Armen Yousoufian's Blog

After 30 years in business/investment real estate, I added "citizen activist" to my resume in 1997 when I requested sports stadium documents of King County Executive Ron Sims. After being "stonewalled", I sued, winning more at every stage, up to the state Supreme Court. Documents disgorged by Sims (after 4 years denying they existed!) revealed rigged studies. Sims misled the public on the stadiums. Other issues found me (e.g. Critical Areas Ordinance). Google “Armen Yousoufian” for more.

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Location: Vashon, Washington, United States

I was born and raised in New York City. I took classical violin lessons for 10 years and studied astronomy. I built telescopes, grinding the mirrors from scratch. I was a nerd! I considered a career in classical violin but chose astrophysics. I majored in Physics at Rutgers University for 2 years, then switched and graduated in mechanical engineering. I moved to Seattle in 1969 to work on missiles for Boeing, got an MBA from Seattle University, and became a business and real estate entrepreneur for over 30 years. In 1997 I became involved in open government activism when I asked King County Executive Ron Sims for sports stadium documents. I was stonewalled. I sued under the Open Records, or Public Disclosure, Act. I won the case in King County Superior Court, but still didn’t get all the documents, nor recovered my legal fees, which the law said I was entitled to be reimbursed. I appealed and won more in the Court of Appeals and the court of public opinion. But I still didn’t get all the documents! I appealed again and won yet more in the Washington State Supreme Court. But I still don’t have all the documents! While that fight goes on I have become involved in new issues.

Thursday, February 17, 2005

Dinner with Mike Siegel Monday, February 21

11:34 PM, Thursday night, February 17, 2005

Subject: Have dinner with, and show support for, Mike Siegel of KTTH AM 770 morning talk radio, who has been a great critic of Ron Sims and the CAO and "Chairman Mao" "Chairman Dow" Constantine - this Monday night in Seattle.

Some of you know about the Monday night dinner meetings in Seattle of a group called the Downtown Seattle Republican Club. We meet each week for dinner with a guest interviewee who is videotaped in a "live before the audience" interview format for broadcast later in the week on a show called "Republican Perspective".

Many local, county, and state politicians and citizen activists have been the interviewees/guests over the years.

Please consider joining us this Monday when our guest will be Mike Siegel, who is the 6 to 9 AM morning talk radio show host on AM 710, KTTH. Mike has been a very strong vocal critic of Ron Sims, Dow Constantine, the CAO, etc. Mike will be interviewed by my friend, Stefan "the Shark" Sharkansky, who has become nationally famous for his "Sound Politics" blog ( www.SoundPolitics.com ) and his research into the recent vote fiasco in King County.

You'll find information below. In addition, I'll mention that parking in the college club garage is free after 4:30 PM. The club is at the SE corner of 5th Avenue and Madison Streets in downtown Seattle, just caddy corner and SE of the new library. The garage entrance in on 5th, just south of Madison.

If you're coming from the south, take the Madison street exit off I-5, make a left on Madison, cross over I-5 and through the intersection at 6th Avenue on the west side of I-5, then plunge downhill one short block to 5th Avenue, make a left at 5th and turn into the garage after you pass the three parking spaces on 5th Avenue.

Sorry for the late notice but I've been swamped and this email is just an additional way of advertising this event over what is otherwise being done by others.

Armen Yousoufian

Please join the Downtown Seattle Republican club
For Dinner with
Stefan Sharkansky
interviewing
Mike Siegel, radio talk show host
Monday, Feb 21st
5pm, social hour—5:30 video interview for SCAN-TV
at the
College Club of Seattle
5th & Madison
Dinner - $21.50
6oz. Steak, Baked Potato, Salad, Beverage
Since we hope to have a large crowd,
rsvp required by college club - before noon , this Friday (2/18), please
Future Speakers— mark your calendars
Newly elected King county Councilmember - REAGAN DUNN 2/28
For reservation or information contact: Ken Seal 425-746-2495 or kmseal@comcast.net

posted by Armen Yousoufian | 11:37 PM

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