles from light rail trains during Sound Transit’s opening weekend, the Cascade Bicycle Club has been planning a protest ride along Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, which would have disrupted the movement of the ...read more Preemptive Karma
- The Inter Twine[Jul 2, 11:47 PT] Lastly here is some linkage to a great article explaining the newly unveiled Metro rebranding of trails and parks, rivers and streams as The Inter Twine. I attended the kick-off event at Keen Footware's HQ in The Pearl but I was there to see Senator ...read more Seattlest
 Get Out Friday: Dirty Projectors at Chop Suey[Jul 1, 18:00 PT] [Embedded Object] Surprisingly, there are still tickets available for the Dirty Projectors show this Friday. We say "surprisingly," because Dave Longstreth's band was already critically acclaimed before new release Bitte Orca earned their best ...read more HorsesAss.org
C-curb your enthusiasm for light rail[Jul 1, 16:47 PT] I’m as big a supporter of light rail as anybody, but I gotta admit that businesses and residents down here in my little corner of Southeast Seattle kinda got screwed. First, the station originally planned for MLK and S. Graham got scrapped for ...read more Seattle Transit Blog
- I-90 Delays[Jul 1, 12:05 PT] [Image] Photo by Joshua Putnam Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that Westbound traffic on I-90 is going to be diverted onto the center roadway from July 5 until July 20. Obviously, traffic is going to be a nightmare. Metro has ...read more HorsesAss.org
- Reader Survey[Jul 1, 09:15 PT] As Erica points out over at Publicola, the Seattle Times has a habit of not exactly telling the entire story when it comes to light rail safety. The Seattle Times'version of the story: Sound Transit train 'T-bones' car, injuring its driver, in 'the ...read more Seattle Transit Blog
- Rail Safety Roundup[Jul 1, 05:59 PT] I think I misfired a bit by focusing on the bogus liability discussion and not on the broader safety issues John Niles was raising. (By the way, Mike Lindblom did a great piece on this subject back in 2004.) A few points and I’ll leave the ...read more Seattle Transit Blog
- Light Rail Noise[Jun 30, 18:01 PT] Some Tukwila residents are complaining about high noise levels from the elevated Light Rail tracks. The KOMO report seems to indicate that Sound Transit is going to mitigate it with either a sound wall or by soundproofing homes. Oran recently took ...read more Seattlest
- Neighborhood News and Local Blog Round-Up[Jun 30, 17:30 PT] The light rail isn't even officially opened, and it's already getting grief (and being hit by cars too) from Tukwila residents, who are complaining about loud (88 decibels worth) of high-pitched squeaking from the recent light rail test runs. ...read more Seattle Transit Blog
- Pierce Transit Service Cuts[Jun 30, 14:44 PT] [Image] "The 212A", by raggiesoft Pierce Transit’s July 12 service change (pdf) includes an overall 5% cut in service. According to the News Tribune, that’s 33,000 service hours and about 300,000 boardings. As one might expect, ...read more Jesus' General
- Dobbs's America[Jun 24, 19:31 PT] I don't know about you, but I'm proud to be a Lou Dobbs American where at least I know I'm free: WTOP reports that the family of Ana Fernandez, one of the victims of Monday's fatal Metro crash, has been getting hate-filled phone calls from people ...read more 5/17
- budget passes; Cispus gone, sports saved (for now)[Jun 24, 07:32 PT] Last night the Olympia School Board passed a budget for 2009-10. Venice Buhain reports: The board restored about $162,500 in programs at its meeting Tuesday night, including the district-wide bus for the Lincoln Options program, a half-time ...read more PubliCola
- It's a Tie![Jul 2, 12:41 PT] [Image] [Image] PubliCola has been theorizing (pontificating even) that South King County is key to the race between the four Democrats angling to make it through the primary in the King County Executive’s race. (Conventional wisdom has it ...read more Strange Bedfellows
- Opponents crash Hutchison news conference[Jul 1, 11:50 PT] Susan Hutchison, the front-runner in the King County executive's race, hasn't been to many campaign forums. So, on Wednesday, two of her opponents crashed her news conference to hear her speak about the county's management and budget problems. EFFin' Unsound
- Recycled Talking Points[Jun 26, 16:53 PT] – posted by thehim According to the statistics in the right sidebar, this is my 350th post at EffU. It feels like roughly half of those posts have been about how far wingnut nation has devolved from when the right could legitimately complain ...read more PubliCola
- Afternoon Fizz[Jul 2, 14:25 PT] The final campaign numbers from June are in for the City Council candidates, and they include a few surprises. In the race for city council Position 4 (Jan Drago’s seat, which she’s vacating), Sally Bagshaw crushed her top opponent David ...read more Seattlest
Seattle, You're A Darn Good Recycler[Jul 1, 17:15 PT] [Image] "Recycle Bottles Cans" courtesy of Seattlest Flickr pool member James Callan If there is one thing you should never say in our dear city, it is "recycling is a hassle." (Gasp!) Without a doubt, muttering those words will earn you hundreds of ...read more |
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