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Thursday, November 12, 2009

City McGinn Talks About His Unorthodox Transition

Posted by Dominic Holden on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:28 PM

I recommend you watch this video. While Mayor-elect Mike McGinn picks new drapes for city hall, he says, "We're not just going to talk to important elected officials, nor are we just going to talk to the same old people who advise new mayors about how things should work—we're going to talk to everybody."

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I wouldn't mind him talking to Tim Gunn for a few minutes. Couldn't hurt.

Posted by gloomy gus on November 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM

This is the way it should be.

Seattle has strangulated itself with hoary insiders, and tired mucky mucks. Their self-aggrandizement has turned a liveable city into a tangled mess of disaster!

Start from the ground up.

No voice more than the rest.

Listen to the people!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on November 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM

The people, people, listen to the people. No, not those people over there, these people here.

Listen listen listen. Maybe later we'll actually have something to do, but for now, we must listen to the people.

Posted by I, The People on November 12, 2009 at 8:55 PM

Dominic, you spelled people poeple twice in two different articles. Chronic typo?

Posted by BombasticMO

on November 12, 2009 at 8:57 PM

How many transitions have you covered? None I bet. This is the same old stuff - ask your friends for their opinions and call it the "the people's process".

Same product, different package. You fell for it.

Posted by mcskeptic on November 12, 2009 at 9:14 PM

@5:

So far that indicates that you listened to about 30 seconds of the video. It's only 4 minutes long. Attention spans ftw.

Posted by Zelbinian on November 12, 2009 at 9:53 PM

To get businesses to come to Seattle, give a one year tax morotorium to any company that relocates here. And offer tourists free parking. You could have hotels give free parking stickers that expire in two weeks from time of issue.

Posted by Vince on November 13, 2009 at 5:16 AM

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Posted by tAX bREAKS AND gOVERNMENT gIVEaWAYS on November 13, 2009 at 5:30 AM

Let him run the city, but given his fashion sense, please don't let him pick out the curtains!

Posted by Fashion Police on November 13, 2009 at 7:24 AM

I like the guy but I have a hard time trusting adults who can't dress themselves. But I think it's a generational thing so he gets a pass from me, a 26 year old little shit. heh

Posted by JesseJB on November 13, 2009 at 7:49 AM

This is unorthadox indeed. A guy standing in front of a whiteboard with diagrams using buzzwords like "Open Source", "Robust Online Presence" and "Move Forward". A cellphone company executive would have never been able to pull off something so revolutionary.

Posted by clint on November 13, 2009 at 9:21 AM

Right... Because what Seattle really needs is more consensus building...

Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me on November 13, 2009 at 10:16 AM

Anyone who thought McGinn would do scorched earth on the Mallahamsters doesn't know Mike ... or Joe.

It was an election, a sea change.

But we're all Seattleites.

Well, except for the Billionaires they're building the Billionaires Tunnel for ... which is why that's going to die a horrid painful death if they dare bring it to the polls. Which, by law, they have to.

Not to mention the required EIS.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on November 13, 2009 at 10:42 AM

You know Will, McGinn didn't exactly get elected with a mandate. He only got elected at all because he very skillfully nuanced his position on the State Highway 99 tunnel in a way that allowed at least some people who want the tunnel built to vote for him (probably many).

Obstruct as best you can, this tunnel will be built.

Posted by Aaron on November 13, 2009 at 2:20 PM