In Brief

We need to begin to walk our talk — Fred Jarrett’s tirade on accountability for the County

The critical element is folks who are on the street, what can we do to help them? That is through treatment. — Larry Phillips talking

It has been long overdue to move all these unincorporated areas into cities — Fred Jarrett on annexation

The reason that Microsoft continues to be here is because people want to live here. This is vastly more important than any taxation issues…[Microsoft] Needs

Get County government in order so we can protect quality of life so people want to live here — Dow Constantine on how to keep

King County has to show our legislative delegation that we have our fiscal house in order. — Dow Constantine urging the County to change before

Having a regional agenda is exactly what we need to have. — Fred Jarrett agreeing with Ross Hunter on creating regional agendas

I’m very concerned that our state’s tax structure which relies entirely on sales tax and property tax is unsustainable and unfair to those on the

What has the County been focused on? Banning trans fats. Those are good things to do but they’re not basic services. — Fred Jarrett telling

We have to turn to the State for a fairer more sustainable taxation system — Dow Constantine telling the legislature to start working on tax

You are not going to convince the voters [to raise taxes] if they don’t think we are using our money wisely — Ross Hunter giving

Public health is something that we have not done well throughout the state. We need to do it locally…We will find a solution to it

Public health in King County is a public safety issue — Larry Phillips stating the truth behind health care

The reason the utility tax in the unincorporated didn’t pass was because legislators think King County has a spending problem. — Ross Hunter on reasons

It’s important that we have a new culture in the Executive office…one that will bring change. — Dow Constantine talking about changing culture in government