In a sweeping indictment of the Seattle City Council, the 46th District Democrats--representing much of North Seattle--voted last week against granting a single endorsement to any current city council member. Just one--public safety chair Jim Compton--earned a tepid joint endorsement, which he splits with lefty political novice Angel Bolaños. Anti City Light firebrand David Della easily won the Ds' nod over utility chair Heidi Wills, who, according to 46th District chair Scott White, "blew us off" by failing to show up for the Thursday-night meeting. "Heidi was at the helm while the city was responding to the energy crisis," White says. "She's been really absent in the last four years." Council president Peter Steinbrueck, who has just one opponent now that former challenger Rudi Bertschi has dropped out of the race, lost out to "no endorsement" when the former Green Party member failed to get the required two-thirds of the Democrats' votes; state senator Ken Jacobsen, a committed Democrat, spoke against endorsing Steinbrueck. ERICA C. BARNETT

No Districts?

The city's Citizen Advisory Panel on Council Elections--the group charged with examining whether the way Seattle elects city council ought to be reformed--released its final report August 11. Keep the current at-large system intact, the majority of the 16-member panel said. One member did offer a contrary view. In his asterisk to the report, attorney Chris Beer said the panel wasn't able to do enough research. "It is regrettable that the council is presented with a recommendation for retaining the status quo," wrote Beer. AMY JENNIGES

Attorney General Sidran?

Former city attorney Mark Sidran, the civility-law centrist Democrat who lost to Greg Nickels by a hair in the 2001 mayoral race, is contemplating a run for attorney general next year. "I am exploring it," he says. He describes the post as an "exciting and wonderful job," but says it is "too soon to say I'm leaning one way or another." Former state insurance commissioner Deborah Senn, a liberal Democrat, has already declared. On the Republican side, well-funded King County Council Member Rob McKenna has said he will likely run, if he decides not to run for governor. SANDEEP KAUSHIK

Zak's Lives!

Zak's, the Seattle Center punk bar that closed recently, is reopening in early October under new owners as the Fun House. Bobby Kuckelburg and Rob Frishkoff, co-owners of the Lobo Saloon on Eastlake, plan on doing a "small remodel," and will bring back booker Brian Foss. JENNIFER MAERZ