And they’re off – here’s who’s running for Burien City Council after first filing day

Monday, May 13 was the first day to file to run for office with King County Elections for 2013, and the race for Burien City Council is off to an interesting start. Incumbents Jack Block, Jr., Joan McGilton... [Read more]

Joey Martinez officially declares candidacy for Burien City Council Seat #7

Joey Martinez shakes former Burien City Councilmember Gordon Shaw’s hand at a 2012 B-Town Blog Candidate Forum. Photo by Scott Schaefer. Joey Martinez, who unsuccessfully ran for Burien City Council... [Read more]

Running for City Council? King County Elections holding two free workshops

Planning on running for public office – say, perhaps the Burien City Council – this fall? King County Elections is offering two free workshops for potential candidates on Thursday, April 25 (2 p.m.... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Clearly, there is a need for a change in City Hall’

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a Reader. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The B-Town Blog nor its staff:] Letter to the Editor: When I first filed my... [Read more]

Think You’d Be a Better City Council Member? Here’s How YOU Can Run

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The last time we did a post of this nature (see it here), it inspired at least one Reader to apply to run for a seat on the Burien City Council – we hope this one does the same.] If you... [Read more]

Joey Martinez Throws His Hat Back Into the Ring for Burien City Council

Joey Martinez, who unsuccessfully ran for Burien City Council last year – losing against Gordon Shaw and Bob Edgar in the primary – appears to be the first to announce that he will be running for a seat in 2013…

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: Bob Edgar For Position #4 Burien City Council

We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser to The B-Town Blog – Bob Edgar for Position #4 of the Burien City Council! As we do with all our Advertisers, we’re allowing Mr. Edgar a forum to... [Read more]

Notes From Monday Night's City Council Meeting

by Gina Bourdage

Monday night’s (April 27th) City Council meeting was run under a “business as usual” approach, despite the recent news about Burien City Manager Mike Martin’s DUI arrest.

Many in the audience came expecting to hear Martin address the issue, perhaps even issue a public apology or letter of resignation. However, Martin didn’t say one word about his incident, (which happened Sunday, April 19th), and the only references to it were statements of support from four residents, which you can read below…

Notes From Monday Night’s City Council Meeting

by Gina Bourdage Here are notes from Monday night’s (April 6th) Burien City Council meeting (link to PDF agenda here): LEVY SUPPORTS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES: A recent survey found that 50% of... [Read more]

Notes From Monday Night’s City Council Meeting

by Gina Bourdage Notes from Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting (Feb. 9th): LAKE-TO-SOUND TRAIL King County Council Chair Julia Patterson and her team presented the 17-mile Lake-To-Sound... [Read more]

Notes From Monday’s Burien City Council Meeting

Dan Rosenfeld of Urban Partners presented an update on Burien Town Square at Monday night's City Council meeting. by Gina Bourdage Monday night’s Burien City Council meeting was rescheduled on... [Read more]

Ex-Councilmember Files Initiative Against Annexation

BREAKING NEWS 7:15pm 1/26/09: Longtime Burien resident and former City Councilmember Stephen Lamphear filed the following Initiative against the annexation of North Highline with the City of Burien Monday... [Read more]

Annexation On Tonight’s City Agenda

Burien City Councilperson Lucy Krakowiak tells us that the hot topic of Annexation will be on the agenda at tonight’s Burien City Council meeting. And guess what – you, the public, are invited... [Read more]