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Two new staffers also joined the Portland mayor s office in top positions so far this year.
Mayor Ted Wheeler s staff is changing again.
Communication Director Jim Middaugh left two weeks ago to become executive director of the Multnomah County Drainage District. Its mission is to reduce flood risk by maintaining the county s levee system, manage drainage, and respond to emergencies. Before joining Wheeler s staff, Middaugh had been Metro s communication director and had worked at City Hall for former Commissioner Erik Sten.
And Deputy Chief of Staff Sonia Schmanski is leaving this Friday, May 29. She had previously worked for the late Commissioner Nick Fish and said it was time to explore life outside City Hall.
BIPOC students gain web design skills while building sites for Black-owned businesses
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Mama Sambusa Kitchen was recently saved from potential financial ruin by a high school student.
Through a new program offered by the Seattle Office of Economic Development and the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Mama Sambusa was matched with student Lucy Richardson who built the restaurant a website, providing the business which has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic with a means for selling its sambusas, gyros and cheesecake without giving a cut to an ordering or delivery platform.
In December, Jenny Durkan announced that she would not seek a second term as mayor of Seattle. Weeks of speculation about potential replacements followed. But 2021 has brought more clarity. While none of our Very Serious candidates have yet entered the race, a bunch of others have. Here s who s running for mayor of Seattle this year (in alphabetical order).
Henry Clay Dennison
The Socialist Workers Party candidate for governor in 2020 has put his name in for Seattle s top post. Dennison is a rail worker and member of the SMART-TD union; he s also worked as a coal miner in Alabama and West Virginia.