Seattle City Council kills sale of street for Sodo arena

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1. Seattle mayor decries sexist attacks to sports arena vote

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Seattle-mayor-decries-sexist-attacks-to-sports-7396120.php

Seattle's mayor and an investor have condemned sports fans' sexist attacks against the mostly female City Council after its vote sidetracked a proposed arena project aimed at luring the NBA back to the city.

All five women on the nine-member council voted this week against selling a street to investor Chris Hansen, complicating his plan to build an arena to house a professional basketball or hockey team. The four men backed the proposal.

Many attacked the councilwomen on social media and through emails, often with profanity-laced or sexually graphic insults. Most said the female officials didn't back the plan because women don't like sports, with one saying they would have approved the sale if it was for a needlepoint museum.

No councilwomen offered an official statement addressing the comments, Dana Robinson Slote, a council spokeswoman, said Thursday. But Hansen and Mayor Ed Murray spoke out.