A few of the exchanges...

The questions McGinn has answered (the candidates choose which ones they answer in what order):

Q: Have you ever testified before City Council?

A: Yes, many times.

Q: Do you support building a new city jail? I-100 questioned the logic of building a new city jail, when we are so stretched for resources in critical areas like education and human services. Should we be focusing on outdated strategies like building more jail cells than their are criminals or should we be making progress and finding alternatives to incarceration?

A: I do not support building a new jail. We should be making progress in finding alternatives to incarceration. To the extent the city has jail needs, we should work with the County.

Q: Your stance on total marijuana decriminalization? If a state or local referendum motion came before voters to render marijuana possession non-criminal (such as has happened in the state of Massachusetts), would you support such a measure? Additionally, if such a measure passed and became law, would it have your full and total support, as an elected servant to your constituents?

A: Yes I would support it. If every politician who ever smoked marijuana supported it, it would be decriminalized in a heartbeat.

The questions Mallahan has answered:

Q: "Not to pop off turtles." Joe: Can you explain the "not to pop off turtles" comment you made during the CityClub mayoral debate?

A: Turtles are those elevated dots in a line that lay over road striping that cause the rumble rumble sound when you cross into another lane of traffic. A turtle + adhesive on our roads costs roughly $12 per "turtle." Seattle Department of Transportation kept plow blades a couple of inches off the pavement during the snow storm response to avoid popping "turtles" off the pavement and to avoid increasing the size of pot holes. It was a penny wise and pound foolish. We lost about $300 million of retail revenue during two weeks of impassable roads.

Q: Why, personally, do you want to be mayor? We already know the standard responses: service, altruism, civic duty, blahh blahhhh. Why is being Mayor of Seattle better than what you were doing previously? What are your long-term life plans and how does becoming the next mayor play into those plans?

A: I am passionate about my progressive values of social justice and environmental stewardship. I got in this race because city hall had become so inefficient and so ineffective at delivering basic services, like public safety, that we were at risk of moving backwards. We won't be able to pursue our progressive values if we aren't good stewards of tax dollars, and if we don't get this economy back on track again. We simply won't have the financial latitude to pursue our values. I think we can do better and I think my effective management and leadership skills will help us do better.

Q: Journalistically, who would you rather answer to: Frank Blethen or Dan Savage?

A: Well, let's just say it was Dan Savage's threat to run for mayor that finally convinced me I had to get in the race....

More here.