It only takes 46 rules to govern the behavior of Mayor Mike McGinn and his staff. The day before he took office, McGinn disseminated a list of 46 official rules for working in the mayor's office. Happiy, these rules for public servants are focused on public service -- #11 is Always remember we are here to serve the public, and #24 is You are an ambassador of the Mayor and the City of Seattle. There's a few we envy -- we could have really used #21 (Always try to make your co-workers look good), and #32 (Be cool. Don’t overreact & do the right thing.) in past workplaces. We've got the full list, via Publicola. more ›

Chris Bushnell, Senior Advisor to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn resigned yesterday afternoon after it was revealed that he lied about having a doctoral degree from the University of Washington. He was also convicted in 1994 of felony bank fraud, although McGinn says he knew about Bushnell’s criminal record when he hired him. more ›

And here we were gearing up for a recount. more ›

We’ve moved from Election Day to Election Week. Will Election Month be far behind? more ›

We here at Seattlest know you want to be educated about the issues and people on the ballot in the upcoming election. You want to, but you can’t at the moment. You have to do laundry. Then, you have to check facebook, and then check email, and then check out that link on YouTube with the dancing baby. more ›

Seattle mayoral candidates Joe Mallahan and Mike McGinn spent this weekend trading shots both literally and figuratively at a “debate” at the Conor Byrne Pub in Ballard on Saturday night. more ›

The US Conference of Mayors will hold their fall leadership meeting this weekend in downtown Seattle. more ›

As the week comes to a close, it's time to relax. But before you gear up for a dreary Friday evening followed by a potentially bright weekend, take a moment to check the status of your voter registration. If you're not registered to vote -- or if your registration address needs updating, it's time to act! Monday October 5 is the last day to register online or by mail if you want to vote in the November 3rd election. Monday is also the last day to update your address if you're already registered. more ›

• Tonight's your last chance during the summer to tune in and veg out during the final night of Concerts at the Mural series, held at on the lawn of the Seattle Center Mural Amphitheatre.
• For all the geek's you love (or are), TechFlash has created the ingenious Geek's Guide to Seattle. Oh yes, indeedy a virtual tour! You have a multi-city map where you can can see everything techy, from the rental house were Amazon was first started to Microsoft's Memory Lane. Take that Silicon Valley.
• SPD Blotter reported DNA was the key factor in the solving a 25-year old murder case. Seattle Police Homicide matched the deoxyribonucleic acid of a 50-year-old male to evidence found from the crime scene back in 1984.

Early primary results show a Seattle mayoral race three-way, with incumbent Greg Nickels on the bottom and the Seattle Times still stabbing viciously. But for the Times, it's a bittersweet used-to-be-friends assassination: Anti-tunnel crusader Mike McGinn leads Joe "T-Mobile" Mallahan by less than a percentage point. more ›