Twitter spats and smack talk â another week in Seattle politics
Downtown Seattle is front and center in the mayorâs race this week.
Seattle City Council President Lorena González tweeted about her refusal to answer a Downtown Seattle Association candidate questionnaire about how she would approach downtown s recovery.
âI declined to answer because our city cannot afford a mayor who believes that recovery should be focused exclusively on big corporations, González said.
And she wasn t the only one at the center of a political kerfuffle.
The question the DSA asked was pretty benign, bland even, with questions like: âPlease describe the cityâs role in helping downtown recover. What is your recovery plan for downtown, and how would you propose to implement it?â
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In this June 4, 2020, file photo, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks during a subcommittee hearing about the Covid-19 response on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Herrera Beutler said she would vote in support of Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney in what was ultimately a successful effort to oust Cheney from Republican House leadership. Credit: (Al Drago/Pool via AP, File)
Cheney s out, and so are Durkan s texts, apparently: This week in Washington politics May 14, 2021
The Republican Party is changing.
Congressional Republicans voted to strip Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership post this week; it was a punishment of sorts for her outspoken opposition to former President Donald Trump.
It s getting pretty hot â this week in politics, not the weather
Pierce County doesnât like it one bit.
In non-pandemic political news, the recall campaign against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is gearing up, and another candidate is jumping into the crowded Seattle mayoral race. It s getting pretty hot, said Joni Balter, host of Seattle CityClubâs Civic Cocktail on the Seattle Channel â and she wasn t talking about the weather. There s even bipartisan talk of a special legislative session to help Pierce County get out of this phase. I bet that doesn t happen. The numbers don t support it. I think the governor is going to find a way to fix this.