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The rumor weed is running rampant across the lawn of Seattle's local politics regarding a possible Greg Smith run for Mayor next year. It looks like he might even have a fighting chance, though the well-funded Nickels is certain to run for a third term. There are other names persistently sprouting up here and there as possible opponents: former and current City Councilmen Peter Steinbrueck and Nick Licata (respectively), and--hell, why not consider familiar Nickels foe Mark Sidran again? What do you think? Which of these men should be our next Mayor? Our poll will close tomorrow at noon, and opinions are welcome in the comments.
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1) Can't there be a "Not Nickels" option?
2) Steinbrueck (who is currently leading the poll) is alright, but he thinks Las Vegas' monorail was super awesome (hahahaha, no).
3) My vote goes for Smith out of the gate, mostly for this single thought:
Also, I'm glad it's next year because I was starting to feel empty inside and needed another drink of politico.
Sorry, but Katelyn, you've injected me with Mayoral crack:
From an interview with Steinbrueck on 11-02:
tee-hee.
Slightly off-topic, but why don't women run for mayor in Seattle? It looks like we had Bertha Knight Landes in 1926 and then nuthin'...
Interesting question.... hmmm. I wonder why that is?
I obviously haven't been paying much attention. Who is Greg Smith?
ABN-- anyone but Nickels. Good grief I'm tired of that man and his developer-happy stylings.
Don't know if you've read this yet, but it's right on:
http://sableverity.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/the-3-stooges-the-witch-and-her-wardrobe/
Simonian, coming soon
I think I like this guy. UV always has exciting developments and are hell-bent on cleaning up Pike Street. I like their guts.
I don't like UV's focus on ditching light industrial zoning in sodo, however. All that will do is make a lot of money for Alaska Copper and Metal, and set that area on a path to become the next Ballard thereby displacing people who need shop space at something like a reasonable price. Then you'll get the yahoos who move into the new condos complaining about the noise of machines and trucks. I saw that happen in San Francisco and really think you should not be allowed to call NIMBY on a business when IT WAS THERE FIRST!
Oh, and thank you for the follow-up posting Katelyn. While I could easily have followed the link in this post to find out who Smith is, it seemed like context you should have been providing in the first place. (My old newspaper/old media training rearing its head, I fear.)
I was under the impression the SoDo issue was in direct conflict with another developer's efforts and so the whole thing got pretty murky.
Any idea, katelyn? (oh yeah, the writing requests are pouring in now!)
As of 11/17 of this year, properties at Stadiums East and West are up for lease. Urban Visions' south properties map also shows both projects and says they will be "available" in 2009. So it looks like at least those two projects are still a go...
PS Those properties up for lease are certainly pre-renovation, it would seem, from the photos -- nowhere near the grand-scale planned projects. So I'm not sure what exactly is going on.
Anyone but Nickels.
For the love of God he is a developer's wet dream and totally gutless on crime. What does he bring to the table other than Kyoto Treaty lip service?
Parks, raised zoning and streetcars. Other than that, I dont much care for him. Id rather have a proactive mayor to deter crime and clean up our downtown.