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Here are the three questions:

    . How do we build the strongest possible team to achieve the policy objectives and values set forth by the campaign (grass roots community involvement, transparency and neighborhood focus)?

    2. How do we build public trust in the new administration?

    3. What do you view as the incoming administration and the city's greatest challenge - what should we do first out of the gate?

Include your name.  As the post states, "This is a great opportunity to get your thoughts to Michael.

The post was signed by Roger Valdez, Rebecca Deehr, and Renee Staton.

Also, for those who have missed, here is McGinn's transition team:

While McGinn has announced some names of the leaders on his transition team--like landscape architect Liz Birkholz and Southeast Seattle activists Darryl Smith (also rumored to be in line for a job with the administration)--most members of the "Band of advocates" have been kept on the DL.

Some names include:

Wyking Garrett,  founded the Seattle Hip Hop Youth Council, was president and CEO of Umoja Fest (an African American community festival), helped displace drug houses in the Central District with community centers, and is the local representative of Green for All , a social justice group founded by Glenn Beck-ousted-White House advisor Van Jones that uses environmentalism to address urban poverty.

Garrett ran for mayor in the primary (he came in seventh) and is the son of Omari Garrett who is infamous for cracking former Mayor Paul Schell in the head with a megaphone.

Rob Holland, the newly-elected (first African American and first gay) Seattle Port Commissioner, the former chair of the 37th District Democrats in Southeast Seattle, and a bio-fuels salesman.

Sharon Lee, director of the Low-Income Housing Institute--an affordable housing developer.

Cary Moon, a strong anti-tunnel activist--and as the head of the People's Waterfront Coalition, the leading proponent of the surface/transit option along the downtown waterfront.

Tania Maria Rosario, a public relations consultant and longtime organizer on Latino, labor, and children's issues.

Roger Valdez, a former King County anti-smoking advocate and Peter Steinbrueck staffer who currently works at green think tank Sightline as a research associate.

Julian Wheeler, a Roosevelt neighborhood leader (he was a member of the board of the Roosevelt Neighbors Alliance), a Democratic party activist (the vice chair of the 43rd District Democrats), and a lawyer who works with the Seattle Office of Civil Rights.

David Postman, Vulcan's spokesman and former Seattle Times political reporter, is on McGinn's transition team as well, advising on communications.