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What: Meet & Greet w/ James Watkins, candidate for 1st Congressional District
Where: The Game Neighborhood Grill and Bar, 13510 100th Ave NE, Kirkland
When: Tuesday, August 24 at 9:30 am
James Watkins, candidate for 1st Congressional District, will be at The Game Neighborhood Grill & Bar in Kirkland on [...]
James Watkins, 1st Congressional District Candidate Meets and Greets Over Coffee
August 12, 2010 1 Comment
Letter | Larry Springer Campaign
August 5, 2010 2 Comments
As a courtesy to elected officials, we offer them an opportunity to respond to letters to the editor whenever feasible. Representative Larry Springer responded to this letter at http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/19382 – Admin
Dear Editor:
My TV has had two candidate political advertisements repeated; Patty Murray for statewide US Senate Seat and Larry Springer for 45th Leg. Dist. Larry [...]
Voters’ Guide for Primary Election August 17, 2010
July 31, 2010 1 Comment
Click here to visit our Voters’ Guide to the August 17 Primary Election.
The August 17 Primary Election is filled with a wide selection of candidates running for the senate, state legislature and judiciary. No fewer than fifteen candidates are running for the US Senate. The cast of characters seeking the federal office include Republicans such [...]
Andy Hill running for State Senate in 45th District
April 7, 2010 4 Comments
Andy Hill announced that he is running for the state Senate in the 45th Legislative District. “I am running to make a difference for the families and communities of this district,” said Hill. I care deeply about this area and we need to make things better.” Hill will challenge incumbent Eric Oemig.
“Olympia is not working,” [...]
Official results, Lake Washington School District ballot measures
March 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
Lake Washington School District Levies Pass, Bond Fails
School board to determine next steps
The results of the February 9 election are now final according to King County Elections
and Lake Washington School District passed two of three measures on the ballot.
The Replacement of Existing Educational Programs and Operations Levy passed by a margin of 61.63 percent yes [...]
Lake Washington School Board Approves Two Levies, One Bond for February Election
November 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
School Board Approves Two Levies, One Bond for February Election
Two levy renewals, bond to modernize Juanita High School and prevent overcrowding
Redmond, Wash. – At its November 23 meeting, the Lake Washington School District Board of Directors, unanimously approved resolutions for three funding measures to place on the February 9 ballot. The measures are four-year Educational [...]
King County Elections Certified Election Results: Annexation Rejected by PAA
November 24, 2009 18 Comments
This morning the King County Canvassing Board certified final election results. Kirkland’s proposal to annex the Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate neighborhoods, which appeared on the November 3, 2009 ballot as Proposition A, is among the results certified. The following results were posted on the King County Elections website athttp://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/200911/Respage61.aspx:
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: *10813/19231 [...]
Annexation vote remains under 60% threshold, sees slight uptick
November 24, 2009 3 Comments
UPDATED Nov 24 @10:45AM
Today, another 15 votes were counted in the annexation race and the YES votes increased by 0.02%, however, annexation still remains below the 60% threshold needed for approval. With 10,813 votes counted, the latest tally has the YES vote at 59.94% with 6291 YES votes and 4205 NO votes which is 40.06%. [...]
UPDATED | Annexation leading by 8 votes
November 12, 2009 7 Comments
UPDATED Nov. 12 @ 6:06 PM
UPDATED Nov. 12 @ 4:16 PM
Proponents of annexation are watching the King County election results with nervous anticipation. As the results slowly drip in, it is clear that annexation is the only contest in Kirkland that remains undecided. The most recent update to the election results released by King County [...]
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
November 1, 2009 11 Comments
For those of you who have yet to vote in this election, one lesson to learn is this: do your homework. There are falsehoods and dirty tricks being played to persuade you to vote for certain candidates. Learn about the candidates and the controversies surrounding them. This observer can say that without a doubt, in this [...]
Larry Springer responds to Matt Gregory letter
Matt Gregory sent us a letter to the editor regarding Representative Larry Springer. As a courtesy to elected officials, we offer them an opportunity to respond to such letters whenever feasible. – Admin
I appreciate the concern my longtime colleague, Matt Gregory, has regarding the cost of political campaigns. As a candidate whose has had to [...]