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Robert Rosencrantz, candidate for Seattle City Council Pos. 8, told Friends of Seattle that he wants to “change the culture of Seattle.” And it's no wonder he does, because his values are out of step with Seattle on issues such as light rail, transit oriented communities, corporate tax cuts, Metro bus service, and abortion and choice.

“We can't have a future built by a man who doesn't believe in light rail or transit-oriented communities or increased funding for Metro,” said Gary Manca, President of Friends of Seattle.

We have created a video ad making sure that Seattle voters know that Rosencrantz has the wrong values for Seattle City Council:

“Robert Rosencrantz told us repeatedly that he would bring new priorities to City Hall,” said Manca. “But his priorities don’t reflect Seattle’s values. He is pro-highway and anti-transit, he wants to slash corporate taxes, and he opposes the right of Seattle women to make their own choices about their reproductive health.”

City council members are going to have to make tough choices about which areas in the budget to cut, and those decisions are based on values. Mr. Rosencrantz wants to be budget chair. We fear that he would write a budget based on his own personal values, cutting out the programs and services valued by the rest of Seattle.

WRONG VALUES ON TRANSIT:

Mr. Rosencrantz:

* supports the Stanton-Rice plan to gut Sound Transit of its planning authority[1]

* supports the plan to create a new regional highway-building agency[2]

* opposes a plan to expand light rail to Seattle’s westside neighborhoods[3]

* opposes any new tax revenue to close Metro’s budget gap[4]

* opposes new streetcars[5]

* opposes the proposed state law on transit-oriented communities[6]

WRONG VALUES ON CUTTING CORPORATE TAXES:

* supports cutting the commuter tax (aka “head tax”)[7]

* supports cutting the “square footage” tax for businesses[8]

WRONG VALUES ON CHOICE:

* opposes a woman’s right to choose[9]