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ALL MEMBERS »The DUI vote was split. Venus Velazquez appeared to be losing to Bruce Harrell in a Seattle City Council race. Jane Hague appeared to be retaining her job on the King County Council, defeating Richard Pope. Velazquez and Hague both made headlines for recent DUI arrests. Both issued apologies. But in addition to her act of contrition, Hague spent $430,000 of her own money to ensure a win.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWWith the big tri-county roads-and-transit measure failing and Tim Eyman's spending straightjacket, passing, you could sense that the government-wary voters are not passing around any blank checks. But they are also favoring mature moderates as they challenge some wayward legislative bodies. The biggest surprises so far are the large early margins for Bruce Harrell over Venus Velazquez for Seattle City Council, though that race might simply be the price Velazquez is paying for her untimely DUI arrest; and Tim Burgess's wide margin over incumbent David Della. Both Harrell and Burgess campaigned as candidates who would bring more adult supervision to the fairly scattered Seattle City Council.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWState of Washington Proposition 1 three-county totals King County Pierce County Snohomish County Kitsap County
READ MOREWith Initiative 960 not looking good in the early results, failing 45.5 percent to 54.5 percent in King County, it looks now to be passing statewide. Sponsor Tim Eyman was out with an early thank-you-and-onward statement, reprinted below. It's a good who's who of the Eyman tax-buster movement, which may be rebounding with this seeming victory. Here's Tim:
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWIf all goes according to plan, this will be the last general election ever that we in King County get to cast our votes at a neighborhood polling place. Time constraints, technology, and lifestyles that send us spinning through our everyday orbits seem to have made the old-fashioned polling place out of date. So when I went in to the local elementary school gym to cast my ballot this morning, I was feeling wistful.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWA tip of the organizational hat to Slog for giving us the long list of all the political parties happening around town tonight. We decided to annotate the list a little so you have some idea what to expect if you're there.Yes on Proposition 1Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Ave.Big spenders. Two olives.No on Proposition 1Piecora's Pizza, 1401 E. Madison St.Little spenders. Plain cheese.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWI received a call about this, but the Magnolia News already has the full story about a gas station mural at a former Texaco (now a Shell) station up on West Government Way near Discovery Park in Seattle. The mural – what the News calls a "classic piece of Americana" – depicts a 1954 gas station and has been a local landmark. But the station's owner has received a lawyer letter from Chevron (which now owns the Texaco brand) telling him he is in violation federal trademark laws. The painted mural, in short, must go. For now, the gas station's owner has covered the artwork with black plastic to hide the offending logos.
READ MORE | COMMENT NOWAn earlier article on the OSO generated lots of comment, and the plea for some positive suggestions. The author responds.
READ MORE | 4 COMMENTSLinks to the various election guides, for your last-minute researching pleasure:
READ MOREFor those of us just now paying attention, here's an endorsements chart.
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A brief history of King County government, and a question: Instead of creating a new regional transportation authority, as proposed in the Legislature, why not just empower our existing county councils to jointly convene?
READ MORE | 20 COMMENTSFrustrated by national policies that create uncertainty, many businesses are plunging in to find profit-driven solutions to global warming. A recent Chamber of Commerce conference revealed a lot of progress.
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