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Apr 03
Transit changes at King County Metro
For you transit buffs… time to provide your feedback on the latest proposed transit changes at King County Metro: In recent months, we’ve heard from nearly 10,000 transit customers about our proposals to restructure bus service to be more productive and meet the needs of more people. That public input has helped shape the final …
Mar 23
Gas Prices
As the rhetoric heats up this election season, I’m sure all sorts of blame will go around on gas prices. People will, again, suggest that we increase our domestic gas production (damaging the environment in the process) to try to lower those prices. A statistical analysis of 36 years of monthly, inflation-adjusted gasoline prices and U.S. …
Mar 12
Zack Hudgins ending campaign for Secretary of State
From Zack: I am writing to you to let you know the results of a difficult decision. I am ending my campaign for Secretary of State. Thank you for all of your early, and generous support for my campaign to be Washington’s next Secretary of State. Your help, encouragement, enthusiasm, and generous contributions made me …
Mar 12
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Voter Registration Drive
Please join King County Democrats for this great voter registration drive through downtown Seattle! Also, are any of you willing to phone bank for PCOs and members that are willing to help out with the registration drive? RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/190527031050325/ We will be registering voters to make sure that this November: 1) Washington State …
Mar 09
NYC Teacher Evaluation Data Show Charter Schools Perform No Better Than Public
The blue markers represent NYC’s traditional public schools, while the red and yellow markers represent charter schools, with the chart plotting the average change in English Language Arts (ELA) scores (0 being the 50th percentile) from the end-of-year 4th grade tests (x-axis) to the end of 5th grade, the first year of middle school. Read Gary …
Mar 07
Commit To Caucus on April 15th
The Democratic Precinct Caucuses on April 15th are your way to help choose a Democratic nominee for President and shape the future of the party, and a good way to be elected as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention. YES! I am committing to attend the Washington State Democratic Precinct Caucuses on April 15th and …
Mar 07
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Please forward to other groups that may be interested in attending this event! On March 17th – we will be registering voters at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade! – Please RSVP to Brian at bcarver1@gmail.com – We will meet at Starbucks Coffee at 10:30am (505 5th Avenue South, Seattle, WA) so we can all head …
Mar 06
SAVE THE DATE: Social media training on 3/15
From Misty Shock Rule: The Precinct Caucuses are coming up fast, and April 15th will be here before we know it. We’re working on developing our communications plan for the caucuses, and we want to help you with yours! With that in mind, we will be hosting an online webinar on how to use social media …
Mar 06
A Message from Rep. Hasegawa – March 5
Dear Neighbors, I know many of you are wondering about the recent actions that took place in the Senate late on Friday afternoon. In the coming days we’ll be learning more about the impacts of these actions, but for now I wanted to send you the statement that was released by Speaker Frank Chopp. ************************************************************************** …
Mar 05
The White House’s Economic Case for Reelection in 13 Charts
From The Atlantic: During this election cycle, I’m sure many of you will want some sort of data to back up claims while debating / convincing people Obama’s actually done a decent job with the economy. The Atlantic posted a series of slides that the Treasury Department put together to show the state of the …
Feb 03
Reorganization
On February 2nd, 2012, our chair, Martha Koester, resigned. She has served the district well, but the redistricting means she’s not going to be in the district anymore and it’s time for a re-org. Elections for all e-board positions will be held on February 21st at our general meeting. Until then, our vice-chair, Marvin Rosete, …
Jan 30
Workshop: “Creating a New Economy” – Feb 5th, 2-6 pm
When? Sunday, February 5th 2:00-6:00 pm Where? North Seattle Friends Church Directions 7740 24th Ave NE, Seattle 98115
