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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

City Saddest Press Release of the Day

Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:33 AM

This just in...

Don’t Miss Your Chance to: Ask the Mayor
Call 206-684-8821 anytime to record your question or email askthemayor@seattle.gov.
Live call-in show is Wednesday, September 9, 7 p.m.

SEATTLE — Do you have questions for Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels? How does the mayor plan to deal with the City’s $72 million budget hole? Can the City clean up five Aurora Avenue hotels that have been magnets for drug-use and prostitution? How is Seattle’s bid for soccer’s World Cup going? Want to have your questions answered on live TV? Call 206-684-8821 right now and record your message for Mayor Nickels. Or email askthemayor@seattle.gov anytime the inspiration strikes you.

So... uh... who has a question for Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels? Anybody? Hello? This thing on?

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What's his take on the coming cupcake crash? Will he issue a last-minute stimulus package of "BUY[ING] ALL OF THEM, ALL OF THEM!!" to save the cupcake industry in Seattle?

Posted by Baconcat on September 8, 2009 at 11:42 AM

How could you close the libraries for a week in the city with the highest amount of readers per capita? What, do you hate reading or something?

Posted by bookworm on September 8, 2009 at 11:51 AM

How many billions is he proposing in global warming emission set-asides for his Billionaire Tunnel and when will he impose a tax on Billionaires to pay for it?

Cause I'm too broke.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on September 8, 2009 at 11:52 AM

@2 - Highest amount - if you pour them into a gigantic measuring cup.

Posted by pinchi puto on September 8, 2009 at 2:03 PM

The city didn't close the libraries; the city librarian did in cooperation with the unions. The AP has a very nice story on this topic:

"Bill Dennis, a representative of the library workers' union, likewise said the closure was the most equitable way of handling a bad situation...Because much of the library's budget is for personnel, that's where cuts had to be made, and weeklong furloughs were better than eliminating jobs outright, Dennis said."

Most folks with city jobs would far prefer a 5% pay cut to losing their job, health benefits, pension contributions, and so forth. And it's not a permanent occurrence, though it's happened before.

Posted by GlennFleishman

on September 8, 2009 at 2:31 PM

he is still the mayor. is he supposed to pack up five months early because he lost the primary?

Posted by josh

on September 8, 2009 at 2:54 PM

Mr. Mayor,

Where do you find belts that are so large?

Posted by Marmstro on September 8, 2009 at 11:28 PM

"Hello, Mr. Mayor, hi, I was just wondering if you eat your peanut butter grilled cheese sandwiches with or without mayo, and I'll hang up and listen [click]"

Posted by Gomez