As Olympia (in one sense) seeks to lead Olympia (in the sense I prefer). A kind, knowledgeable correspondent this afternoon reminded me that with Jeannine Roe in the mix, two people off the list of staff at the state senate Democratic caucus. I wonder why this year there are more folks from the metonymic Olympia…
Month: May 2009
Jeannine Roe in against Joan Machlis
Via email, from Bonnie (Jacobs?) (important parts in bold): WHO ARE CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT?Citizens for Responsive Local Government, CRLG, formed after the Council’s isthmus rezone vote, and after various public records requests revealed what Councilmember Kingsbury and some others were doing on their laptops during Council meetings.CRLG’s endorsement committee included a variety of…
Thurston County is Obama County (and what it means)
John McCain only won 31 of the nearly 300 precincts in Thurston County. Just a few thoughts: 1. The Republican ticket won just two precincts in urban northern Thurston County, one in Lacey and one in Tumwater. Those should be written off because between the two, McCain/Palin netted just over 50 votes, they were tiny…
Lacey is chickensh*t if it doesn’t annex
The looming invisible city, which Ken addresses well here. Here’s the money graph: Lacey City Manager Greg Cuoio told the group that the City of Lacey comprises 38,000 people in 16 square miles. The urban areas around Lacey hold 30,000 people in their 16 square miles. Cuoio said the general fund budget for Lacey is…
Hold a special legislative session in Ellensburg
The Other Side blog got me thinking just now. With the news that no special session will be forthcoming, this is a bit of a non-starter anyway, but what would prevent the governor from calling a special session somewhere other than Olympia? Logistics, for one. All the legislative stuff is here. So, for a month…
Karen Valenzuela wins Democratic nomination for county commissioner
The most interesting part of the nominating convention for the county commissioner position up for election next fall was that it was boring. Barring Erik Landaas running into the room saying he changed his mind, no one expected anyone to challenge Karen for the nomination. This doesn’t mean a Democrat won’t end up filing against…