Mike O’Brien | The Seattle Times

July 26, 2017 at 4:09 pm

Herbold, Bagshaw, O'Brien: Seattle is overdue for developer impact fees | Op-Ed

We want to charge impact fees to help fund our schools, manage the demands of an increasingly strained transportation system and meet our need for...

Opinion
Seattle Times Op-Eds

October 10, 2016 at 4:29 pm

Clearing homeless camps wastes resources, police time | Op-Ed

I don’t support camping on school grounds, sidewalks, or activated park space. I am in favor of revamping our protocols to clearly define unsafe and...

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Seattle Times Op-Eds

June 5, 2012 at 4:20 pm

Democracy strengthened by limiting money’s role in local elections

Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien supports limiting campaign funds incumbents can roll over from one campaign to the next and shortening the period candidates can...

Opinion

September 30, 2008 at 12:00 am

Proposition 1: a critical first step

THIS Election Day, voters in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties have the opportunity to approve a mass-transit measure that will benefit...

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