If you have questions about city government, and want them answered by Seattle City Councilmembers on the Seattle Channel, you’ve got until 5 p.m. today to submit them.
Questions will be answered by City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark, Jean Godden and Tom Rasmussen on the Seattle Channel’s “City Inside/Out: Council Edition” on July 11, with guest host and KUOW journalist Ross Reynolds.
Tonight is the monthly “Ask The Mayor” show on the Seattle Channel hosted by C.R. Douglas. If you’ve never seen the show, Mayor Mike McGinn answers questions from the public on a range of topics.
The show airs live from 7 to 8 p.m. If you have an issue, concern, or question you’d like answered, you can call 206-684-8821, email askthemayor@seattle.gov or Tweet to @SeattleChannel using #askthemayor. The show airs on cable channel 21 or online here.
If you missed last night’s Mayor’s Town Hall at the Bitter Lake Community Center the Seattle Channel has archived the questions-and-answer portion of the night.
Mayor Mike McGinn and various city staff members answered a wide range of audience members’ questions, from crime to recycling, for about 90 minutes.
Tonight is the monthly “Ask The Mayor” show on the Seattle Channel hosted by C.R. Douglas. If you’ve never seen the show, Mayor Mike McGinn answers questions from the public on a range of topics. In last month’s show, Mayor McGinn said, “I don’t care how people get around. If they choose to drive, they choose to drive. I can’t get my wife out of a car, so I’m not going to try to get other people out of their cars either.” (See last month’s episode here.)
The show airs live from 7 to 8 p.m. If you have an issue, concern, or question you’d like answered, you can call 206-684-8821, email askthemayor@seattle.gov or Tweet to @SeattleChannel. The show airs on cable channel 21 or online here.
Ever wondered what happens day to day in the exciting world of hyperlocal journalism? The couple behind Next Door Media — Kate and Cory Bergman — are profiled in this Seattle Channel piece that focuses on the company’s flagship site, My Ballard. (Queen Anne View is a Next Door Media site.) It’ll air tonight on TV (channel 21), but you can preview it here.
Added bonus: We got to see Silver, one of our tipsters. Thanks for all you do, Silver!
At 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, December 16 there will be a Viaduct Tunnel Option Debate at City Hall. For those of you who can’t make it to the actual event, the folks at Seattle Channel will be streaming the debate live so you can watch it right here at QueenAnneView. Don’t forget to tune in!
Mayor Mike McGinn announced his selection of current interim Seattle Police Chief John Diaz to take on the permanent post Thursday, June 24. Seattle Channel recorded the mayor’s announcement, which you can watch below.
Diaz stepped in as interim chief when former Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske left to take up a new position as the nation’s Drug Control Policy Director. The mayor had narrowed the selection pool down the three finalists last month, including Diaz, Sacramento police chief Rick Braziel and East Palo Alto, California police chief Ron Davis, when Braziel withdrew from the race. For more information on Diaz and what’s in store for the Seattle Police Department, read this piece by our news partner, The Seattle Times.
Have questions for Mayor McGinn about issues going on citywide and in your community? Tonight’s your chance to get answers. The mayor will be chatting with Seattle Channel‘s C.R. Douglas live tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. and taking questions from the public. Viewers can either tune in to Channel 21 to watch the program, or catch it streaming live here.
If you’ve got a question for Mayor Mike McGinn, call in to the Seattle Channel at 7 p.m. Thursday as the mayor chats live with host C.R. Douglas.
Call 206-684-8821 during the show, or email askthemayor@seattle.gov anytime to record your question for the mayor. The Seattle Channel is on cable channel 21.
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Seattle Channel has posted the video online from the “City Inside/Out” series featuring the three contenders: Current interim Seattle Police Chief John Diaz (.pdf); Rick Braziel (.pdf), the current chief of police in Sacramento; and Ron Davis (.pdf), the chief of police in East Palo Alto, California. Unlike the forum format, on the show all three candidates participated in a dialogue together rather than speaking and answering questions independently.
Mayor Mike McGinn is expected to make a final decision sometime this month, which will then be subject to City Council approval. Read up on the candidates here.
The final three candidates up for Seattle Police Chief were grilled by the Seattle City Council and the public at a community forum at Seattle Center Wednesday, June 2 as one of a number of public appearances they’ll be making around town this week.
Former Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske left his post last year when he was appointed by President Obama as the nation’s Drug Control Policy Director. Mayor McGinn, who has been actively looking for a replacement since January, is expected to make a final decision later this month, subject to City Council confirmation.
The three finalists (left to right) Rick Braziel, Ron Davis and John Diaz. (Photo credit: John Lok, courtesy of The Seattle Times).
Last month McGinn narrowed down the list, provided by a 26-member Police Chief Search Committee, from nine to three: Current interim Seattle Police Chief John Diaz (.pdf); Rick Braziel (.pdf), the current chief of police in Sacramento; and Ron Davis (.pdf), the chief of police in East Palo Alto, California.
Our news partner The Seattle Times covered the public forum last night, and wrote up an overview of each candidates’ platform. From the Times:
Braziel, 50, mixing an inspirational tone with academic touches, told the council he would be “like a big sponge” accepting feedback from all corners.
Davis, 46, displaying an outgoing personality, said he has engaged youths in his city by seeking out their opinions and recognizing what they “bring to the table.”
Diaz, 52, exhibiting the introspective and thoughtful approach that has marked his 15-month tenure as interim chief, said he would put Seattle communities in the “driver’s seat,” using neighborhood surveys to change the cultural assumption that police know best.
At the forum all three candidates emphasized the need to be directly rooted in Seattle and its many communities in order to better serve the city at large. Braziel, Davis and Diaz each offered the community an explanation of their experience, strengths and plans for Seattle. Read more in the full Times piece.
All three finalists will be appearing on Seattle Channel’s “City Inside/Out” telecast with C.R. Douglas this week, which airs at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 4. According to Seattle Channel, this will be the only event at which all three will appear and participate in a discourse together (at Wednesday’s forum each candidate spoke and took questions from the public separately). After the show airs Friday, the video will be available to view online at the Seattle Channel website.
36th District Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles will be discussing marijuana policy at a Town Hall meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight. Even if you can’t make it you can watch the talk, part of Seattle Channel’s “Seattle Speaks” program, live and streaming below.
36th District Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle) has been spearheading the effort to expand medical marijuana law in Washington State, resulting in a bill which was signed by Governor Gregoire last month that will provide improved access to medical marijuana for residents with terminal or debilitating conditions. At 7 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19, Kohl-Welles will be participating in a Town Hall discussion on marijuana policy, as part of Seattle Channel’s “Seattle Speaks” program. Other speakers include Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes and ACLU-WA Drug Policy Director Alison Holcomb. The event will be held at Town Hall, located at 1119 8th Ave and is free to the public. Can’t make it? Seattle Channel will be broadcasting the discussion live on their website.
Speakers and panelists at the forum included representatives from the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle City Council, as well as community and organizational leaders. Topics covered included public safety, Block Watch programs, graffiti reporting–a particularly hot issue in Queen Anne right now–and more.
For those who prefer to watch Seattle Channel on the good old fashioned TV, they will be airing repeats of the cablecast at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, April 29 and 2 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, April 30 on Channel 21.
This coming Monday, October 5, Seattle City Council and Mayoral candidates will meet in a community forum in the Ballard High School auditorium. Some of the issues expected to be raised at the forum include: access and cost for the SR-99 corridor and tunnel, crime and other public safety concerns, the future of industrial lands and the maritime industry, as well as controls on the rate of growth and development.
Co-sponsored by the Magnolia/Queen Anne and Ballard district councils, the candidate forum will be moderated by C.R. Douglas of Seattle Channel. Door will open at 6 p.m., the forum will begin at 6:30 p.m.
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Tonight is the monthly “Ask The Mayor” show on the Seattle Channel hosted by C.R. Douglas. If you’ve never seen the show, Mayor Mike McGinn answers questions from the public on a range of topics.
