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.

About Me

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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.

Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Open Government event tonight in Seattle at 7 PM

Subject: Open Government event tonight, Tuesday, October 11, 2005, 7 PM to 8:30 PM at Seattle Convention Center, Room 4C-2 (4th Floor).

See more information at Washington State Attorney General's website:

http://www.atg.wa.gov/records/PDATour.shtml

And/or, see this morning's, post titled: "Fight for Public Access" at www.SoundPolitics.com and/or editorials in both Seattle Times and P-I this morning (my case is mentioned and summarized in Times' editorial):

Times editorial: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2002552767_publiced11.html

P-I editorial:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/244059_opengoved.asp

I'll be there...

Armen Yousoufian

posted by Armen Yousoufian | 9:15 AM

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