Morning Fizz
"This Guy Doesn't Have a Clue How to Run a City."
1. The Seattle Times
came out against R-52 this weekend, the measure that would approve $500 million in bonds to give public schools energy-saving, green upgrades. It's also estimated to create about 30,000 new construction jobs.
The Times doesn't like R-52 because they dispute the campaign's claim that the energy savings will end up paying for the investment. The Times grouses that the schools don't have to cover the costs and therefore don't have an incentive to make sure the contractors do it right.
I guess the Times didn't bother to read the underlying R-52 bill (referendums approve bills passed by the state legislature.)
On page four of the bill, in Part three, section 301, point 3d, it says schools are mandated to use state "energy saving performance contracting" standards (RCW 39.35.c ), Olympia law which means "contracts for which payment is conditional on achieving contractually specified energy savings."
2. Speaking of the fine print, we'll be taking a close look at I-1082 (the workers' comp initiative) this Tuesday night at Town Hall. We'll be hosting a debate between the yea and nay sides at 9pm in the wine bar lounge, right after former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich speaks upstairs in the Great Hall.
3. On Saturday night, Jason Bennett won this year's "Maggie" award at the Washington State Democratic Party's annual Magnuson Awards banquet. Bennett—a political consultant with Argo Strategies, the firm he founded in 2005—is best known among Democrats for running Institute for a Democratic Future, a hardcore program that cultivates and trains young Democrats to run for office. IDF alums include: State Sen. Derek Kilmer (D-26), and state Reps. Kevin Van De Wege (D-24), and Marko Liias (D-21).
(However, we know the real reason Bennett won was for all this.)
Meanwhile, Argo has been behind the scenes in everything from running Joe Mallahan's mayoral campaign to the campaign to approve domestic partnerships (R-71). They're currently working a number of state legislative races including Tacoma-area green Jake Fey's campaign for state rep.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell presented the award to Bennett. Bennett, bless him, worked as Cantwell's state outreach director during her first term.
4. You'd think Bellevue property owner Kemper Freeman would be all for Mayor Mike McGinn's proposed parking rate increase. After all, the argument Seattleites make against the hike is that it'll drive shoppers to Bellevue.
Nope. Freeman—saying "this guy doesn't have a clue how to run a city"—tells the Puget Sound Buisnees Journal he thinks it's a terrible idea.
5. Meanwhile, in response to the Freeman's comments, our new favorite (satirical) twitter account "Seattle Mayor" quips:
The Times doesn't like R-52 because they dispute the campaign's claim that the energy savings will end up paying for the investment. The Times grouses that the schools don't have to cover the costs and therefore don't have an incentive to make sure the contractors do it right.
I guess the Times didn't bother to read the underlying R-52 bill (referendums approve bills passed by the state legislature.)
On page four of the bill, in Part three, section 301, point 3d, it says schools are mandated to use state "energy saving performance contracting" standards (RCW 39.35.c ), Olympia law which means "contracts for which payment is conditional on achieving contractually specified energy savings."
2. Speaking of the fine print, we'll be taking a close look at I-1082 (the workers' comp initiative) this Tuesday night at Town Hall. We'll be hosting a debate between the yea and nay sides at 9pm in the wine bar lounge, right after former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich speaks upstairs in the Great Hall.
3. On Saturday night, Jason Bennett won this year's "Maggie" award at the Washington State Democratic Party's annual Magnuson Awards banquet. Bennett—a political consultant with Argo Strategies, the firm he founded in 2005—is best known among Democrats for running Institute for a Democratic Future, a hardcore program that cultivates and trains young Democrats to run for office. IDF alums include: State Sen. Derek Kilmer (D-26), and state Reps. Kevin Van De Wege (D-24), and Marko Liias (D-21).
(However, we know the real reason Bennett won was for all this.)
Meanwhile, Argo has been behind the scenes in everything from running Joe Mallahan's mayoral campaign to the campaign to approve domestic partnerships (R-71). They're currently working a number of state legislative races including Tacoma-area green Jake Fey's campaign for state rep.
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell presented the award to Bennett. Bennett, bless him, worked as Cantwell's state outreach director during her first term.
4. You'd think Bellevue property owner Kemper Freeman would be all for Mayor Mike McGinn's proposed parking rate increase. After all, the argument Seattleites make against the hike is that it'll drive shoppers to Bellevue.
Nope. Freeman—saying "this guy doesn't have a clue how to run a city"—tells the Puget Sound Buisnees Journal he thinks it's a terrible idea.
5. Meanwhile, in response to the Freeman's comments, our new favorite (satirical) twitter account "Seattle Mayor" quips:
