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The 30th District Democratic Party website has no endorsements for Federal Way City Council this General Election, including none for alleged Democrat, "Republican-esque" Lydia Assefa-Dawson, who endorsed Teri Hickel (R) for State Representative.   Mark Greene  (Revived Citizens Party), the challenger for Assefa-Dawson's FW City Council seat, is supporting the "30th's" endorsed candidate for State Representative, Carol Gregory (D), however. Note:   The Mark Greene for City Council campaign asks you to spread the word about this and the previous couple of posts on this blog.  Thank you!

Please, vote for Carol Gregory (D) for State Representative, and Mark Greene (Revived Citizens Party) for Federal Way City Council, Position #1.  Both Gregory and Greene, commoners themselves, will work in the interests of the Common Man.   Greene's opponent, "Republican-esque" Lydia Assefa-Dawson, is endorsing Hickel (R) for State Rep. Related post: "30th District Democrats Don't Endorse Republicanesque Assefa-Dawson" [Revised on 10/14/15.]

I want to thank Dini Duclos, the councilwoman in Position 7, for her support for my 2014 Congressional campaign in the 9th Congressional District.  She and Councilwomen Kelly Maloney (now, former councilwoman) and Susan Honda are among the handful of Establishment people that have been nice to me.  I can see either one of these three competent women being the next Federal Way mayor some day. -- Mark Greene, Candidate for Federal Way City Council, Position 1 [Revised on 2/12/17.]

Lydia Assefa-Dawson has an amiable personality and is a good fit for her non-political work in the social services field, but Federal Way citizens might want to reevaluate whether she should remain on the Federal Way City Council that she was appointed to, when the November 3rd election comes around. In her year and a half on the Council, she has not taken a single initiative of anything of significance relating to her position on the Council. Also, it is pretty much widely known around City Hall that she is clueless regarding the nuts and bolts of administering a city of almost a hundred thousand people, not to mention whether she has the temerity that's necessary to give orders to department heads and other subordinates. One journalist, though it couldn't have been a pleasant task for him, had the integrity to point out the stark truth about Assefa-Dawson's general cluelessness when it comes to city affairs. Journalism has to be the most difficult of wo

If elected to Council, I will propose an Environmental Mapping Project,  maybe with a different name but the same effect, as this will put increased focus on Federal Way's environmental standards, including the quality of water, sewer and storm drainage infrastructure, littering and graffiti problems, contingency plans for natural disasters, and so forth.  The list, of course, could be in the scores, but you get the idea. My plan will include putting this new agency under an existing commission, or perhaps making it a separate commission unto itself, and dividing Federal Way into 20-or-so equal geographical areas, not divided evenly by population, but by square mileage or some other spatial measure.  Each of these twenty areas will then have an environmental steward of its very own, which would essentially be a volunteer position, although regular stipends would be paid by the City.  Stewards would be responsible for researching information pertinent to their responsibilities,

As an economic-liberalist, the electoral coalition that may elect me to Council, can transcend the power of the people into effective governmental policies by the City of Federal Way.  Policies such as a campaign finance ordinance that would help F.W. commoners with the financial wherewithal to run competitive, or at least credible, campaigns for Council/F.W. offices-in-general.  Homestead credits for homeowners and tax rebates/refunds for renters, a la Minnesota state;  rooming provisions for persons without homes, educational mobility and job stabilization centers, and disabled and elderly care informational/help centers, to name a few.  Help Federal Way do our part in leading America out of post-20th century stagnation to 21st century robustness. -- Mark Greene, candidate for Federal Way City Council (Position 1)   [Originally posted on the Revived Citizens Party blog on 2/13/15.]