We’re at 39 hours and counting with the same mayor… cross your fingers that this one sticks.
Category Archives: news
Tuesday news roundup: Mayor Burgess
Seattle has a new Mayor! The press is getting very practiced at writing this story.
Monday news roundup
The week is starting quietly, but it won’t stay that way.
Friday news roundup
We made it to the end of a tumultuous week!
Wednesday news roundup: Murray, Key Arena
Mayor Ed Murray’s resignation yesterday, and the subsequent fallout, tops the news this morning. Also, the MOU for redevelopment of Key Arena was released.
OK, the Mayor resigned. Now what?
As I reported earlier today, Mayor Ed Murray announced early this afternoon that he is resigning effective at 5:00pm Wednesday. Since that time, there has been a mad scramble, both by city officials and by reporters and pundits, to sort out what happens next.
Mayor Murray has resigned
Mayor Ed Murray just announced that he is resigning, effective 5pm tomorrow. Council President Bruce Harrell will become acting Mayor, and has five days to decide whether to fill out the remainder of Murray’s term, which ends December 31st.
Harrell’s decision is complicated. Here’s my previous post on why.
More to come as events unravel.
Tuesday news roundup
Key Arena is back in the news, with the unveiling of the MOU between the city and OVG expected for later this morning.
Monday news roundup: all the action is in Uptown
The air is clear, the skies are blue, the days are cooler… back to perfect Seattle weather. I hope you all had a great weekend. Now let’s jump back in, where Uptown is the center of the universe today (sorry Fremont).
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Friday news roundup
Amazon’s surprise announcement yesterday, plus Chris Hansen’s latest twist, top the news.