The District 4 candidates, from left to right: Tony Provine, Abel Pacheco, Likeness of Jean Godden Pasted on Fan, Michael Maddux, Rob Johnson.
The District 4 candidates, from left to right: Tony Provine, Abel Pacheco, Likeness of Jean Godden Pasted on Fan, Michael Maddux, and Rob Johnson. ES

Was it something we said? After some veeeerrry slow responses to our attempts at scheduling a District 4 endorsement meeting that she could attend, the campaign of Seattle City Council member Jean Godden told us—the day before the date we'd settled on with the other candidates—that Godden would not be attending. (Because she needed to go tape a "Video Voters Guide" segment instead.)

Which was a bummer, but we brought Godden's likeness to the meeting anyway so she could be present in some form as her challengers—Tony Provine, Abel Pacheco, Michael Maddux, and Rob Johnson—talked about why she needs to go and why they should be the one to replace her this fall. We'll give you our decision in the July 15 issue of The Stranger. But in the meantime: