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EDITORIAL: Murray should not step down

July 27, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There have been numerous calls for Seattle Mayor Murray to step down in the aftermath of documents uncovered by the Seattle Times on July 16, detailing an Oregon caseworker’s report that concluded that Murray had sexually abused Jeff Simpson, his foster son in 1984. Among those voices were Seattle Councilmember Lorena González and the Seattle […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2017, Mayor Ed Murray, Michael Shiosaki, VOL 36 NO 31 | JULY 29 - AUGUST 4

Amid new sex abuse findings, González calls on Murray to step down, Murray says no, Harrell cautions against judgement

July 20, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly On Sunday, July 16, the Seattle Times reported that the Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) finally released unearthed old records — records previously thought to have been destroyed — in the name of public interest. The child welfare investigation records indicate that Oregon’s DHS found that Seattle Mayor Ed […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2017, Mayor Ed Murray, VOL 36 NO 30 | JULY 22 - JULY 28

2016 top stories — Seattle’s Chinatown loses its Uncle, a new man in charge at Seattle Colleges, and the fight over homeless encampments

December 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY 10. Streetcar On Feb. 13, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and community leaders celebrated the First Hill Streetcar’s start-of-service with a party full of lion dancing, firecrackers, and red envelopes. The streetcar line, which runs along Jackson street through the International District (ID), connects the ID to Pioneer Square and […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Santos, Bush Garden, Cyrus Habib, Donnie Chin, Dr. Shouan Pan, First Hill Streetcar, HOMELESS CAMPS, Mayor Ed Murray, PETER LIANG SEATTLE PROTEST, PUBLIX, Pramila Jayapal, Ruth Woo, TOP 10 STORIES OF 2016, VOL 35 NO 52 | DECEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 30

Abbey Lincoln Court grand opening

December 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) celebrated the grand opening of Abbey Lincoln Court on Dec. 7. The 68 new homes in Seattle’s Central Area serve those making up to 60 percent of the area median income ($53,760 for a family of four). Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said LIHI is both helping to retain racial […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Abbey Lincoln Court, Mayor Ed Murray, Sharon Lee, VOL 35 NO 51 | DECEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 23

Seattle mayor vows that immigrants are welcome

November 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Grygiel Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — On Nov. 9, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the country had elected a leader who has “demonstrated outright misogyny” and displayed “racism and authoritarian tendencies.” Speaking at a news conference at City Hall that day, Murray said despite the views held by President-elect Donald Trump, Seattle would […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Mayor Ed Murray, VOL 35 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 19 - NOVEMBER 25

BLOG: Murray’s China trip stirs up controversy

June 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Mayor Ed Murray and his husband Michael Shiosaki got married immediately after the same-sex marriage law was legalized in Washington state in 2012. The couple has been together for over two decades. What works in our state doesn’t work well in other parts of the world. Homosexuality is taboo in China, even […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Mayor Ed Murray, Michael Shiosaki, Publisher Ng's blog, VOL 35 NO 24 | JUNE 11 - JUNE 17

Seattle councilwomen speak out against arena vote backlash

May 25, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Writing in an op-ed in the Seattle Times last week, the five women on Seattle’s mostly female City Council responded to sexist attacks against them after a recent council vote sidetracked an arena proposal aimed at bringing the NBA back to the city.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News, Sports Tagged With: Associated Press, Chris Hansen, City Council, Mayor Ed Murray, NBA, Oklahoma City, Port of Seattle, Seattle Times, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, language, social media

Legislation to rename park after Donnie Chin moves forward, thanks to Mayor

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The process to rename International Children’s Park in Seattle’s International District after the beloved community activist Donnie Chin is moving forward. On April 12, Mayor Ed Murray sent to the Seattle City Council a resolution seeking the Council’s support of renaming the park from “International Children’s Park” to “Donnie Chin International Children’s Park.”

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Chinatown International District, Constance Magorty, Council President Bruce Harrell, Councilmember Debora Juarez, Donnie Chin International Children, Lane St, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Center, Seattle City Council, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Waterfront Committee

Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Phuong Le Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — As homeless deaths mounted last fall in Seattle, elected officials declared an  emergency, resorting to a tool often reserved for natural disasters to confront the burgeoning population of people living on the streets. The mayor opened a new city-sanctioned homeless encampment and committed millions more dollars to […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Associated Press, Cindy Pierce, Danny Fletcher, Mark Putnam, Mayor Ed Murray, RV, Real Change, Richard Swope, Sara Rankin, Seattle City Council, Social Security, Steve Berg, Timothy Harris, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, parking

Seattle adopts resolution to support Muslim community

December 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle City Council adopted a resolution Dec. 14 in support of Seattle’s Muslim community and speaking out against the rise in hateful rhetoric and violence targeting Muslims. “We must never allow a religious test for families seeking refuge in the United States or in Seattle,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “Since our nation was founded, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Councilmember Tim Burgess, Cuc Vu, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle, United States, Viet Nam, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, WHEREAS, Washington State, attention, culture

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