Steaming Towards a Fiscal Trainwreck?

After a twelve year absence, Amtrak could return to Boise, and a lot of other places that fall between Seattle and Denver on the old Pioneer Route that was discontinued in 1997.

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Seattle has 7th Highest Parking Rates; Taxes Add $50

According to a recently released Colliers International’s parking survey, Seattle sits at a prime 7th spot on the list of cities with the most expensive monthly parking rates in the United States.

At $290, Seattle is behind only the usual suspects on the East Coast – New York, Boston, and so on – and San Francisco. As such, parking rates in the Emerald City are the second highest on the entire West Coast, almost $90 more than Los Angeles and $75 more than Sacramento, which is next on the list.

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Jim McDermott Gets Skewered, Again

Last week we detailed the latest in a series of recent controversies ensnaring Seattle’s 11-term U.S. Representative Jim McDermott.  We have also noted the outrage by some members of Congress at several pork projects in the Northwest.

Now, McDermott is in the headlines again, or to be more accurate, making the front-page of the Seattle Times.  What’s the long-time Congressman in the news for now?  

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Two King County Exec Forums on Thursday

A quick update from The Seattle Times on two King County Executive Candidate Forums scheduled to happen Thursday. One early morning forum in downtown Seattle, and one evening forum in the afternoon in North Bend.

Seattle Mayor Nickels On His Re-Election Chances

Q 13’s Lara Yamada interviewed Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels about his re-election chances and record over the last 8-years. Especially poignant are questions she asks about controversial issues he’s faced.  The Seattle mayoral race will be one of a small handful of contests drawing local and regional attention in 2009.  Nickels was recently sworn in as President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

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