Erin Fenner
@erinfenner.bsky.social
I live in Capitol Hill, Seattle and chit chat about journalism, government, transit, and sometimes I delete my posts (because ugh why'd i say that).
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Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.
www.seattletimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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At a time when Latino immigrants are uniquely at risk and many struggle to make a living for fear of ICE raids, why are you focused on the supposed dangers of taco trucks, and do you have any actual evidence—as opposed to conjecture—that anyone has been harmed by taco trucks or Latino fruit vendors?
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
At a time when Latino immigrants are uniquely at risk and many struggle to make a living for fear of ICE raids, why are you focused on the supposed dangers of taco trucks, and do you have any actual evidence—as opposed to conjecture—that anyone has been harmed by taco trucks or Latino fruit vendors?
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am I seriously going for a sunset jog at 245pm right now
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
am I seriously going for a sunset jog at 245pm right now
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Can I add "experts are surprised about the fact that Seattleites are concerned about traffic violence after the deadliest year on city roads since 2006" to the list of prime examples of motonormativity?
Seattle University's annual survey on public safety, initiated in 2015, shows how local perceptions of crime, safety and policing have shifted.
Seattle's ‘surprising’ top public-safety concern, according to an annual survey
www.seattletimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Can I add "experts are surprised about the fact that Seattleites are concerned about traffic violence after the deadliest year on city roads since 2006" to the list of prime examples of motonormativity?
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November 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun
After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.
idahocapitalsun.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
the older sibling urge to refer to your 31-year-old brother as “kiddo”
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
the older sibling urge to refer to your 31-year-old brother as “kiddo”
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It's been a bad day! For now I'll just say I can't think of a worse time to have fewer reporters and editors on the job and that I'm very glad to have a union on our side.
The move, attributed to the loss of federal funding for public media, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions.
Seattle's Cascade PBS announces layoffs, end of online long-form journalism
The move, attributed to the loss of federal funding for public media, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions, station President and CEO Rob Dunlop told KUOW.
www.kuow.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It's been a bad day! For now I'll just say I can't think of a worse time to have fewer reporters and editors on the job and that I'm very glad to have a union on our side.
laying off the whole newsroom...
"We do not yet fully understand why this decision was made and we will be meeting in Cascade PBS executives and management in the coming days to discuss the impact on our union members and the reasoning behinds these decisions," the Pacific NW Newspaper Guild said about the layoffs.
September 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
laying off the whole newsroom...
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MLK Labor has dual endorsed Katie Wilson, months after sole endorsing Bruce Harrell. Endorsements from elected who take the group’s lead, like Teresa Mosqueda, will follow
September 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
MLK Labor has dual endorsed Katie Wilson, months after sole endorsing Bruce Harrell. Endorsements from elected who take the group’s lead, like Teresa Mosqueda, will follow
watching a live meeting and just wish i could change it to 1.5X speed
September 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
watching a live meeting and just wish i could change it to 1.5X speed
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ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
trying to figure out if this is professional enough for a communications ~material~
August 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
trying to figure out if this is professional enough for a communications ~material~
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If you live in Seattle, today is a great day to remind your friends that our mayor sucks shit and they should vote for Katie Wilson tomorrow
July 15, 2025: www.kiro7.com/news/local/v...
Harrell is Mayor. Crashes keep happening. People keep being hurt.
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Harrell is Mayor. Crashes keep happening. People keep being hurt.
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VIDEO: New art highlights safety issues
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August 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If you live in Seattle, today is a great day to remind your friends that our mayor sucks shit and they should vote for Katie Wilson tomorrow
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Real Change confirmed today that two of our vendors have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This action is a direct attack on a protected community and poses a chilling threat to the safety and well-being of all individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty.
August 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Real Change confirmed today that two of our vendors have been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This action is a direct attack on a protected community and poses a chilling threat to the safety and well-being of all individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty.
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August 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Quite an impressive feat to apparently create 1,000 new emergency units in the 12 days between when these two ads dropped
July 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Quite an impressive feat to apparently create 1,000 new emergency units in the 12 days between when these two ads dropped
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Because Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Mark Solomon didn't have the required quorum to hold a meeting (as mentioned, Saka and Nelson told the committee less than 5 minutes before the meeting that they wouldn't attend), they had to do a "community discussion" with all the appointees who showed up today.
July 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Because Alexis Mercedes Rinck and Mark Solomon didn't have the required quorum to hold a meeting (as mentioned, Saka and Nelson told the committee less than 5 minutes before the meeting that they wouldn't attend), they had to do a "community discussion" with all the appointees who showed up today.
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Seattle has its own Zohran v Cuomo mayoral race going on: A young charismatic upstart who actually wants to make the city cooler vs an establishment dinosaur who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a road rage incident.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/29/o...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/29/o...
Op-Ed: Katie Wilson is the Zohran Mamdani of Seattle » The Urbanist
# Progressive mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary is a watershed moment for New York City, and Seattle is on the cusp of its own watershed moment with the opport...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Seattle has its own Zohran v Cuomo mayoral race going on: A young charismatic upstart who actually wants to make the city cooler vs an establishment dinosaur who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a road rage incident.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/29/o...
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/29/o...
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NEW STORY // Rinck Backs Capitol Hill Crisis Center, Other Seattle Officials Coy www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/11/r...
Rinck Backs Capitol Hill Crisis Center, Other Seattle Officials Coy » The Urbanist
# King County is seeking to site a walk-in mental health crisis center in Capitol Hill, but a group of local business owners and residents are pushing back. Health care providers have backed the locat...
www.theurbanist.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEW STORY // Rinck Backs Capitol Hill Crisis Center, Other Seattle Officials Coy www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/11/r...
There is such ample opportunity for Dems/lefties to message their case based on family values and faith values and this is a lovely example of that.
A bunch of folks showed up to the Bothell City Council tonight to speak against a potential resolution affirming Bothell as a welcoming place for LGBTQIA+ people.
Here was Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson's response.
Here was Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson's response.
April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
There is such ample opportunity for Dems/lefties to message their case based on family values and faith values and this is a lovely example of that.
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Mr. Miyazaki sir, I love your movies about how capitalism and the destruction of nature are evil, I made a shitty facsimile of them in a computer that drains reservoirs, do you like it
March 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mr. Miyazaki sir, I love your movies about how capitalism and the destruction of nature are evil, I made a shitty facsimile of them in a computer that drains reservoirs, do you like it
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Well, the cat is out of the bag. I'm running for mayor. Seattle residents can help me qualify for Democracy Vouchers (and anyone can donate) at WilsonForSeattle [dot] com. More press below. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/03...
Katie Wilson Wants to Be Your Mayor
Katie Wilson, the General Secretary of the Transit Riders Union and long-time local progressive organizer, is running for Seattle mayor.
www.thestranger.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Well, the cat is out of the bag. I'm running for mayor. Seattle residents can help me qualify for Democracy Vouchers (and anyone can donate) at WilsonForSeattle [dot] com. More press below. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/03...
Hey remember when I mentioned King County's Best Starts Child Care Worker Wage Boost Pilot? Basically studying what it'd look like for government to invest in a salary increase for child care workers?
Here's a write-up in The Seattle Times that dives into the ins-and-outs of the Pilot:
Here's a write-up in The Seattle Times that dives into the ins-and-outs of the Pilot:
Some King County child care workers to get pay boost in pilot program
Amid high turnover and poverty rates for child care providers, King County is trying out a wage boost through the fall of 2027.
www.seattletimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Hey remember when I mentioned King County's Best Starts Child Care Worker Wage Boost Pilot? Basically studying what it'd look like for government to invest in a salary increase for child care workers?
Here's a write-up in The Seattle Times that dives into the ins-and-outs of the Pilot:
Here's a write-up in The Seattle Times that dives into the ins-and-outs of the Pilot: