City Council, Position #2
Non-partisan. Independent.
Next City Council Meeting is June 6, 6:00PM
Working hard to support local businesses!
An advocate for airport issues!
I can guarantee you, in twenty years, people will look back at us and go, “How the hell did you live with all that noise and pollution? Didn’t you realize what it was doing to your kids?” At last Saturday’s beach Clean-Up event I had a fairly typical conversation about Puget Sound with the owner
... continue reading.Weekly Update, my ass. 😀 Sorry. I took a few days to get on the water for a change. And then I come back and the sky has turned orange and the power went out and my computer broke and…Cats and Dogs! Living together! 😀Anyhoo, I appreciate all the people who actually notice when I
... continue reading.PSA #1: Now that the Federal Way light rail construction is really beginning in earnest, you may want to sign up for email updates from Sound Transit. There will be many road closures over the next year or so. PSA #2: Dude: you really gotta sign up for the Census. We’re getting down to the
... continue reading.I apologise up front that this week’s article is longer than some Russian novels. But as I’ve written before, the budget presentation is often considered to be the meeting of the year–and perhaps the reason to have a City Council. So I urge readers to slog through the entire thing like Stalingrad in ’43. I
... continue reading.Sorry I’m late. Again. I ran out of Tonic Water last night and it was just too hot to type without a Gin and Tonic. :D. But, once again, I’ve got not just this update, but another bonus article (see below.) Woo hoo! This Week Tuesday: A very timely MRSC seminar on the special requirements
... continue reading.This is the second in a series of changes to our City Council Meetings I’d like to see. This particular change has to do with questions from Councilmembers about both how the government works and the legislation to be decided on at each meeting. This series began as a result of the especially problematic at
... continue reading.This is the first in a series of changes to our City Council Meetings I’d like to see. This particular change has to do with managing the length of meetings, which was especially problematic at the August 6th ‘Budget Retreat’ (Video). And before we dive in, I don’t want to be a tease, but I
... continue reading.Sorry I’m late. A bit under the weather this weekend. But I’ve got not just this update, but a bonus article (see below.) Woo hoo! This Week Monday: I’ll be sitting in on the Arts Commission Meeting. Tuesday: Port Of Seattle Commission Meeting. The discussion will center around improving the noise monitor program. Wednesday: come
... continue reading.This Week Wednesday: come have lunch with me at the Senior Center. Get an EATS voucher! PSA: Wednesday is also the day that the Des Moines Library opens for curbside pickup! Thursday: City Council Meeting (Agenda) the annual Budget Retreat. I encourage everyone to watch on Comcast Channel 21 or livestream. Friday: South King County
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