Posts for July, 2007

Dog-gone again

July 30th, 2007

I found a dog on my way to work this morning. It's been approximately six months since I found the last one, so I'm right about on schedule. I was driving down Lake Washington Blvd. to stop by the dry cleaners when I came upon a little black and white Border Colllie [More]


Hey, Erica

July 30th, 2007

Newspaper blogs are always singling out councilmembers for "constructive advice," right? OK, here's some constructive advice for a reporter. Erica, please stop riding on Rainier Ave. S. I was behind you for a bit one evening last week and it made me scared. You're a fine, confident rider, don't get me wrong. [More]


Councilmembers in the hole

July 23rd, 2007

Councilmember Jan Drago and I toured the Beacon Hill light rail station last Friday - 160 feet below the surface. Seeing the amazing amount of work that has happened down there is very cool. Both station areas have been dug out and they are pumping and pouring concrete around an enormous cylindrical [More]


Zero Waste

July 16th, 2007

The vegetarians are weighing in on Zero Waste and it isn't pretty. We approved the Zero Waste concept for city waste and recycling. The major goals are to stop the increase in waste being hauled to landfill and reach the target of recycling 72 percent of our waste by 2025. One strategy [More]