Jordan Royer left city government in 2007 to accept the position of vice president for external affairs in the Seattle office of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, where he currently works rep
The officer did a fine job, using a minimum of force under difficult circumstances (including the risky situation of being on a one-person patrol). Ironically, he was there to save lives in the spot with the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities.
Two new city leaders, Mayor Mike McGinn and City Attorney Peter Holmes, are close to launching a push for safer, livelier culture in the city's nightlife districts and establishments. It's an effort that seems to have some solid starting points and potential problems.
Local governments do it all the time: start popular new projects while ignoring upkeep. This time, Seattle and King County took it to the point of shutting down South Park's vital bridge, shafting a neighborhood that lacks political clout.
Seattle's council came to consensus around 17 "priorities." It's more instructive to listen to each of the council members talk about what could happen in the coming year.
City council majorities have long opposed annexations. Some residents of nearby communities will tell you, sometimes bluntly, they dislike the idea of joining the city. But there are good reasons to hope the diverse neighborhood of White Center joins the city.
