We were interested to read that in the upcoming WTO film Battle in Seattle former mayor Paul Schell is no where to be found. Instead Ray Liotta will portray fictional mayor Jim Tobin. Which has us wondering if Omari Tahir-Garrett would have been so keen to hit one of these guys in the face with a megaphone? more ›

We were dithering outside Town Hall last night, trying to decide whether to attend the Science Lecture -- Harvard's Daniel Gilbert talking about our ability to predict what will make us happy -- or the convention of transportation nerds upstairs. Both were $5. Both started at 7:30pm. more ›

Our right to elect a violent, delusional felon to the mayoralty of Seattle is in jeopardy. If you care about freedom, read on. more ›

That dialing noise you hear is Mayor Nickels phoning it in. more ›

In Los Angeles interest in following local politics falls just after interest in the new phone book cover, which explains why yesterday's mayoral primary had such a low turnout. However, the race did have five serious candidates, which are four more than are in our upcoming election for mayor this fall. more ›

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels delivered his State of the City speech Monday in the midst of a political climate that sees him more or less untouchable in the next election. Nickels has so far been the chief political benefactor of a city repairing itself after the tumultuous reign of Paul Schell and appears set to ride his position far into the future, for better or for worse. more ›