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1 Mike McGinn's victory party draws hundreds of curious revelers Politics
Mayor-elect Mike McGinn's victory party near the Othello light rail station tonight was packed with at least 500 people, with more coming in the doors and someone delivering more food at 8 p.m. when I left. The crowd was older than the group that often hung out at McGinn campaign events.
11/20/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 Seattle City Council announces new committee assignments Politics
Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, currently in charge of the Parks and Seattle Center Committee, will take over the Transportation Committee from departing councilmember Jan Drago. Councilmember Nick Licata will chair Human Services and Culture along with a new committee covering Housing.
11/20/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 McGinn eschews traditional transition team Politics
If you thought Mayor-elect Mike McGinn's campaign was a touchy-feely crusade of hearing people out and bringing people together, you should see his transition. There is no "transition team" — the group of advisers newly elected candidates usually anoint to help them take office.
11/19/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 Mike McGinn has a transition Web site Politics
Now that Mayor-elect Mike McGinn has been in his transition office for a week, he is reaching out for ideas. He has a new Web site, for one thing. He's planning three town halls. (Locations and times to-be-announced).
11/17/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 Budget gives Seattle libraries a break, raise parking fines by $4 Local News
The council is scheduled to approve the budget Monday, keeping 12 libraries open seven days a week. Mayor Greg Nickels had proposed keeping only six libraries open every day. The council also won't spend as much of the rainy-day fund as Nickels had proposed. Nickels recommended using $25.
11/17/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Here they are: McGinn's "ambassadors" Politics
Since McGinn is not having a traditional transition team, he's calling this group "ambassadors" to the community.
11/16/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Seattle council members don't want to talk about their own furloughs Politics
At a noon press conference today, each of the Seattle City Council's nine members made a short statement about their work on the 2010 budget, which they are scheduled to approve Monday.
11/16/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 Mayor-elect McGinn plans a victory party for everybody Politics
Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn just announced he is holding a victory party on Friday in South Seattle. It's open to the public. (On the Facebook invitation, Councilmember Tom Rasmussen says he's going and Councilmember Jan Drago says she's a "maybe."
11/16/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 Band of advocates, activists now McGinn's likely insiders Local News
There's a rumor going around City Hall this week about Mike McGinn, Seattle's environmentalist, bike-riding mayor-elect. The story goes that McGinn once ousted a job candidate from an interview after the applicant admitted he drove a Jeep SUV. McGinn calls the rumor "absurd.
11/14/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 McGinn next Seattle mayor; Mallahan concedes as vote gap widens Politics
"I learned a lot from Mike," Mallahan said in a brief, prepared speech. "All I can say is he beat me. He seemed to be the superior campaigner this time around." The latest vote count showed McGinn 4,939 votes ahead of Mallahan.
11/9/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 How an underdog named Mike McGinn took City Hall Politics
Moments after the first returns were posted in the Seattle mayor's race, Mike McGinn's volunteer field director took the stage at the Capitol Hill party. "It's still really, really close," Derek Farmer shouted. "We need everybody that has a phone to help."
11/8/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 McGinn pulling away as late ballots come in Politics
"It'll be tough to overcome," said Charla Neuman, Mallahan's campaign spokeswoman. She said Mallahan would spend the weekend evaluating the race. "It's still within the realm of possibility," she said. McGinn was at home Friday night and could not be reached for comment.
11/6/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 McGinn vote tally inches up in Seattle mayoral election Politics
The attorney and former Sierra Club leader led by 910 votes on Election Night over Mallahan, a cellphone executive who outspent him by more than 3-to-1. On Wednesday that slipped to 462 votes. If the contest stays this tight, a recount will be required.
11/6/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 McGinn's lead dwindles to 462 votes in Seattle mayor's race Politics
McGinn, a former Sierra Club leader, maintained his lead over Mallahan, a cellphone company executive, with about 20,000 additional votes counted Wednesday. But votes were trending in Mallahan's direction. King County Elections has counted about 105,000 votes, about half the expected total.
11/5/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 Mallahan gains on McGinn in latest ballot count Politics
While Mallahan joked about a recount at his Election Night party, McGinn supporters, gathered for their candidate's celebration at a Capitol Hill bar, passed out cellphones and began calling undecided voters.
11/4/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 UW professor: Mallahan lost lead as undecideds broke for McGinn Politics
University of Washington Professor Matt Barreto defended a poll he published just before the Seattle mayoral election showing Mike McGinn trailing Joe Mallahan by seven points. The candidates were separated in the batch of election returns Tuesday night by just 910 votes, with McGinn in the lead.
11/4/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 Tight Seattle mayor's contest won't be decided for days Local News
Seattle's mayoral race was too close to call Tuesday night, with environmentalist attorney Mike McGinn holding a narrow lead over T-Mobile executive Joe Mallahan. With 85,000 ballots counted, the two were separated by a mere 910 votes. The outcome of the race will be decided in the coming days.
11/3/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 Seattle mayoral candidates talk about police-officer shooting Politics
Even before Mayor Greg Nickels had released a statement about Saturday night's shooting of a Seattle police officer, mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan had e-mailed a statement to the press.
11/2/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 Joe Mallahan goes negative Politics
Seattle mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan released this television ad today. It's his first television spot going negative against Mike McGinn. The ad starts out by saying, "It's sad, really..." that McGinn had to resort to a negative ad.
10/29/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 Mallahan: Gun ban is OK as long as it doesn't cost the city money Politics
As long as Seattle doesn't have to pay the legal fees to defend it, mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan is willing to support Mayor Greg Nickels' so called "gun ban," which places signs prohibiting guns in city-owned playgrounds, community centers, sports fields, swimming pools and water-play areas.
10/29/2009 | seattletimes.com | find similar results