Candidate Forum for Port of Seattle Commission

A non-partisan educational candidate forum hosted by King County Community, Environmental and Labor groups will be held on Wednesday, June 3rd. The event will be moderated by Kristen Young, former Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter, and is supported by a wide range of citizen action groups, labor groups, and political groups.

Port of Seattle Commission Candidate Forum
Wednesday, June 3rd, 7-9pm
South Park Community Center
8319 8th Ave South
Seattle, WA



Can’t attend? Look for the forum on Seattle Channel 21 in June. Get more information on their Facebook page.

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Meet the candidates: Alki Foundation Forum, May 7

The Alki Foundation will hold their annual ??‚¬?Meet the Candidates Breakfast Forum” on May 7 for the 2009 city council, mayoral, county executive, county council and port commission races. Featuring Alki??‚¬?„¢s signature fast pitch, yes/no question format, discussion will focus on candidate??‚¬?„¢s best ideas to fuel a job-growing economy in our city and region. Submit your question for candidates along with your registration.

Meet the candidates: Alki Foundation Forum
Thursday, May 7
7:30 to 9:00 am
Washington Athletic Club, 1325 6th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
$35 Members pre-paid; $40 Non-members pre-paid



Registration: You must pre-register and payment is by check only. Please make checks payable to The Alki Foundation and mail to:

The Alki Foundation
Attn: Ann Reid
1301 5th Ave., Suite 2500
Seattle, WA 98101



If you have questions, please email Ann Reid or call her at 206.389.7265.

33rd District Legislators to host Education Forum on March 14

The 33rd District??‚¬?„¢s state legislators will host a forum on K-12 education in Kent on Saturday, March 14. Sen. Karen Keiser and Reps. Dave Upthegrove and Tina Orwall invite you to join them for a presentation on education policy and finance reform.

They will be joined by the Vice Chair of the Education Appropriations Committee, Rep. Pat Sullivan, who will give you a broad look at what is being done to make sure Washington kids are equipped to face the challenges of the future. The event is free and open to the public.

Location:

Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
Kent City Hall Council Chambers
220 Fourth Ave S, Kent

Questions can be directed to any legislator??‚¬?„¢s office:

Sen. Karen Keiser, 360.786.7664
Rep. Dave Upthegrove, 360.786.7868
Rep. Tina Orwall, 360.786.7834

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LAC/PCO Training/Crab Feed Day Carpooling Event!

UPDATE: We have cars available for all day, for just the LAC Day/PCO Training, and even one vehicle going down for the crab feed only. All vehicles will be meeting at the Kent Carpenters Hall (25120 Pacific Hwy S, in Kent). Vehicles for all day or LAC Day/PCO Training will leave no later than 9 am. Contact Omaha Sternberg (206-618-5107) about the crab feed car.

We do have meetings set up with all three of our state legislators in the afternoon, so make sure to attend this exciting event!



February 16th is the day of the annual LAC Day, PCO Training, and Crab Feed in Olympia. Many have expressed an interest in going, so we are arranging a carpooling event. All carpools will meet at the Kent Carpenters Hall. You can park your car there for the day, and the METRO route 174 passes by there.


The carpooling event will schedule to leave Kent Carpenters Hall (25120 Pacific Hwy S, in Kent) at 9:00 am on Monday, February 16th. To participate either as a passenger or driving your car, contact Vice-chair Bob Loeliger. We are looking for vehicles to go down for the entire event, for the PCO training/LAC, and for just the crab feed. If you plan to do any of these, contact Bob!


This is a wonderful chance for you, if you are a PCO, to get a review of which strategies and messages worked from the Gregoire campaign, a preview of Organizing for America, the new political movement sponsored by the Obama Team at the DNC, a better understanding of the recession and the Economic Stimulus Bill, and finally Vote Builder training.


Also, we are arranging time with our legislators of the 33rd to spend some time talking with us, discussing what they are doing, and listening to us about what we would like, and what we can do to help them. This is also a great time to listen to various lobbyists in Olympia.


And let’s not forget the crab feed! Yum!!


Don’t forget to sign-up, and we’ll see you there.

Senator Keiser on The Impact Discussing Health Care Reform

This is a special update to let you know that Senator Karen Keiser will appear tonight on The Impact on TVW to discuss health care reform
proposals, including her Washington Health Partnership plan.


You can watch the show tonight at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. It will also air this weekend at the following times:


Saturday 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m., & 9:00 p.m.


Check your local listings for the TVW channel number.

Des Moines Multi-Family Tax Exemption Ordinance Hearing

(Posted at the request of Mysty Beal)

Date: January 15, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
At: Des Moines City Hall

This Public Hearing concerns the Multi-Family Tax Exemption Ordinance under consideration by the City Council. This measure would exempt developers/owners from paying property taxes for 8 years on between 1,800 and 5,500 new Residential Units on Pacific Ridge. (more…)

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