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Seattle swears in Durkan, first woman mayor since the 1920s

November 30, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE — The first woman mayor since the 1920s has taken the helm in the booming progressive city of Seattle. Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan was sworn in on Nov. 28 at an Ethiopian community center, 91 years after the city elected Bertha Knight Landes as mayor. “We must remember […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2017, Jenny Durkan, VOL 36 NO 49 | DECEMBER 2 - DECEMBER 8

BLOG: Mayor Jenny Durkan — Wonder Woman

November 30, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On Nov. 28, Seattle welcomed a new mayor — female, bold, and original. Even on day one, Mayor Jenny Durkan amazed many. And what an inauguration! As the second woman and first lesbian mayor since the founding day of Seattle in 1851, Durkan decided to take City Hall directly […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2017, Jenny Durkan, Publisher Ng's blog, VOL 36 NO 49 | DECEMBER 2 - DECEMBER 8

Tickets available now! Community Celebration for Mayor-Elect Jenny Durkan Dec. 15

November 30, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tickets are $50 a piece, ($20 for students). Buy tickets here: durkan.brownpapertickets.com

Filed Under: Community News, Featured stories Tagged With: 2017, Jenny Durkan

Durkan: Seattle’s next mayor

November 9, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By LISA BAUMANN SEATTLE (AP) — In a Seattle mayoral race that will give the booming liberal city its first female mayor since the 1920s, former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan has taken a strong early lead. Ninety-one years after Seattle elected Bertha Knight Landes as mayor, early returns Tuesday showed Durkan […]

Filed Under: Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2017, Jenny Durkan, VOL 36 NO 46 | NOVEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 17

Mayoral candidates tour Little Saigon

November 6, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Friends of Little Saigon organized separate tours for Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan this week. Moon’s tour of the neighborhood was on Oct. 30 and Durkan’s took place the day after. They met with businesses and community leaders of Little Saigon. Small businesses owners shared with the candidates their concerns and challenges […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Jenny Durkan, QUYNH PHAM, VOL 36 NO 45 | NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 10

EDITORIAL: Two crucial races

October 26, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two women are battling each other to become Seattle’s next mayor. In the local Asian community, support appears to be split down the middle for Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan. While the community is divided, the upside is, more and more Asians are getting involved in the political process and making their voices be heard. […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2017, Cary Moon, Jenny Durkan, VOL 36 NO 44 | OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3

Mayoral candidates appeal to API community

October 19, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “Anyone who’s been in this community for any period of time, knows that Donnie Chin was beloved. And when he was killed, it really put a hole in the heart of this community. If you were mayor, starting at the beginning of your administration, what would you do specifically […]

Filed Under: Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2017, Cary Moon, Jenny Durkan, VOL 36 NO 43 | OCTOBER 21 - OCTOBER 27

Tax to target Asians?

August 24, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan issued a statement on Aug. 22, on her continued opposition to Cary Moon’s proposal to tax “foreign buyers” after a Seattle Times story came out, which revealed that the Seattle City Attorney’s Office declared the proposal “illegal” and the “King County assessor has denounced the […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Cary Moon, Jenny Durkan, VOL 36 NO 35 | AUGUST 26 - SEPT 1, seattle tax

EDITORIAL: Making history

August 3, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For the first time in almost a century, Seattle will elect a female mayor. Jenny Durkan is currently leading with Cary Moon and Nikkita Oliver not far behind. All first-time candidates. All women. In the early 20th century, the campaign for women’s suffrage and prohibition issues brought women into the public sphere. With the passage […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2017, Cary Moon, Jenny Durkan, Nikkita Oliver, VOL 36 NO 32 | AUGUST 5 - AUGUST 11

Forum for mayoral candidates provides needed answers for API community

June 29, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The cheers and jeers at the Mayoral Candidate Forum were just some of the many sounds that could be heard at the pre-election, public event at the Nagomi Tea House. Ten candidates for the chief executive’s job in Seattle attended a forum on June 22 specifically for the city’s […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2017, API MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM 2017, Bob Hasegawa, Cary Moon, Gary Brose, James Norton, Jenny Durkan, Jessyn Farrell, Larry Oberto, Mike McGinn, Nikkita Oliver, Tiniell Cato, VOL 36 NO 27 | JULY 1 - JULY 7

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