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VIDEO: Here’s raw footage of The B-Town Blog’s final 2017 Candidate Forum
On Tuesday night (Oct. 3), The B-Town Blog held its second and final 2017 Burien City Council Candidate Forum at Merrill Gardens at Burien (an Advertiser). This final forum featured candidates for […]
Posted inPolitics, Schools & Education
FOLLOWUP: District says unstable front of Highline High School must be rebuilt
It took the money from the voter approved recent bond election to give the Highline School District enough money to find out whether the front wall façade…]]>
Posted inCrime, Letters to the Editor, Politics
LETTER: What’s the connection between vehicular manslaughter in Virginia at a White Supremacist rally and a rape in Burien?
[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:] Dear Editor, […]
Posted inCrime, Politics
Burien Council to hold special meeting July 31 to discuss Ordinance 651 repeal
The Burien City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 31, 2017 regarding the petition to repeal Burien’s Ordinance 651. This meeting – which starts at 7 p.m. […]
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Elections, Letters to the Editor, Politics
LETTER: Gary Wood is running for Burien City Council, Position #1
[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. During this […]
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Elections, Politics
B-TOWN BLOG VOTERS’ GUIDE: Q&As with City Council Pos. #1 Candidates
On July 6, 2017, we emailed out a list of 11 Questions to all candidates running for Burien City Council in the Primary election, which has an Aug. 1 voting […]
Posted inCrime, Elections, Politics
ELECTION: Berkowitz not running, other positions draw largely anti-crime candidates
By Jack Mayne As of Friday’s filing deadline, 17 people are looking to become or remain members of the Burien City Council, but current councilmember Lauren Berkowitz will not be […]
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Letters to the Editor, Politics
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘I believe it is time to replace Council Leaders’
[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:] Dear Council […]
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Politics
Lauren Berkowitz can keep on phoning it in while Tweeting commentaries
By Jack Mayne Burien City Councilmember Lauren Berkowitz can still attend sessions by telephone, despite having long been criticized by some members of the Burien public. Berkowitz has physically attended only […]
