Don’t forget the election forum tonight (Tuesday) starting at 7 p.m. at Taproot Theatre, 204 N. 85th St. It’s jointly hosted by four community councils from Northwest neighborhoods — Greenwood, Broadview, Green Lake and Phinney Ridge.
- 7:00 – Welcome and settle in
- 7:10 – Dueling Seattle Early Childhood Education initiatives
- In favor of 1A: Laura Chandler, Preschool teacher/trainer
- In favor of 1B: Michael DeBell, for Seattle School Board member
- Opposed to both: Melissa Westbrook, Public education advocate
- 7:45 – The Reduce Class Sizes state initiative
- In favor: Shannon McCann, 3rd Year Special Ed. teacher
- Opposed: Jami Lund, Education policy analyst
- 8:10 – Seattle Transportation Benefit District (for bus transit service)
- In favor: Mike O’Brien, Seattle City Councilmember
- 8:20 – The New Monorail Initiative
- In favor: Elizabeth Campbell, Initiative sponsor
- 8:30 – 36th District candidates
- Senator: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D, incumbent); Sabrina Forbes (R)
- Representative, Position 1: Reuven Carlyle (D, incumbent – not confirmed); Leslie Klein (Republicanspirit – did not reply)
- Representative, Position 2: Gael Tarleton (D, incumbent – cannot attend); Paul Addis (Libertarian)
- 8:45 – Adjourn – cafe will stay open so you can talk to campaigners
Taproot Theatre’s Stage Door Cafe will be open before and after the forum.
