City See, I Do Say Something Nice About Local Government Sometimes: Take 2
posted by on January 11 at 16:57 PM
It’s been a longtime pet peeve of mine that you can’t just look at the list of who’s been visiting (lobbying) City Council members; the receptionist takes down each sign-in sheet as it fills up, and you have to fill out a request for the old sheets—a doable but timely process (and one that citizens may not be aware exists). Anyway, the city just made it much, much easier for citizens to find out who’s in their council members’ offices—putting PDF copies of the lists online (including archives) for anyone to see.
For example, on January 3, Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis visited council member Sally Clark; on the same day, John Fox and members of the Seattle Displacement Coalition visited Tom Rasmussen; and on December 13, Jean Godden saw students from Seattle Public Schools. It’s a little thing, but it improves public access to information about their elected officials, which is always welcome. Now, will the mayor’s office follow suit?
Probably not.
The Mayor barely tolerates a free press, as is.
From what I just read, people (like you) have to identify themselves in order to see public info. It's nobody's business if you decide to go look at a public record.
There's Jean Godden. Hard at work for The People.
I think you meant "time-consuming" not "timely," ECB.
I think you meant not "timely" but "time-consuming," ECB.
You're quite self-important to assume everybody reads you. I don't. I see your name on some Slog posting and I don't even need to read below the headline to know it's pure shit. Boring, too. I turned off to your blathering when you suggested handicapped folks shouldn't ride express buses - that there was a sign of your intelligence and really, no one needs to read any more of your criticism/opinion/analysis of ANYTHING to know you're in over your head.
Um, condescending.
(However, I did think that piece on barring disabled people from riding the express bus was incredibly mean.)
Um, save it - amazing talent you have. Laughably amazing.
I read every word Erica writes.
um, doesn't read it - but has time to blather on about not reading it.
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