Godden

Jean Godden is a member of the Seattle City Council and chair of its Budget and Finance Committee.

Sunday Op/Ed: Don’t Put the Chihuly Museum at Seattle Center « PubliCola 2010

If Ms. "I am totally clueless" Godden is serious about bringing customers into Seattle businesses, there are a few things the council can do that won't cost billions (which is why they won't ever implement these ideas).

Sound Politics: "Sales tax bill could make your online purchases cost more" 2007

The City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee Public, chaired by Council Member Jean Godden, is holding a joint public meeting with Mayor Mike McGinn tomorrow on the state of the city budget, which will have to be cut $15 million this year due to lower-than-expected revenues.

The State of the City Budget « PubliCola 2010

The youngest of her challengers, 33-year-old deputy prosecuting attorney Maurice Classen, calls Godden "a treasure for the community," making her sound a little like the Smith Tower or a state ferry.

The Seattle Times 2011

(Council member Jean Godden opines against the idea here).

Merely Ministerial « PubliCola 2010

For the record, Jean Godden supports terrible & thoughtless things all the time.

McGinn Says He’ll Veto Panhandling Ordinance, But Council Appears to Have Veto-Proof Majority « PubliCola 2010

When ~6000 City workers agreed to be furloughed late last year a few of the city council members (can't recall which ones exactly, but Jean Godden was among them) voluntarily furloughed themselves as a show of solidarity with the city workers self-cutback.

Afternoon Fizz: McGinn Froze Salaries But Got Cost-of-Living Adjustment « PubliCola 2010

The post-WTO backlash elected Godden in 2001, knocked out Judy Nicastro in 2003, and has made it nearly impossible for activist candidates for City Council running on a social justice platform -- Firestone, Szwaja, and Bloom -- to gain much traction against liberals whose program for creating jobs in Seattle is to give a tax break to Paul Allen or raise height limits for condos.

Guess What, Establishment. McGinn is the New Licata. Except, He’s the Mayor. « PubliCola 2010

A big fat BOO to Burgess, Conlin, Godden, and the Sallys. tpn

Five-Four Vote Sends Panhandling Law to Mayor for Promised Veto « PubliCola 2010

Godden said unequivocally that she planned to vote for the panhandling ordinance.

McGinn Says He’ll Veto Panhandling Ordinance, But Council Appears to Have Veto-Proof Majority « PubliCola 2010