PHOTOS: Pics From Tuesday Night’s King County Council Candidates Forum

Plenty of photos were taken at Tuesday night’s B-Town Blog King County Council Candidates’ Forum by both Michael Brunk and Nicholas Johnson, and it didn’t take long until Scott Schaefer... [Read more]

REMINDER: King County Council Candidates Debate Is Tonight At ERAC

Reminder, fellow concerned and involved citizens, The B-Town Blog is hosting a sure-to-be exciting Candidates Debate tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Burien, from 7pm to 8:15pm, featuring the two candidates... [Read more]

McDermott, Toledo Anticipate Face-Off for King County Council In Nov. Election

by Ralph Nichols After a second day of counting ballots cast in the Aug. 17 primary election, Joe McDermott maintains a lopsided lead in the King County Council race from District 8. McDermott has almost... [Read more]

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser, Shawn McEvoy For King County Council

We’d like to welcome our latest Advertiser, Shawn McEvoy, running for King County Council, District 8. Here’s what Shawn would like us to share with our Readers: Thank you for taking the time... [Read more]

King County Council Candidates Face-Off At League Of Women Voters Forum

by Ralph Nichols All four candidates vying to represent District 8, which includes Burien and North Highline, on the King County Council met in their last scheduled pre-primary face-off at Seattle First... [Read more]

Cost of Police Tops Agenda During County Executive’s Burien Meeting

by Ralph Nichols King County Executive Dow Constantine took a leisurely stroll through the Burien Farmers Market on a sunny Thursday afternoon (Aug. 5) – but only after spending 90 minutes discussing... [Read more]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Reader’s Review Of Our Candidates Forum

Candidates for the King County Council District 8 position; Diana Toledo, Shawn McEvoy, Joe McDermott, and Tim Fahey met for the first community forum of the primary cycle. Sponsored by The B-Town Blog... [Read more]

UPDATE: Audio/Photos Of Tuesday’s Lively King County Candidates Forum

UPDATE 5:45pm 7/21/10: We’ve added Audio, as well as Photos of the event as shot by Michael Brunk, to the bottom of the story: by Ralph Nichols All four candidates for King County Council District... [Read more]

Dave Ross Hosts Our Candidates Forum TONIGHT & YOU Can Ask Questions!

Tonight (Tuesday, July 20) is the night for The B-Town Blog Candidates Forum, featuring the contenders vying for Dow Constantine’s former seat on the King County Council, with a major portion of... [Read more]

King County Council Places Sales Tax Measure On November Ballot

On Monday (July 19), the King County Council announced that it had approved placing a proposal on the November ballot to increase the sales and use tax in King County, with revenue going predominately... [Read more]

Burien’s Planned Transit-Oriented Garage Gets Approval From County

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This Story has been updated since first being posted Monday, July 19] by Ralph Nichols A joint funding agreement for a $20.5 million Burien Transit Center parking garage was approved on... [Read more]

REMINDER: KIRO’s Dave Ross To Moderate Our Candidates Forum Tuesday

We are pleased to remind our readers of our next Candidates Forum, featuring the contenders vying for Dow Constantine’s former seat on the King County Council. It will be this Tuesday, July 20, from... [Read more]

KIRO’s Dave Ross to Moderate B-Town Blog Candidates Forum July 20

We at The B-Town Blog are pleased to announce our next Candidates Forum, sure to be as memorable as the one we hosted a couple months back. This one will be Tuesday, July 20, 7pm – 8:45pm in the boardroom... [Read more]

Local Candidate Shawn McEvoy Holding Kick Off Party Tuesday, June 22nd

Current Normandy Park City Councilmember and former Mayor Shawn McEvoy, running for the 8th District seat on the King County Council, will be holding a campaign kick off party on Tuesday, June 22nd from... [Read more]

Diana Toledo In Race For County Council Seat Despite Rejection of Signatures

by Mark Neuman Diana Toledo is a self described “proactive” person. That particular proactive quality may have preserved her young candidacy for a seat on the Metropolitan King County Council. Toledo,... [Read more]

Filipino-American Candidate Files For King County Council, District 8

Another candidate has filed for the King County Council seat for District 8, joining Normandy Park’s Shawn McEvoy, who announced his candidacy on May 20th – lifelong Seattle resident and 15-year... [Read more]

Normandy Park’s Shawn McEvoy Running For King County Council

On Thursday (May 20), former Normandy Park Mayor and current city councilmember Shawn McEvoy announced that he’s running for the King County Council seat in District 8, against State Sen Joe McDermott. This... [Read more]

Former Councilmember, Highline College VP Appointed To Transit Task Force

Former Burien City Councilmember Sue Blazak, along with Highline College Vice President of Administration Larry Yok, were appointed Monday (Feb. 22nd) along with 26 others to a new Regional Transit Task... [Read more]

$20.5 Million, 500-Stall Garage Moves Closer To Start Of Construction

by Ralph Nichols A $20.5 million parking garage with 500 stalls, planned for the park-and-ride lot in downtown Burien, has moved a big step closer toward the start of construction. The King County Council... [Read more]