Tag: Mayor
Join Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle Channel Host Brian Callanan for the October episode of Ask the Mayor. Why did the Mayor order the arrest of Occupy Seattle protestors at Westlake Park? Does the Mayor support setting up a permanent homeless encampment on West Marginal Way? Why did the Mayor propose freezing
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Posted: October 17th, 2011 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn
Last night on Ask the Mayor, Mayor Mike McGinn unexpectedly unveiled a new effort to fight persistent crime on Third Avenue in the Belltown neighborhood. In response to a viewer’s question, McGinn revealed that Seattle Police Department Belltown beat officers have identified 50 people in that neighborhood who have been arrested 2,500
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Posted: September 22nd, 2011 under City Issues, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Police
Join Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle Channel Guest Host Barry Mitzman for the September episode of Ask the Mayor. How will the Mayor propose closing the City’s $25 million budget deficit? Why is the Mayor proposing a reduction in community center hours? Does McGinn support “body cameras” for Seattle police officers? Plus,
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Posted: September 15th, 2011 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn
Join Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle Channel Guest Host Barry Mitzman for the July episode of Ask the Mayor. Does Mayor McGinn support the proposed $80 car-tab fee for city transportation projects? Why does the mayor want to extend the hours of some bars throughout Seattle? Why did the mayor pull all
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Posted: July 22nd, 2011 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn
SEATTLE CHANNEL Cable 21 is hiring a Public Affairs Producer/Host for three regular programs. Co-Producer/Host for: City Inside/Out, a weekly taped show that covers important local issues; Ask the Mayor, a monthly, live call-in show with the City’s top executive; City Inside/Out: Council Edition, a monthly program with Seattle City Councilmembers. Desired
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Posted: July 20th, 2011 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, City Council, City Inside/Out, City Inside/Out: Council Edition, Mayor, Mike McGinn
In the latest edition of Ask the Mayor, host C.R. Douglas asks Mayor Mike McGinn what he will do if voters approve Referendum One, a ballot measure concerning the replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel (it will appear on August 16th primary election ballot). “If the public takes a
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Posted: June 22nd, 2011 under City Issues, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, City Council, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Viaduct
As City Inside/Out closes out our season, we welcome four journalists to give us context on the biggest recent stories coming out of City Hall. We’ll discuss the performance of Mayor McGinn, City Council elections, police accountability and, of course, the ongoing civic saga over the replacement of the Alaska Way Viaduct.
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Posted: June 17th, 2011 under Elections, Police Accountability, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: City Council, City Inside/Out, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Viaduct
Live, call-in, unscripted interviews with political leaders make great TV because the politicians say surprising and interesting things. Just last month on Ask the Mayor, Mayor Mike McGinn admitted he frequently uses and likes the viaduct. “When I pick up somebody from the airport I come in [on State Route] 99. The
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Posted: June 16th, 2011 under City Issues, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Viaduct
In this year’s “State-of-the-City” speech, Mayor Mike McGinn renewed his call to create a citywide broadband network to carry data at lightning speeds. McGinn says investing in broadband will lead to economic development. Others wonder if the nearly $800 million infrastructure project is worth the cost, especially since there are already other
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Posted: June 3rd, 2011 under Budget, City Issues, Economy, Take 21.
Tags: City Council, City Inside/Out, Mayor, Mike McGinn
Don't miss your chance to talk to Mayor Mike McGinn! Why did the Mayor hire bike advocate David Hiller for his staff? Why does McGinn want to turn a former Lake City firehouse into a homeless shelter? Why are private companies paying for more streetcar service in South Lake Union? Whatever your
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Posted: May 20th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn
