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 […]
BLOG: Mayor Jenny Durkan — Wonder Woman
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 […]
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Durkan: Seattle’s next mayor
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 […]
Mayoral candidates tour Little Saigon
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 […]
EDITORIAL: Two crucial races
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. […]
Mayoral candidates appeal to API community
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 […]
Tax to target Asians?
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 […]
EDITORIAL: Making history
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 […]
Forum for mayoral candidates provides needed answers for API community
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 […]