I've been at City Hall this afternoon, where dozens of folks have been lining up since 1:30 this afternoon to testify at the last of the city council's public hearings on the city budget. (The city faces a $67 million budget shortfall next year, so the cuts are going to be pretty severe).

At the moment, City Council central staff director Ben Noble and council budget chair Jean Godden are getting ready to kick off what's informally known as the "Ben and Jean Show" (formerly: The Ben and Dicky show, after former council budget chair Richard McIver). If you have questions about the budget, call 206-684-0481, or email [email protected].