http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/12/13/greg-nickels-made-some-mistakes-he-says Comments On: Greg Nickels Made Some Mistakes, He Says by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 May 2013 21:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by TLjr]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:56:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by biffp]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:54:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tainte]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:34:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by south downtown]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:33:17 -0800 The Stranger
However, like FNARF, I thought the snow thing was kind of a bullshit criticism.
Posted by cracked]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:33:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by K X One]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:27:56 -0800 The Stranger
I believe Nickels was heavy handed and gradually forgot who elected him to office. It did seem to get to the level that every piece of literature produced by the city had his mug plastered on it. At that point one has to wonder who became more important in the eyes of the mayor. The people he was elected to serve or himself?

The inability to appear the city was effectively dealing with the effects of the snow storm was certainly a proximate cause to his demise as mayor. Perhaps the icing on the cake?
Posted by Fairhaven]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:46:18 -0800 The Stranger
Greg Nickels was a terrible mayor for 90% of Seattle. The only reason we don't equate him with the likes of Mitt Romney is that he doesn't hate gay people.

He was a toady of Seattle's 1%. He pulled the rug out from under the feet too many average folks in this town. Is it any surprise that his son is a crook too?
Posted by DOUG.]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:39:54 -0800 The Stranger
Nickels was a shitty mayor. It was a pity that it took the snowstorm to give him the boot, considering how many other reasons there were.
Posted by delirian]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:04:46 -0800 The Stranger "Dominic is correct: snow complainers are babies"

If I recall, this snowfall occured just prior to the Christmas holiday. Holiday sales and their resultant sales tax windfall for the city's coffers cratered. The city's response was slow and erratic in spite of the usual lack of snowfall removal equipment issues and complaints. I think this is the real reason Nickels was booted from office. He just didn't appreciate how important it was to support day-to-day commerce during an important time of the year...even if his options were limited.
Posted by Fairhaven]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:30:13 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Frank Blethen's vodka distiller]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:50:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by biffp]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:58:53 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Chali2Na]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:51:12 -0800 The Stranger
Even now, years later, I'm getting all pissed off, all over again.
Posted by I Got Nuthin']]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:38:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:27:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Chali2Na]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:24:27 -0800 The Stranger
Unless they can somehow convince us that someone more pro-tunnel and pro-developer is a good thing, I doubt much will change.

Greg was a great mayor on regional, state, national, and international issues, but he forgot what matters as Mayor.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:22:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by TJ]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:18:11 -0800 The Stranger
Nickels could have spent the necessary money to respond instantaneously to a heavy snowfall -- and he would have been making an awful mistake to do so. He would have had to spend millions upon millions of dollars on equipment that would rust away in storage except for the once-every-two-decades occasions when it was needed -- if the equipment was even compatible with other city equipment after all that time.

Seattle simply does not need a Boston or New York-caliber snow removal system, and it would be inappropriate to buy one.

Remember Charlie Chong? He went out and bought an assload of crappy old snow gear without asking anyone first, and when the stuff got here it was worthless -- it didn't fit on our trucks. He threw that money down the toilet. That's not the kind of management you want from a mayor.

The fact is, the city took a freak storm, and stuff was shut down for a while as a result. Get over it. It's not the damn mayor's fault. Dominic is correct: snow complainers are babies.
Posted by Fnarf]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:17:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by biffp]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:43:35 -0800 The Stranger
His fumbling of the Sonics situation is what did him in for me. Inexcusable, as a city leader, to let an institution just leave like that.
Posted by Chali2Na]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:40:42 -0800 The Stranger