Slog - Comments on OPARB Asks the Mayor For An Apology http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology This letter was hand-delivered to the Mayor's office today: Dear Mayor Nickels: The OPA Review Board demands a retraction of your public accusation that we were somehow responsible for the June 18 leak of our draft report to the Seattle Times. You appeared last Wednesday, July 11, on Seattle Channel’s television show “Ask the Mayor”, hosted by C.R.Douglas. When asked about your criticism of the Board, you stated: Mayor Nickels: …I have been critical simply in terms of these recent reports that have been [sic] come out—the first one that was leaked to the press as a confidential draft document,... Copyright 2008 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:35:31 -0800 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:38:46 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by DOUG. Can we recall this guy?

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c767927 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c767927 News Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:34:56 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Good luck with that, Peter. Pfft!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c767950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c767950 News Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:45:16 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle OPARB wants to escalate the swearing contest? This could get interesting. How many official pre-release recipients were there? And how many unofficial recipients, in how many chains of custody?

Note that Chief K publicly and unequivocally denies seeing the OPARB draft in advance of the leak (Seattle Times, June 19):

Kerlikowske said he had not received a copy of the report, which has not been released publicly. It was obtained by The Seattle Times, and when a reporter read him the key findings, he called them "absolutely false."
Apart from the policy dispute, and the question of how the report reached the Times, is OAPRB now on record calling Kerlikowske a liar on this more mundane process-story clash of assertions?

Potentially interesting that a letter "hand-delivered to the Mayor’s office" received same-day posting in the media. Anything special to report on that front, Jonah?

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c767994 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c767994 News Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:54:53 -0800 Comment by Valerie Plame Is Patrick Fitzgerald available?

Only a really stupid journalist would encourage a witchhunt on a leak, but have at it!

]]> Valerie Plame http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c768587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c768587 News Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:22:55 -0800 Comment by Batman I read this to mean that OPARB does not want to play the political game that the Mayor's office is used to playing. For OPARB to publicly release any journalist to freely report if they leaked the document is a smart move. Their obvious goals are accountability, transparancy and good government (not re-election). Good for them!
It will be interesting to see if the Mayor, Tim Ceis and the Chief have the same good ethics.

]]> Batman http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c768815 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/oparb_asks_the_mayor_for_an_apology#c768815 News Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:38:46 -0800