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Vulcan's Presence

By Morning Fizz November 16, 2009


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One more Vulcan bigwigs is working on Mayor-Elect Mike McGinn's transition team. (We've already reported that Vulcan's communication director, David Postman, is advising the McGinn group on communications.)

Phil Fujii, Vulcan's community relations manager is in the mix—and there's a rumor among city hall staffers that Fujii is angling for director of the city's Department of Planning and Development—which would be a controversial pick for McGinn given that Vulcan has a major upzones pending at city hall.

Vulcan's presence in McGinn's camp should not come as much of a surprise. As we reported in an article titled "McGinn Group Funded by Seattle's Biz Establishment" during the campaign, Vulcan was a big financial backer of McGinn's non-profit, Great City.

2. Another person rumored to be at the table at recent McGinn admin planning meetings: Former Seattle city council member Heidi Wills.

UPDATE/CORRECTION:

3. Beth Lindsay, longtime staffer at top-shelf consultant Christian Sinderman's political consulting firm Northwest Passage, says she will be scaling back her work at the firm to pursue  personal stuff and a few business-related ideas. She's been working with Sinderman for 10 years and says she will still very much be working at and with Sinderman at NWP.

(We originally reported this morning on rumors that Lindsay was starting her own firm. Those rumors were wrong.)

4. Erica is speaking on a panel Tuesday night sponsored by the Washington State Society Cascade with Seattle Times election reporter Emily Heffter to recap Election 2009.  It's at the Del Rey in Belltown, 2332 1st. Details here.

This morning's Morning Fizz brought to you by Jeanne Kohl-Welles



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