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Apr 20, 2011
News
McGinn's Communications Director Moves On
Mayor Mike McGinn's communications director, Mark Matassa, is moving on, and McGinn has tapped Seattle Channel general manager Beth Hester to replace him.
By Erica C. Barnett
Thumbnail for - Mayor's Communications Director On Leave for Summer
Jun 11, 2010
City Hall
Mayor's Communications Director On Leave for Summer
Mark Matassa (back when he was one of us. He's sure cleaned up since then.) Mark Matassa, communications director for Mayor Mike McGinn, former editor at the Seattle Times and Seattle P-I, and a...
By Erica C. Barnett
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May 3, 2010
Morning Fizz
Taking on Democrats
Editor's note. Our original Item No. 2 reported that Democratic State Rep. Ruth Kagi  was squaring off with  Democratic State Rep. Maralyn Chase to replace retiring State Sen. Darlene Fairley...
By Morning Fizz
Thumbnail for - Afternoon Fizz: Former McGinn Advisor Bushnell May Have Written Order for 200 Cuts
Feb 17, 2010
City Hall
Afternoon Fizz: Former McGinn Advisor Bushnell May Have Written Order for 200 Cuts
More news in the neverending saga of Chris Bushnell, the former advisor to Mayor Mike McGinn who resigned after admitting he had falsely claimed to have a Ph.D. As we reported yesterday, a...
By Erica C. Barnett
Thumbnail for - Bushnell's Major Role in McGinn Administration Went Undisclosed for Over a Month
Feb 15, 2010
City Hall
Bushnell's Major Role in McGinn Administration Went Undisclosed for Over a Month
Today's Fizz was written by Erica, and has been updated to include information about Bushnell's official hire date. On January 4, Mayor Mike McGinn released what he described in a press release...
By Morning Fizz
Thumbnail for - McGinn to Meet With Advocates about Future of Housing Office
Feb 8, 2010
City Hall
McGinn to Meet With Advocates about Future of Housing Office
In a letter earlier this month, City Council members Sally Clark and Nick Licata asked Mayor Mike McGinn to set up a formal selection committee to choose the replacements for the outgoing directors...
By Erica C. Barnett
Thumbnail for - Extra Fizz: Seawall Project Will Still Have to Be Re-Bid
Feb 5, 2010
City Hall
Extra Fizz: Seawall Project Will Still Have to Be Re-Bid
Image via SDOT. Although McGinn advisor Chris Bushnell (Haugen) resigned yesterday, the city will still scrap all of the bids it received to build the downtown Seattle seawall, thanks to a...
By Erica C. Barnett
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Feb 4, 2010
City Hall
McGinn Advisor Sealed Educational Records
My post on Chris Bushnell—the advisor to Mayor Mike McGinn who misrepresented his educational background to employers and the public while working at King County and as a political consultant—has...
By Erica C. Barnett
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Jan 13, 2010
City Hall
Council Blindsided by McGinn's Seawall Proposal
[Editor's Note: This was originally posted at 4pm.] Mayor Mike McGinn addresses city council members and staff, including Jean Godden, left. City council members and staff said they were taken...
By Erica C. Barnett
Thumbnail for - Bill Would Restrict Seattle's Say in Big Transportation Projects
Jan 13, 2010
This Washington
Bill Would Restrict Seattle's Say in Big Transportation Projects
A bill co-sponsored by Senate transportation chair Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) and North Seattle Sen. Ken Jacobsen (D-46) would severely restrict Seattle's say in major state construction...
By Erica C. Barnett
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