Slog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... two dissenting votes against the plan on the 12 member group. Meanwhile, City Council President Richard Conlin is ready to fight the proposal in the legislature . “If we are talking about something to last 50 to 100 years,” Conlin says, “we should consider making it a worthy investment instead of having people stuck in traffic for that length of time.”...
Seattle Transit Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
I had a brief chat yesterday with current (and likely future) Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin about his plan to act on rail to both Ballard and West Seattle soon, with City funds. For light rail to West Seattle, no directly applicable studies exist. However, Conlin guesses such a line would cost “$400m or less” [...]
Seattle Transit Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Dominic Holden of The Stranger interviewed likely Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin, christening him the “new mayor” while the titular mayor gets situated. He didn’t waste any time before pandering to the STB crowd: • Building Light Rail to West Seattle and a Streetcar to Ballard “I would like to see us extend the South Lake [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Seattle City Council incumbents Richard Conlin and Nick Licata are headed back to the council, joined by newcomers Sally Bagshaw and Mike...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
"Don't leave until Richard speaks," shouts the lady holding the poster board of election results. Richard speaks: "Thank you...being on the council...communities...help people...thanks for your hard work...great things or Seattle...great honor..." And we're out. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
By 8pm, most of the party is seated and eating. Did we mention the cheese puffs? The complimentary wine has run out, but a couple Conlin supporters have bought some more. "This isn't one of the ones I'm sweating," someone says. Everyone seems more concerned about the mayoral race.. A guy with a mic from KUOW is flipping through a copy of the Stranger . The cafe's owner says Conlin...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
At 7:30, there are just over two dozen people here. Among the attendees are Seattle Theater Group's Kate Becker and the Vera Project's Shannon Roach. The general feeling is that Conlin is a lock in this race. One subdued reveler noted that the big question was whether he would win by 60 percent or 70 percent. The place is a Mediterranean joint, and the spread includes phyllo dough cheese puffs,...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Mayor Mike McGinn 50.03% Joe Mallahan 48.96% City Attorney Pete Holmes 61.56% Tom Carr 38.24% Council Position No. 2 Richard Conlin 75.40% David Ginsberg 24.31% Council Position No. 4 Sally Bagshaw 68.58% David Bloom 31.17% Council Position No. 6 Nick Licata 57.73% Jessie Israel 42.03% Council Position No. 8 Mike O'Brien 57.91% Robert Rosencrantz 41.86% Proposition No. 1 YES 63.33% NO...
West Seattle Blog... (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... and we’ll conclude tomorrow night with Position 4. By Jack Mayne Reporting for West Seattle Blog Richard Conlin is coming to the end of his third term as a member of the Seattle City Council and is currently council president. He says he has done a lot in the past 12 years, but has the steam to do more in the next four. Discussing the committees he has led, Conlin says, “I...
Slog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Richard Conlin and David Ginsberg, running for the city council, are over in Electionland , the town hall you can enjoy while quaffing malt liquor. One of the questions: Where do you two differ the most? Here's part of incumbent Conlin's answer: My opponent has never testified on an issue before City Council and never shown any interest in City issues before deciding to run for...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
The Seattle Times endorses Richard Conlin for re-election and three newcomers to the City Council — Sally Bagshaw, Jessie Israel and Robert Rosencrantz.
Seattle Transit Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The Seattle City Council gave final approval to repeal (only McIver against) the $25-per-employee-per-year “head tax” that funded $4.5m a year in transportation improvements, notably for bicyclists and pedestrians, and exempted employees who didn’t drive alone to work. Although Council President Richard Conlin insists bike and ped projects won’t be harmed, there’s...
Seattle Transit Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Publicola reports that Seattle’s Mayor-elect Mike McGinn may skip taking a role on the Sound Transit board, instead giving his support to incoming city councilmember Mike O’Brien for the position. Richard Conlin, the city council president, plans to remain on the Sound Transit board. The Sound Transit board is the group of elected officials that [...]
Strange Bedfellows (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Key jobs at Seattle City Council stay put in new committee alignment announced by Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin.
West Seattle Blog... (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... full council announcement about those changes, and who’s running what: Today, Council President Richard Conlin officially announced the Councilmember committee assignments for the 2010-2011 cycle. Keeping most of her current assignment is Councilmember Sally J. Clark, who will chair the Committee of the Built Environment. In January the committee will focus on the review of Children’s...
