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Andrew Engelson
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· May 13
It’s time for Washington and Oregon to work for an independent Cascadia
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by Andrew Engelson, Drew Alcosser, and Brandon Letsinger
Earlier this month, there was a pivotal moment in Donald Trump’s four-month attack on demo...
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In this authoritarian crisis, it's time for us to start having conversations about what independence for #Cascadia would look like, and how to achieve it peacefully. My latest post for @cascadiajournal.bsky.social cascadia-journal.ghost.io/its-time-for...
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Seattle reaches a $29 million settlement in death of pedestrian killed by SPD officer, school shooting devastates a small BC town, and Seattle Symphony's new musical director, Xian Zhang, shakes up classical music. It's your roundup of news from #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Cascadia today: Deadly BC school shooting + Seattle agrees to settlement in pedestrian death + Seattle symphony's Xian Zhang
Nine dead in BC school shooting
CBC reports that nine people are dead and 25 injured in a mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, a small town in northeast British Columbia. The suspect in the ki...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Seattle reaches a $29 million settlement in death of pedestrian killed by SPD officer, school shooting devastates a small BC town, and Seattle Symphony's new musical director, Xian Zhang, shakes up classical music. It's your roundup of news from #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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On a 4-3 vote, Federal Way Councilmember Martin Moore was just removed from his position as Council President.
Longtime Councilmember Susan Honda was voted in to replace him.
Longtime Councilmember Susan Honda was voted in to replace him.
Tomorrow night the Federal Way City Council will hold a special meeting to potentially strip CM Martin Moore of his role as Council President, because of a Facebook post Moore wrote in support of a student walk-out opposing ICE. That post has been seized on by right wing media across the country.
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 AM
On a 4-3 vote, Federal Way Councilmember Martin Moore was just removed from his position as Council President.
Longtime Councilmember Susan Honda was voted in to replace him.
Longtime Councilmember Susan Honda was voted in to replace him.
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It appears SPD deliberately failed to disclose its CCTV camera, located on the roof of a building near the East Precinct, as was required by Seattle’s surveillance ordinance.
NEW: Seattle Police Operating Secret-No-More CCTV Camera
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Seattle PD Operating Secret CCTV Camera
HardPressed
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February 10, 2026 at 8:51 AM
It appears SPD deliberately failed to disclose its CCTV camera, located on the roof of a building near the East Precinct, as was required by Seattle’s surveillance ordinance.
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Updated tonight: @andyengelson.bsky.social reports for PubliCola that the city of Seattle has reached a settlement with the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, the 23-year-old killed by a speeding SPD officer, totaling at least $29 million.
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Family of Jaahnavi Kandula, Pedestrian Killed by SPD Officer in 2023, Reaches $29 Million Settlement with City - PubliCola
In an incident that sparked widespread outrage, police guild leader Daniel Auderer joked that the 23-year-old student was only worth…
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February 11, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Updated tonight: @andyengelson.bsky.social reports for PubliCola that the city of Seattle has reached a settlement with the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, the 23-year-old killed by a speeding SPD officer, totaling at least $29 million.
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BREAKING: The city of Seattle has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, who was struck and killed by a Seattle police officer in 2023. No word on the the details of the settlement. publicola.com/2026/02/10/c...
City Settles With Family of Jaahnavi Kandula, Pedestrian Killed by SPD Officer in 2023 - PubliCola
In an incident that sparked widespread outrage, police guild leader Daniel Auderer joked that the 23-year-old student was only worth…
publicola.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:51 AM
BREAKING: The city of Seattle has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, who was struck and killed by a Seattle police officer in 2023. No word on the the details of the settlement. publicola.com/2026/02/10/c...
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Tribes work create salmon habitat on the Stillaguamish River, WA's millionaire tax moves forward, BC Greens leave coalition with NDP, and Oregon Book Award finalists announced. It's your roundup of news & culture from across the #Cascadia #bioregion: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Cascadia today: Protecting the Stilli + BC Greens bail on NDP + Oregon Book Awards shortlist
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February 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Tribes work create salmon habitat on the Stillaguamish River, WA's millionaire tax moves forward, BC Greens leave coalition with NDP, and Oregon Book Award finalists announced. It's your roundup of news & culture from across the #Cascadia #bioregion: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
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Do you need another reason to show up Wednesday night for @jmaddenmass.bsky.social book talk?
#TenantAssociation #RentersResourceFair #BookTalk
See you Wednesday! 6 pm! In Roosevelt!
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#TenantAssociation #RentersResourceFair #BookTalk
See you Wednesday! 6 pm! In Roosevelt!
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February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Do you need another reason to show up Wednesday night for @jmaddenmass.bsky.social book talk?
#TenantAssociation #RentersResourceFair #BookTalk
See you Wednesday! 6 pm! In Roosevelt!
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#TenantAssociation #RentersResourceFair #BookTalk
See you Wednesday! 6 pm! In Roosevelt!
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NEW: Washington state senate Ways & Means committee passes SB 6346, a tax on millionaires, moving it forward to the rules committee. Tim Eyman makes some noise in the chamber after the vote and is escorted out, leaving his chair behind.
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
NEW: Washington state senate Ways & Means committee passes SB 6346, a tax on millionaires, moving it forward to the rules committee. Tim Eyman makes some noise in the chamber after the vote and is escorted out, leaving his chair behind.
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Cascadia and Bad Bunny win the Super Bowl, Portland's $106 million in unspent housing funds, WA decline in insured not as bad as expected, and how to celebrate Black History Month in Seattle. It's your daily roundup of news and culture from across #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Cascadia today: Cascadia wins! Portland's unspent $106 million housing funds + how to celebrate Black History Month
Seahawks and Bad Bunny win the Super Bowl
Congratulations to Cascadia's NFL team, the Seattle Seahawks, for winning their second Super Bowl title. But the real winner of the evening was Bad Bunny, wh...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Cascadia and Bad Bunny win the Super Bowl, Portland's $106 million in unspent housing funds, WA decline in insured not as bad as expected, and how to celebrate Black History Month in Seattle. It's your daily roundup of news and culture from across #Cascadia: www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Seattle, you know what to do
I'm trying to figure out how we can hijack Wednesday's Super Bowl parade and make it an ICE Out march. @cascadiadaily.com @cascadiarevolt.bsky.social @cascadiademocratic.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Seattle, you know what to do
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Holy shit. Um, this is a big problem.
Portland officials have uncovered $106 million in unspent housing funds that they are shifting into the budgetary process for city lawmakers to consider, the city administrator made in an extraordinary disclosure Friday.
Portland’s pile of unspent housing dollars surges to $106M, city administrator says
Portland officials have uncovered $106 million in unspent housing funds that they are shifting into the budgetary process for city lawmakers to consider, the city administrator made in an extraordinary disclosure Friday.
www.oregonlive.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Holy shit. Um, this is a big problem.
I am HERE for a mosquito fleet of ferries to Discovery Park, Ebey's Landing and Port Townsend.
It's back! The House transportation committee just approved the Mosquito Fleet Act, again.
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Washington House Passes Mosquito Fleet Act, Queuing Potential Foot Ferry Expansion » The Urbanist
# House Bill 1923, approved by an 87-8 vote by the Washington House of Representatives, would allow more local governments to set up passenger ferry districts to serve riders. It heads to the state Se...
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February 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I am HERE for a mosquito fleet of ferries to Discovery Park, Ebey's Landing and Port Townsend.
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📢 What you need to know about mitigating Oregon's budget crisis: Senate Bill 1507 explained.
📢 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4a1ByqS
📢 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4a1ByqS
February 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
📢 What you need to know about mitigating Oregon's budget crisis: Senate Bill 1507 explained.
📢 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4a1ByqS
📢 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4a1ByqS
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You have just ONE HOUR LEFT to sign your name in "Pro" for the hearing on the Millionaires Tax today!
Stand with working people across WA to demand a fairer tax code and funding for education, health care, and the Working Families Tax Credit: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
Stand with working people across WA to demand a fairer tax code and funding for education, health care, and the Working Families Tax Credit: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
You have just ONE HOUR LEFT to sign your name in "Pro" for the hearing on the Millionaires Tax today!
Stand with working people across WA to demand a fairer tax code and funding for education, health care, and the Working Families Tax Credit: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
Stand with working people across WA to demand a fairer tax code and funding for education, health care, and the Working Families Tax Credit: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
Some reporting from Salem, where bills in the Oregon legislature could avoid another austerity budget:
Oregon activists rally for taxes on the wealthy, private contractor running Tacoma ICE facility sued for abuse & assault, snow pack in #PNW is at record lows, and NW Film Forum has a new director. It's your daily #Cascadia news roundup! www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Cascadia today: OR rallies against austerity + abuse at Tacoma ICE center + NW Film Forum has a new leader
I'm on the train home from Salem to Seattle, and I highly recommend the Amtrak Cascades route as a way to get around Cascadia: you can relax, or read, watch a movie – or write a newsletter! If you app...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Some reporting from Salem, where bills in the Oregon legislature could avoid another austerity budget:
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Three detainees are suing GEO Group for systemic violence, sexual and physical assault, against detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma WA www.king5.com/article/news...
Detainees sue GEO Group, allege sexual assaults, beatings and cover-ups at Tacoma ICE facility
Three Black men say guards at the Northwest ICE Processing Center used excessive force, sexually assaulted detainees and faced no consequences.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Three detainees are suing GEO Group for systemic violence, sexual and physical assault, against detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma WA www.king5.com/article/news...
Great to hear these ski waxes with forever chemicals are being banned, it's a wonder it took so long.
The Olympics are ditching PFAS waxes — and the ‘ridiculous’ speed they gave skiers
The Olympics are ditching PFAS waxes — and the ‘ridiculous’ speed they gave skiers
After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Great to hear these ski waxes with forever chemicals are being banned, it's a wonder it took so long.
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Hundreds of Seattle-area students walked out of school Thursday and gathered at Seattle City Hall downtown to protest the tactics of federal immigration enforcement officers across the country.
‘ICE out!’ Seattle students gather downtown to protest federal immigration crackdown
Hundreds of Seattle-area students walked out of school Thursday and gathered at Seattle City Hall downtown to protest the tactics of federal immigration enforcement officers across the country.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Hundreds of Seattle-area students walked out of school Thursday and gathered at Seattle City Hall downtown to protest the tactics of federal immigration enforcement officers across the country.
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Seattle Police Department Reverses Course on Public Records After Lawsuit Loss
SPD provides actual disclosure dates to records requesters after a judge rules they were violating state public disclosure law.
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SPD provides actual disclosure dates to records requesters after a judge rules they were violating state public disclosure law.
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Police Department Reverses Course on Public Records After Lawsuit Loss - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Late last month, a King County Superior Court judge ruled that the Seattle Police Department’s policy…
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February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Seattle Police Department Reverses Course on Public Records After Lawsuit Loss
SPD provides actual disclosure dates to records requesters after a judge rules they were violating state public disclosure law.
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SPD provides actual disclosure dates to records requesters after a judge rules they were violating state public disclosure law.
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Hundreds here in Salem speaking out against tax cuts for the wealthy
February 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Hundreds here in Salem speaking out against tax cuts for the wealthy
Here at a rally in Salem in support of taxing the wealthy! If you live in Oregon be sure to let your legislators know you support SB 1507 disconnecting OR's tax code from the feds.
February 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Here at a rally in Salem in support of taxing the wealthy! If you live in Oregon be sure to let your legislators know you support SB 1507 disconnecting OR's tax code from the feds.
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A federal judge on Wednesday issued a ruling blocking federal immigration agents from making warrantless arrests in Oregon, joining Washington D.C. and Colorado with similar rules in place. buff.ly/pnsUC4f by @miamaldonado.bsky.social
Federal judge blocks immigration agents from making warrantless arrests in Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a ruling blocking federal immigration agents from making warrantless arrests in Oregon.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a ruling blocking federal immigration agents from making warrantless arrests in Oregon, joining Washington D.C. and Colorado with similar rules in place. buff.ly/pnsUC4f by @miamaldonado.bsky.social
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Court rules ICE can't make arrests without warrants in OR, OR court rules charges must be dismissed for those without a public defender, WA legislature waters down license plate reader bill, and Olympic marmots needs protecting. Your #Cascadia news roundup! www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
Cascadia today: OR court rules in public defense case + limits on license plate readers + protecting Olympic marmots
OR court rules charges must be dismissed for those without public defender
According to OPB, the Oregon supreme court ruled today that criminal charges against defendants must be dropped if the defen...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Court rules ICE can't make arrests without warrants in OR, OR court rules charges must be dismissed for those without a public defender, WA legislature waters down license plate reader bill, and Olympic marmots needs protecting. Your #Cascadia news roundup! www.cascadia-journal.com/cascadia-tod...
The hardest part of my daily newsletter to fill is the arts & culture slot. So much coverage in our region has been absolutely decimated in the last decade. 😢
February 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The hardest part of my daily newsletter to fill is the arts & culture slot. So much coverage in our region has been absolutely decimated in the last decade. 😢