This year's city council free-for-all (literally every seat is up for grabs because of the new district system) has attracted lots of activist-y types. That's meant plenty of talk about about rising rents and transportation planning, and not so much about art or music or film. Enter James Keblas, the longtime arts scene advocate whose firing last year from the city's Office of Film + Music thoroughly pissed off people in the local film and music world.

Keblas told me by e-mail today that he's "strongly considering a run for the Seattle City Council’s at-large seat being vacated by Council Member Sally Clark."

He wasn't ready to share specifics about the issues he wants to work on or why he would go for that citywide seat, but he did say this: "I feel like the work and perspective I have been leading in Seattle since the '90s is desperately missing from the conversation and representation of our current candidates. This will obviously be a cornerstone of my platform as well as the approach I take on tackling the challenges and opportunities ahead for our community."

Keblas cofounded the all-ages arts and music organization Vera Project and spent nine years at city hall. During that time, he helped oversee that fantastic jokey campaign to "Commercialize Seattle" and the City of Music initiative to advocate for the local music scene. Since getting fired and holding a press conference on the steps of City Hall to thank the mayor for firing him, Keblas has been working as the president of the creative agency Creature.

He said he's now "exploring the breadth and depth of those who share my vision, passion, and would lend their support" to a campaign, and that he expects to decide whether to run by the end of the month. Well, what do you say, Slog? Are you part of the breadth and depth?