The Seattle Times is pretty much our pro-establishment, pro-business, mostly conservative paper. Oddly enough they put telling you how to vote behind a pay wall if you look too often. Yeah, that's just good business sense, and the way to get your message out.
The Stranger is becoming a shadow of its former self, its top-flight talent leaving for paying gigs, but it still musters the strength (and whatever reefer it can scrounge) to put together a list that looks surprisingly like the Times. Plus, they are totally enamored of pangolins (Note that "The Pangolin" is the name of a super-villain from my early MSH campaign, so hands off, Marvel!)
Seatllish combines its political commentary with gif pictures (hard "g", please), and uses language that makes the Stranger seem somewhat quaint and demure.
Crosscut summarizes and provides links for to their articles discussing the issues. Ballotopedia has turned into an interesting resource as well.
The Muni League, a non-partisan non-profit, rates people here and propositions here.
If you're an unabashed Progressive who is still steamed that Teddy Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Party got the shaft, here's the Progressive Voter's Guide. Sierra Club is here. Washington Conservation Voters here. Seattle Bike blog talks about city council elections here, and Seattle Chamber of Commerce here. And Publicola (which came in after I made initial posting) here.
And with all that linkage out of the way, here's what we said at Grubb Street.
I-1366 (Tim Eyman's change the constitution to make make his revenue-bashing schemes legal scheme): NO
I-1401 (Paul Allen's let's stop using elephant tusks as currency proposal): YES
Referendums 10,11,12,13: YES, (But it doesn't matter. Really. Just watch. Hey everybody! Non-binding state referendums over here! See? Nobody cares.)
King County Charter Amendment No.1 Law Enforcement Oversight: YES
King County Proposition No. 1 Regular Property Tax Levy for Children, Youth, Families, and Communities: APPROVED
King County Assessor: John Wilson
King County Director of Elections: Julie Wise
Port Commissioner Position 2: Courtney Gregroire.
Port Commissioner Position 5: Marion Yoshino.
City of Kent Council Position No. 1: Tina Budell
City of Kent Council Position No. 3: Gwen Allen (as a write-in vote - I actually saw yard signs for her the other day!)
City of Kent Council Position No. 6: Brenda Fincher
Advisory Proposition No. 1: Sale, Possession, and Discharge of Consumer Fireworks in the City of Kent: Yes
Kent School District No. 415 Director District No 1: Russell Hanscom (Note - his opponent, Trisha Sanders, chose not to actively run back in July, as noted here.)
Public Hospital District No. 1, Commissioner District No. 2: M. Chris Monson
Public Hospital District No. 1, Commissioner District No. 4: Savannah Clifford-Visker
Got all that? Good. Now go vote.
More later,
And with all that linkage out of the way, here's what we said at Grubb Street.
I-1366 (Tim Eyman's change the constitution to make make his revenue-bashing schemes legal scheme): NO
I-1401 (Paul Allen's let's stop using elephant tusks as currency proposal): YES
Referendums 10,11,12,13: YES, (But it doesn't matter. Really. Just watch. Hey everybody! Non-binding state referendums over here! See? Nobody cares.)
King County Charter Amendment No.1 Law Enforcement Oversight: YES
King County Proposition No. 1 Regular Property Tax Levy for Children, Youth, Families, and Communities: APPROVED
King County Assessor: John Wilson
King County Director of Elections: Julie Wise
Port Commissioner Position 2: Courtney Gregroire.
Port Commissioner Position 5: Marion Yoshino.
City of Kent Council Position No. 1: Tina Budell
City of Kent Council Position No. 3: Gwen Allen (as a write-in vote - I actually saw yard signs for her the other day!)
Advisory Proposition No. 1: Sale, Possession, and Discharge of Consumer Fireworks in the City of Kent: Yes
Kent School District No. 415 Director District No 1: Russell Hanscom (Note - his opponent, Trisha Sanders, chose not to actively run back in July, as noted here.)
Public Hospital District No. 1, Commissioner District No. 2: M. Chris Monson
Public Hospital District No. 1, Commissioner District No. 4: Savannah Clifford-Visker
Got all that? Good. Now go vote.
More later,