July 30, 10:06 AM 3
Spread the Message
Last night we exceeded our pledge-drive goal of 75 pledges! Thank you for all your donations. We are on the final push—ballots should arrive in your mailbox today or tomorrow. We know that the most persuasive political communication is when a friend tells another friend about a candidate.
You taking the time to ask your family, friends, and colleagues to vote for Mike is better than a week of TV.
Please copy the below message and email it to friends, family and colleagues!
Getting our message out is the way we will WIN this primary.
Thank you,
Michael McGinn
E-mail Message
Dear family, friends and colleagues,
It is increasingly clear that we are going to get a new Mayor. We have the power to decide what kind of a city we want Seattle to become.
As our Mayor, Mike McGinn will stop the $4.2 billion deep-bore tunnel that politicians are trying to force on us. It’s too expensive—the largest tax increase in Seattle history.
Improve Transit
Mike McGinn will expand light rail, add bus service and increase biking and walking options. He will work with Metro to make overcrowded buses a thing of the past.
Responsible for Seattle Schools
Mike McGinn agrees with the Obama Administration that mayors should take responsibility for city schools. He will turn Seattle schools around and be held accountable for their success or failure.
Technology
Mike McGinn will upgrade our Internet infrastructure to keep Seattle competitive in the world economy.
Mike McGinn is our only chance for an actual debate in the Mayor’s race. He offers the only real alternative to Nickels policies, a new direction for Seattle’s future and opportunity for us to have a real debate about our future.
McGinn in the news:
The Stranger | He’s Our Only Chance for an Actual Debate
The Seattle Times | He’s the Guy Against the Tunnel
Key to revitalizing Seattle’s economy is Seattle City Light, right now we have a three tier utility structure, where the more you use, the more you pay. Going to a 12 Tier structure, will encourage much more electricity conservation, and encourage conservation…which allows Seattle City Light to sell more electricity to California. This allows Seattle City Light to set up a “solar and renewable energy bank” so people can borrow money to install solar and renewable energy equipment on their roofs. This employs people, conserves more electricity, by which Seattle City Light can sell more electricity to California.
This encourages more electricity conserved and sold to California, which increases funding for alternative energy loans…which in turn creates more electricty to sell to California. The day would come when Seattle City Light would pay the residents of Seattle.
The 4.2 Billion dollar waterfront is one big waste of priorities. We need to replace the culverts for salmon, repair 300 million dollars worth of city streets, and got bridges to repair. If there is any way by which the waterfront tunnel can be built, then build a TWO LANE tunnel instead of a SIX LANE tunnel and make buses and vanpools priority. Then use the tolls to pay off the first two lane tunnel. Once paid off, then build the second two lane tunnel for tollcars and trucks. Once this second two lane tunnel is paid off, then build the third two lane tunnel. This way there is less risk, i say structurally stronger, promotes transit, and is within financial scope. The present plan is financially irresponsible. But by building three two lane tunnels, in phases, it is financially responsible…
The stadiums are PUBLIC UTILITIES. Which means they are paid for by the taxpayer….and can be used for emergencies. So, open them up on non-game night for TENT CITY. And allow homeless people to pitch tents at the stadiums. Make it professional, with breakfast, showers, job counciling, emergency medical, etc. These sports entertainers are taxpayer subsidized millionaires, so let’s see them put their money where their charitable mouth is at. They can step up to the plate and help out. The stadiums can be used to house homeless people, they got all the facilities, and use to handling crowds. And let’s see other cities help out.