1. Much was made of Mark Sidran's litigation to locate his campaign offices in a building his wife owns near the Pike Place Market. According to a May 8 Seattle Times article, this was said to represent potential savings to the campaign of $3000 per month in rent. While a candidate is allowed to donate an unlimited amount to their own campaign, their spouses are not. Mr. Sidran's wife, who also serves as his Campaign Treasurer, has made an in-kind contribution to his campaign in the form of free use of office space in the building she owns. This in-kind contribution has not been reported to date as is required under state and local disclosure law.

2. To date, the Sidran Campaign has not reported the full cost of his fundraiser at the Westin last month, only a $1000 deposit. Given the location at the Westin and other expenses accompanying such a large event, the costs should easily exceed $10,000. By comparison, Greg Nickels' kick-off event there cost about $18,620. In addition, estimated expenses must be reported once they are known to the campaign, even if the final bill is actually to be paid in a later campaign finance-reporting period. Surely Mr. Sidran must have had some estimate of what the event would ultimately cost when he made this deposit on April 6.

3. Lastly, as of June 14, Sidran has received over 20 individual contributions in excess of the City's $600 campaign contribution limit. Among these are former King County Prosecutor and 1998 Republican Senatorial candidate Chris Bayley, who along with his wife has apparently donated $3000.00: Clise Properties contributed $1000; Dick Brass and Regina Dwyer gave a total of $2070.00 (Brass, a Microsoft executive, was also the prime mover and bankroller of the notoriously misleading 1999 "Citizens for Safe Streets and Parks" independent expenditure campaign that targeted City Council candidates who had raised concerns about the Sidran "Civility Laws.") Other big donors include business consultant Charles Ryan, who gave $935.00; Deputy Prosecutor Bonnie Glenn at $950.00; and Larry and Sherry Benaroya, whose combined total is $3670.00.