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Seattle City Council votes to proceed with tunnel
Oct 19th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to move forward with a plan to replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct along the Seattle waterfront with a deep-bored tunnel.
Mike McGinn says he would uphold the plans for a tunnel if elected
Oct 19th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
Mayoral candidate Mike McGinn said this afternoon that if he's elected, he'll go along with the city's plans for a deep-bore tunnel on the city's waterfront. McGinn's statement is a sharp change in tone from the rest of his campaign...

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Interview - David Bloom - Candidate for Seattle City Council
Interview with longtime activist David Bloom, candidate for Seattle City Council Position 4
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Interview - Nick Licata - Candidate Seattle City Council
Interview with Nick Licata Incumbent Candidate Seattle City Council Position 6
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Joe Szwaja for Seattle City Council
Joe Szwaja for Seattle City Council. Honest, green, responsible, city leadership.
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Robert Rosencrantz has the WRONG VALUES for Seattle City Council
Robert Rosencrantz, candidate for Seattle City Council Pos. 8, has said he wants to change the culture of Seattle. And it's no wonder he does, because his values are out of step with Seattle on issues such as abortion and choice ...

Seattle City Council from WikiPedia:

The Seattle City Council, the 9-member legislative body of Seattle, Washington, consists of nine members elected at large. Each member's term is four years, and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve.

Election of city council members occur on odd-numbered years, with either 4 or 5 council members up for election based on position number. The 4 even-numbered positions are up for election November 3, 2009. The 5 odd-numbered positions are up for election November 6, 2011. All council members' terms begin January 1.

Since January 1, 2008 the makeup of the council has been:

Richard Conlin, council president
Jan Drago
Nick Licata
Richard McIver

Tim Burgess
Jean Godden
Tom Rasmussen
Bruce Harrell
Sally Clark

Based on the results of the November 3, 2009 elections Sally Bagshaw will replace Jan Drago and Mike O'Brien will replace Richard McIver starting in 2010.