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Tim Eyman
Seattle PostGlobe
- "Initiative factory" Eyman's latest measure virtually assured spot on ballot

[Jul 2, 17:10 PT]  Secretary of State spokesman Dave Ammons blogs we'll apparently be voting on another Eyman initiative in November: Initiative factory Tim Eyman has turned in an estimated 314k voter signatures, virtually assuring a spot on the November ballot for ...read more
Majority Rules Blog
- Initiative 1033 - Eyman's Latest Wealth Transfer Scheme for the Rich

[Jul 2, 15:43 PT]  Old dog Eyman just ain't learning any new tricks. Initiative 1033, which he filed today with the Washington State Secretary of State is just another old trick to transfer money from the poor to those better off, namely property owners. Eyman latest ...read more

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Strange Bedfellows
Latest Eyman spending measure appears headed for ballot

[Jul 2, 15:39 PT]  Tim Eyman's latest measure - which would put an annual cap on the general fund cash that comes into state, county and city governments - appears headed for the fall ballot.
HorsesAss.org
- I-1033: Eyman's most vindictive, dangerous and mean-spirited initiative yet

[Jul 2, 14:45 PT]  Assuming his numbers can be trusted (and that’s a huge assumption), Tim Eyman has apparently turned in enough signatures to qualify Initiative 1033 for the November ballot, his most vindictive, dangerous and mean-spirited initiative yet. ...read more
NPI Advocate
- 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?" >
Politics Northwest
- Eyman turns in signatures for new initiative to limit government spending

[Jul 2, 11:14 PT]  Anti-tax activist Tim Eyman has apparently turned in enough signatures to put another initiative on the ballot aimed at limiting growth in government spending. His latest effort, Initiative 1033, would limit revenue increases for state, city and ...read more
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
NPI Advocate
- Dear Associated Press: Please stop shilling for Tim Eyman - and get your facts straight

[Jun 28, 11:28 PT]  The Associated Press' Olympia bureau has done it again. For reasons I can't fathom, the Associated Press has put out on the wire a short "news brief" (hard to call it a story, since it's so short) trumpeting the "news" that Tim Eyman spoke at a ...read more
NPI Advocate
Susan Hutchison: "No opinion" on Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033

[Jun 26, 08:53 PT]  Last night at the King County Executive Forum in North Bend, NPI asked Susan Hutchison what her position was on Tim Eyman's Initiative 1033, a measure that will likely be on this November's ballot that would have a devastating impact on county and ...read more
Majority Rules Blog
- King County Democrats Make Primary Endorsements

[Jun 24, 11:33 PT]  The King County Democrats met last night to endorse candidates for the August 18, 2009 Primary. Many candidates were voted by acclimation following the recommendations of the endorsement committee. The most fought over races were those for Seattle ...read more
NPI Advocate
- Tim Eyman claims he has 270,000 signatures for jobs-killing Initiative 1033

[Jun 23, 14:23 PT]  This morning, in his latest electronic screed to supporters and the press, initiative profiteer Tim Eyman declared that his buddies Jack and Mike Fagan (the latter of which is running for Spokane City Council) tabulated all the signatures they have ...read more
WashBlog (Diaries)
- What Will The Referendum 71 Team Do With Your Signature?

[Jun 23, 09:23 PT]  [Image] An important question has been left unasked in all the hullabaloo surrounding the renegade WhoSigned.org. Namely, if the anti-family, anti-child forces behind Referendum 71 fail to gather enough signatures to submit it to the Secretary of ...read more
Eye on Olympia
- Eyman getting close to getting Initiative 1033 on the ballot...

[Jun 22, 11:41 PT]  Initiative promoter Tim Eyman said today that his property tax measure, Initiative 1033, is close to having enough signatures to ensure that it's on the November ballot. "We've hit 270,000 signatures for I-1033," Eyman emailed to supporters this ...read more

Transportation
PubliCola
- 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

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The Daily Weekly
- Where Do You Get Off? Used Condom Dangles on 54 Bus

[Jul 2, 14:29 PT]  Back in March, reader Tony alerted us to the presence of a Route 54 bus rider wearing a jacket covered entirely by Asian call girl ads. Today, he sends the above photograph. The woman is apparently ... Continue reading "Where Do You Get Off? Used ...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
Constantine, Phillips on Eastside Commuter Rail

[Jul 1, 15:13 PT]  [Image] Photo by Slack Action As usual, Publicola gets a great scoop that will be very useful for transit fans trying to discern the difference between Larry Phillips and Dow Constantine: Phillips said he disagreed with Constantine that the BNSF ...read more
Seattle PostGlobe
- Things to know about July's I-90 lane closures

[Jul 1, 14:45 PT]  [Image] Beginning on Sunday, July 5, and continuing through at least July 20, westbound traffic on Interstate 90 across Lake Washington will be narrowed from five lanes to two while crews replace the expansion joints on the westbound floating ...read more
Politics Northwest
- Nick Licata says he did not sue Sound Transit

[Jul 1, 13:58 PT]  Jessie Israel, who is running against incumbent Nick Licata for Seattle City Council, has been saying all over town that her opponent sued Sound Transit. When she said it in Tuesday's interview with the Seattle Times Editorial Board, which I sat in ...read more
Seattle PostGlobe
- Shorter hours for downtown transit tunnel next week

[Jul 1, 13:14 PT]  The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel will close early Monday through Friday, from July 6-10. On each of those nights, the tunnel will close at 7 p.m. for practice drills and testing leading up to the July 18 start of Link light-rail service in the ...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
Seattlest
- WSDOT Employee's $67,000 Unearned Overtime No-No

[Jul 1, 12:00 PT]  With all the audits going on around town, it's no surprise to hear the next taxpayer rip-off comes courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation. A routine payroll review of overtime accrual reports uncovered a WSDOT employee ...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

King County Exec Race
PubliCola
- Late Afternoon Fizz: The Fighting 41st, Pt. 2

[Jul 2, 16:22 PT]  PubliCola has been following the drama with the 41st District Democrats (Mercer Island,Bellevue, Newport Hills, Eastgate, Newcastle, and Factoria). And by drama, I don’t mean "Who’s going to get that K.C. Exec’s ...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

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NPI Advocate
- Welcome to the 45th District Democrats, where everybody gets an endorsement!

[Jul 1, 21:52 PT]  Less than a month after failing to reach agreement on endorsing anybody for King County Executive, the membership of the 45th District Democrats has decided that everybody who wanted our support for the job can have it. That's right, I said ...read more
Strange Bedfellows
Another mayor endorses Jarrett in county exec race

[Jul 1, 17:49 PT]  Renton Mayor Denis Law has endorsed Fred Jarrett for King County executive, Jarrett's campaign said Wednesday.
Strange Bedfellows
- Hutchison: Let voters have say on taxes; won't take union $

[Jul 1, 16:55 PT]  Susan Hutchison has been criticized for avoiding most campaign forums and press requests for interviews as she runs for King County executive.
Seattle PostGlobe
- Hutchison calls for greater auditing, Constantine calls it "vague sound bites"

[Jul 1, 16:43 PT]  The full text of King County Executive candidate Susan Hutchison's comments at a press conference on Tuesday are below. But here are some highlights: "When the State Auditor released his audit report of King County government last week it exposed a ...read more
Seattle PostGlobe
- As King County is battered by candidates, Exec Triplett bristles at rhetoric

[Jul 1, 16:14 PT]  A couple of months ago, Deputy King County Executive Kurt Triplett took on the thankless job of filling in as county executive after Ron Sims left for D.C. Thankless because he inherited a county in the midst of a budget crisis. Though he’s ...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.
Seattle PostGlobe
- Executive Candidates Debate King County's Green Future

[Jul 1, 10:26 PT]  [Image] Dow Constantine (Photo: Lucas Anderson) Last night, the candidates for King County Executive met at Town Hall for a debate on the environmental problems facing the county. The candidates had similar views for the future of the county, as ...read more
HorsesAss.org
- Live-blogging the Green Choice Debate

[Jun 30, 19:10 PT]  Well… not really. I hate live-blogging. And besides, I don’t plan to stay for the whole thing. (It’s Darryl’s birthday!) But I thought I’d share a few thoughts as they come to me. And my first thought is… where ...read more
Strange Bedfellows
- Jarrett, Constantine: Phillips, Hutchison should come clean

[Jun 30, 17:00 PT]  King County executive candidates Fred Jarrett and Dow Constantine on Tuesday issued a joint statement saying they are the only two candidates to have been fully open in making public the detailed candidate questionnaires they have submitted to a ...read more
Politics Northwest
County exec candidates to debate Tuesday on environmental issues

[Jun 28, 13:46 PT]  Four candidates for King County executive will address environmental issues at the "Green Choice Debate" Tuesday at Town Hall in Seattle. The event is sponsored by Green Choice, a project of the Washington Environmental Council's Voter Education ...read more
NPI Advocate
Susan Hutchison Unabridged: Transcript of her remarks at North Bend executive forum

[Jun 27, 17:20 PT]  Editor's Note: The following is a transcription of Susan Hutchison's entire remarks at the King County Executive candidate forum organized by Gary and Jennifer Fancher this past Thursday evening (and held in North Bend), which we liveblogged here on ...read more
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
NPI Advocate
LIVE from North Bend: A conversation with Dow, Ross, Susan, Fred, Alan, & Larry

[Jun 25, 19:15 PT]  Good evening, NPI Advocate readers! Daniel and I are out in picturesque North Bend tonight to watch and listen to six of the candidates for King County Executive talk about the most challenging issues that face our state's largest local government, ...read more
Politics Northwest
Larry Phillips, Dow Constantine woo enviro vote

[Jun 25, 18:55 PT]  On the same day the local Sierra Club threw its support to Dow Constantine in the King County executive's race, candidate Larry Phillips issued a six-page "greenprint" for environmental action. Phillips' agenda, released today, calls for using ...read more

Seattle Mayor Race
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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Seattle PostGlobe
Commentary: Seattle says recycling rate hit 50%; but how much became new products?

[Jul 1, 16:38 PT]  [Image] Mayor Greg Nickels today announced that Seattle set a city record for recycling last year -- 50 percent of residential, commercial and self-haul waste was "recycled instead of going to the landfill," a news release states. It's the fifth ...read more
Politics Northwest
Jan Drago to miss Seattle Times Editorial Board interview

[Jun 30, 17:28 PT]  The Seattle Times Editorial Board is planning to Webcast its interview of the candidates for Seattle mayor on July 21. But one candidate will be missing: City Councilmember Jan Drago said she couldn't miss the City Council Transportation Committee ...read more
Politics Northwest
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