The Times/News last week contacted candidates for Highline-area elective offices whose names appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Questions asked in each race and their answers appear below.
All candidates on the ballot are…MORE
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Velazquez arrested on drunken driving
Mon, 10/29/07
Seattle City Council candidate Venus Velazquez was arrested last Wednesday night in Ballard for drunken driving after leaving a restaurant where she had dinner and drinks.
She had participated in a candidate's forum at the Sunset Hill…MORE
SeaTac will learn costs of proposed Boulevard Park annexation
Mon, 10/29/07
SeaTac lawmakers will find out Nov. 6 the potential cost of annexing Boulevard Park.
Berke and Associates will present their study at the council's regular 6 p.m. meeting at city hall.
The consulting firm completed a similar…MORE
Pool advisory board said needed
Mon, 10/29/07
Metropolitan King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson said recent announcements of further downgrades within the $4 billion King County Investment Pool makes the Council's creation of an Investment Pool Advisory Panel all the more important.
…MOREDes Moines firefighters help in Southern California fires
Mon, 10/29/07
South King Fire & Rescue firefighters last week joined with other local teams to help battle the wild fires driven by strong Santa Ana winds that have devastated Southern California.
The firefighters are expected to be in California…MORE
High School gets notebook computers
Mon, 10/29/07
In a stroke of luck that overcame long odds, Ballard High School received one of five grand prizes in the "Win a Wireless Lab," sweepstakes recently.
Ballard was selected from a random drawing from with over 170,500 entries nationwide. The…MORE
Plug-in cars to be tested here
Mon, 10/29/07
Seattle and other local agencies will participate in a yearlong demonstration project testing the performance of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in an urban area.
The money will come from the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National…MORE
Burien lawmakers reveal legislative priorities
Mon, 10/29/07
Burien City Council members announced on Oct.
MORETax preparers needed
Mon, 10/29/07
More than 350 volunteers are needed to prepare tax returns throughout King County for United Way of King County's Free Tax Preparation Campaign.
United Way of King County will operate the Free Tax Prep Campaign at 16 sites throughout King…MORE
Gatewood school gets $30,000 match grant
Mon, 10/29/07
Seattle Public Schools and_Gatewood Elementary PTA will get a $30,000 matching grant from the King County Youth Sports Facility Grant program for upgrading the Gatewood Elementary playground
King County has announced 17 matching fund…MORE
