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1 City, Vulcan push higher South Lake Union height limits Local News
South Lake Union neighborhood activists usually meet Vulcan Real Estate executives at public meetings, over PowerPoint slides and sign-in sheets. They're now meeting over hors d'oeuvres and wine.
2/7/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 McGinn adviser resigns, admits he lied about Ph.D. Local News
A senior adviser to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn resigned Thursday afternoon, just two weeks into the job, after admitting he has lied in the past about having a doctoral degree.
2/4/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 McGinn adviser resigns; admits lying about credentials Local News
A senior adviser to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn resigned Thursday afternoon, just two weeks into his job, after admitting he has lied in the past about having a doctoral degree.
2/4/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 Now that she's with the county, Jan Drago wants more communication from city Politics
Former Seattle City Councilmember Jan Drago, recently appointed to Dow Constantine's old seat on the Metropolitan King County Council, sent McGinn a ticked-off letter Tuesday night about his plans to move forward with annexing the White Center area.
2/3/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 McGinn's first moves ruffle some feathers Local News
McGinn was elected on a populist call for change and a promise that he would run an aggressive and transparent government. But a few weeks in, some are wondering whether the new mayor went out too fast.
2/2/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Seattle new head planner will focus on sustainability Politics
Marshall Foster, a Seattle city planner and board member for Great City, the nonprofit founded by Mayor Mike McGinn, will take over this month as the city's new planning director. The city plans to announce Foster's new assignment Wednesday.
2/2/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 McGinn postponing job cuts to boost employee morale Local News
On his first day in office, McGinn called for the layoff or demotion of 200 senior managers, executives and strategic advisers. Early estimates showed the city's general fund could be $40 million short next year, and other city funds are also struggling.
1/31/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 McGinn halts job cuts amid falling employee morale Politics
On his first day in office, McGinn called for the layoff or demotion of 200 senior managers, executives and strategic advisers. Early estimates showed the city's general fund could be $40 million short next year, and other city funds are also struggling.
1/31/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 Potential mayor's office conflict leads Seattle to reopen sea-wall bids Local News
A potential conflict of interest in the Seattle mayor's office will force Mayor Mike McGinn to reject all the bids for Seattle's sea-wall project and start over, the mayor announced Friday.
1/29/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 Seattle's sustainability leader cuts his own job amid layoffs Politics
Mike Mann, director of Seattle's Office of Sustainability and the Environment, resigned Friday rather than stay for upcoming layoffs planned by Mayor Mike McGinn.
1/29/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 McGinn seeks White Center vote on joining Seattle Local News
He's fulfilling a campaign promise to let residents of the area southwest of the city limits decide whether they want to become part of the city. Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin said he expects the council to agree to put the measure on the fall ballot.
1/27/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 New poll on sea-wall proposal disputes the mayor's findings Politics
The poll, which KING 5 reported on tonight, contradicts a poll Mayor Mike McGinn paid for out of his own pocket this week. That poll showed 70 percent of voters would support his plan to raise property taxes to pay for a $241 million bond measure to fix the city's aging sea wall.
1/27/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 Conlin clarifies the council's position on tunnel cost overruns Politics
Mayor Mike McGinn said Tuesday at a brown-bag press event that he assumes the Seattle City Council agrees with him about cost overruns on the project that would replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel.
1/27/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 Seattle council talks about junk mail, but what for? Politics
The Seattle City Council heard more than an hour of testimony Monday on the most controversial item on its agenda: junk mail, and whether to get rid of it. Of course, one person's junk mail is another's direct mail.
1/25/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 McGinn tells council sea-wall proposal is about safety, not politics Local News
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn told the City Council on Monday that his deep concern for public safety was his only motive for wanting to rush a tax measure onto the ballot to replace the city's sea wall.
1/25/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 McGinn briefs Seattle City Council on sea-wall proposal Politics
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn backed up his proposal for a $241 million bond measure to fix the city's sea wall with an opinion poll showing that 70 percent of voters would support the property-tax increase.
1/25/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 McGinn plans cutbacks in 200 city jobs Local News
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn gave city employees an idea Friday of how he plans to cut 200 executive and management positions from the payroll in the first half of this year, part of an effort to roll back the size of government to a pre-Greg Nickels era.
1/22/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 McGinn to tell city departments Friday where job cuts will come from Politics
City of Seattle employees got a memo this evening that says city department heads will learn Friday how many positions they should try to eliminate in the first half of this year. Due to budget shortfalls, Mayor Mike McGinn ordered a review of 200 senior-level positions on his first day as mayor.
1/21/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 Methane from landfills to light up Seattle Local News
Seattle's latest renewable-energy source is methane — landfill gas created as garbage decomposes. And the energy it produces costs half as much as wind power. Seattle ships its trash — about 400,000 tons a year — by rail to a Waste Management-owned landfill in Arlington, Ore.
1/21/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 Some mid-level employees say McGinn's budget cuts unfair Politics
So many mid-level employees packed a regularly-scheduled meeting of the Seattle Civil Service Commission today that the commission rescheduled the meeting for Feb. 3, when they can meet in a bigger room. The employees are upset about some executive orders McGinn made on his first day in office.
1/20/2010 | seattletimes.com | find similar results