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I am worried about who’s going to be our next mayor. Anyone have any clues? I am seriously unimpressed with the two we get to vote for, both from the angle of living in SE Seattle and being a cyclist (not to mention my concerns about transit for the entire region)
I saw a “People for Nickles” commercial about 2 days ago, maybe he’s going write in.
Write in campaigns are pretty tough stuff. Ed Murray finally decided against it. I guess there have only been a couple successful write-ins, mostly in really small towns with like, 12 registered voters or something. There are a lot of obstacles, not the least of which that voters have to spell your name correctly in order for the vote to count.
Nikels, Nichols, Nicols, Nickles, Pickles…
Probably couldn’t win, but he could pull a Nader…
So I’m sitting in Beer Sheva and notice a cop car go by. No sirens, just cruisin’. And it occurs to me that I’ve noticed a LOT more of this lately. New Precinct Cappie blissful wishful? Anyone else notice more of this?
There have been several cops cruising my street for no apparent reason lately. Also, yesterday while swimming at Pritchard Beach there was one who did a drive through. Which is great, since that’s usually a hotbed of illegal activity.
They also nabbed the shooter and accomplice in the shooting off Rainier in Mt Baker last week.
The next mayor is Joe Mallahan. I can’t predict the future, but to me this seems fairly obvious. I don’t even like the guy. Gauging popular public sentiment is like reading a clock, these days. So predictable it’s boring. Like one of those rail cars at Disneyland that can’t ever go off the tracks.
Madam B
Are you married to Jerry Blavat, the geator with the heater?
I was near the Tully’s at Rainier & Genessee when a police car drove by, and there were a bunch of shady-looking young fellows taunting him as he drove past. Others were seated all over Tully’s area.
It doesn’t do much good to have them driving past if they don’t stop every once in awhile and meet the locals. Maybe suggest that if they’re not sipping coffee they should move on.
Maybe insist on it.
This is why I think bike or foot patrols would be so different. Interaction would be inevitable…
I’ve always thought this would be a good idea, but only in places with foot traffic. Some kind of Norman Rockwell presence would comfort those with outdated ideas about how people should behave.
Like me.
I don’t endorse candidates, but don’t believe I will be voting for Mr Joe Mallahan. He did not come out to March For Youth and Mike McGinn did. Joe musta had the option to show up somewhere there was more people I guess. Bobby Forch was also with us that day and Adam Kline.
Let’s put Joe Mallahan out there on the streets to protect us from the shadee yoots with bizarro pants and pretzeled caps, that earn their peer merit badges by making white people scared of them.
@Madame
You think he’s up for the job?
Madame Blavatsky your comments about the young people, whom you apparently identify as youth of color, are intent on making the white people scared is uncalled for. From my perspective, most citizens of the South End are interested in safe neighborhoods. You need to be careful about so easily identifying youth of color as the dangerous elements in OUR neighborhood. Perhaps, also consider adding something of value and enlightment to the conversation. Folks like you remind me of the kind who historically have caused havoc, all the while hiding behind masks. By chance, are you a Glenn Beck follower?
Lauren, I agree with you and so I usually try to ignore that stuff, but support you pointing out the obvious idiocy. I hate labels. If you are scared of something, it is usually more about you than them anyway. Often, people out of their element are fearful of nothing at all…
My comment was sarcastic and should be interpreted that way. It was based on a loose conglomeration of all the comments posted above it.
Maybe I should have been more specific to say that it’s the gang members that are the problem, because I know lots of black youth around here who are super great people. The long-term crime reports already show it’s the gang members, so I’m not saying anything people don’t already know.
Speaking of labels… didn’t you just try to label me? In any case, thanks for your feedback. I applaud you for speaking up, taking a risk, and making a stand.
No, I don’t think I did try to label you. I did want to know if you were being sarcastic about Mr. Malahan though. Didn’t mean to try to label you.
Obvious idiocy was probably uncalled for too.
I don’t see gang members as the problem, they are a symptom of the problem(s).
I saw bike patrols Friday on Rainier Ave.
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