Jesse Franz
@jessefranz.bsky.social
Unfortunately, not heir to the Franz bread empire. Works for the Seattle City Council. Recovering news producer. Personal views here.
I wore this as my Halloween costume 12 years ago. 1) Wild how some things never change 2) I’ve always been like this.
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I wore this as my Halloween costume 12 years ago. 1) Wild how some things never change 2) I’ve always been like this.
One thing about the Mariners, it was always going to be game 7.
October 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
One thing about the Mariners, it was always going to be game 7.
Ichiro is warming up in the bullpen.
October 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Ichiro is warming up in the bullpen.
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The Council approved my amendment to the supplemental budget which will add $300K in legal defense for our immigrant neighbors!
This funding comes out of underspend from a jail contract. Transferring these funds to this urgent need facing community is a major win!
This funding comes out of underspend from a jail contract. Transferring these funds to this urgent need facing community is a major win!
August 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Council approved my amendment to the supplemental budget which will add $300K in legal defense for our immigrant neighbors!
This funding comes out of underspend from a jail contract. Transferring these funds to this urgent need facing community is a major win!
This funding comes out of underspend from a jail contract. Transferring these funds to this urgent need facing community is a major win!
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The Seattle City Council just passed an amendment to the supplemental budget, offered by CM Rinck, adding $300k to legal defense for unaccompanied children facing detention and deportation, taken from underspend from the City's much criticized SCORE jail contract.
August 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Seattle City Council just passed an amendment to the supplemental budget, offered by CM Rinck, adding $300k to legal defense for unaccompanied children facing detention and deportation, taken from underspend from the City's much criticized SCORE jail contract.
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The Seattle Shield Initiative has passed unanimously and will be on the Seattle ballot in November.
August 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Seattle Shield Initiative has passed unanimously and will be on the Seattle ballot in November.
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Tomorrow afternoon Councilmember Hollingsworth and I will be restoring “Hot Rat Summer” in Cal Anderson Park. This mosaic was wrongfully painted over and we are going to fix it.
July 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Tomorrow afternoon Councilmember Hollingsworth and I will be restoring “Hot Rat Summer” in Cal Anderson Park. This mosaic was wrongfully painted over and we are going to fix it.
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I'm sitting in an unusually crowded meeting of the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, which commissioner Kristin Hawes just said had an "unprecedented" amount of public comment—all of it against changes to the ethics code that would remove recusal reqiurements for councilmembers with conflicts
May 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I'm sitting in an unusually crowded meeting of the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, which commissioner Kristin Hawes just said had an "unprecedented" amount of public comment—all of it against changes to the ethics code that would remove recusal reqiurements for councilmembers with conflicts
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DOJ says the Civil Rights Division is investigating a new “anti-Catholic law” in Washington state that requires priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect:
May 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
DOJ says the Civil Rights Division is investigating a new “anti-Catholic law” in Washington state that requires priests to report suspected child abuse or neglect:
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This was an excellent program that worked well and made people's lives easier. Government at its best. Of course Trump wants it gone.
BREAKING: The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing your tax returns for free.
April 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This was an excellent program that worked well and made people's lives easier. Government at its best. Of course Trump wants it gone.
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Happy e-bike rebate launch day to all who celebrate. The lottery portal is now open!
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April 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Happy e-bike rebate launch day to all who celebrate. The lottery portal is now open!
ebikeswsdot.aptim.com
ebikeswsdot.aptim.com
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tesla car vehicles will have more legal protections than trans people
March 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
tesla car vehicles will have more legal protections than trans people
National Parks, humanitarian aid, and civil rights are actually cool as hell. Thank you, federal workers. Hold the line.
February 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
National Parks, humanitarian aid, and civil rights are actually cool as hell. Thank you, federal workers. Hold the line.
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Very proud to announce the Department of Health will now process all requests to change gender designation on birth certificates within three business days. Previously, there was as much as a 10 month wait.
February 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Very proud to announce the Department of Health will now process all requests to change gender designation on birth certificates within three business days. Previously, there was as much as a 10 month wait.
My landlord distributing fire blankets after being hounded by rental inspectors for a year and framing it as a Valentine’s Day present is WILD behavior.
February 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My landlord distributing fire blankets after being hounded by rental inspectors for a year and framing it as a Valentine’s Day present is WILD behavior.
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I don't always agree with the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social editorial board, but agree very strongly on this. Maritime industrial lands and union livelihood should not be sacrificed for CM Nelson's far-fetched campaign year schemes. #Seattle #waleg
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Table poorly vetted plan for more housing near Seattle stadiums | Editorial
The Seattle City Council has bigger issues to ponder than whether to add housing to the stadium district. It ought to table a proposal that would do just that.
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January 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I don't always agree with the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social editorial board, but agree very strongly on this. Maritime industrial lands and union livelihood should not be sacrificed for CM Nelson's far-fetched campaign year schemes. #Seattle #waleg
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This is a huge deal for grocery workers and shoppers who fought tirelessly to make sure this disastrous mega-merger never happens.
@ufcw3000.bsky.social
@ufcw3000.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 10:49 PM
This is a huge deal for grocery workers and shoppers who fought tirelessly to make sure this disastrous mega-merger never happens.
@ufcw3000.bsky.social
@ufcw3000.bsky.social
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Congratulations and welcome to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social at City Hall!
(Featuring @tammymorales.bsky.social and @jessefranz.bsky.social 😊)
(Featuring @tammymorales.bsky.social and @jessefranz.bsky.social 😊)
November 26, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Congratulations and welcome to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social at City Hall!
(Featuring @tammymorales.bsky.social and @jessefranz.bsky.social 😊)
(Featuring @tammymorales.bsky.social and @jessefranz.bsky.social 😊)
Ran into one of the new bosses today at Seattle City Hall. Seems pretty cool. @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Ran into one of the new bosses today at Seattle City Hall. Seems pretty cool. @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
66,990 CUSTOMERS?! Hope this power outage map is wrong. I’m watching it like Kornacki.
November 20, 2024 at 4:08 AM
66,990 CUSTOMERS?! Hope this power outage map is wrong. I’m watching it like Kornacki.
The outage map going out can’t be a good omen for this windstorm.
November 20, 2024 at 3:54 AM
The outage map going out can’t be a good omen for this windstorm.
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Exactly this. As with Obama's presidency, Biden didn't deliver big enough, though he delivered more than Obama did.
"The issue is not that deliverism failed. It is that Democrats convinced themselves that they had delivered, without listening to the voters telling them they had not." From Annie Lowrey.
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The Cost-of-Living Crisis Explains Everything
The economy under Biden looked good but felt bad.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Exactly this. As with Obama's presidency, Biden didn't deliver big enough, though he delivered more than Obama did.
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Seeing more and more familiar faces in #Seattle news and politics on this site!
So we've updated our starter pack to include the new arrivals: @kromandavid.bsky.social @hannahkrieg.bsky.social @naomiishisaka.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/Tdxzvfr
So we've updated our starter pack to include the new arrivals: @kromandavid.bsky.social @hannahkrieg.bsky.social @naomiishisaka.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/Tdxzvfr
November 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Seeing more and more familiar faces in #Seattle news and politics on this site!
So we've updated our starter pack to include the new arrivals: @kromandavid.bsky.social @hannahkrieg.bsky.social @naomiishisaka.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/Tdxzvfr
So we've updated our starter pack to include the new arrivals: @kromandavid.bsky.social @hannahkrieg.bsky.social @naomiishisaka.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/Tdxzvfr
Seattle folks attending tonight's public hearing:
- Hearing starts at 5 PM
- Participate in person or virtually
- Watch live via Seattle Channel
- Childcare available until 7 PM on the second floor
- Searchable table of all budget amendments at the link below
council.seattle.gov/2024/11/12/s...
- Hearing starts at 5 PM
- Participate in person or virtually
- Watch live via Seattle Channel
- Childcare available until 7 PM on the second floor
- Searchable table of all budget amendments at the link below
council.seattle.gov/2024/11/12/s...
Seattle City Council budget amendment tracker - Seattle City Council Blog
Seattle City Councilmember Dan Strauss has released this budget amendment tracker to help members of the community follow along with the budget process and upcoming votes on budget amendments. The tra...
council.seattle.gov
November 12, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Seattle folks attending tonight's public hearing:
- Hearing starts at 5 PM
- Participate in person or virtually
- Watch live via Seattle Channel
- Childcare available until 7 PM on the second floor
- Searchable table of all budget amendments at the link below
council.seattle.gov/2024/11/12/s...
- Hearing starts at 5 PM
- Participate in person or virtually
- Watch live via Seattle Channel
- Childcare available until 7 PM on the second floor
- Searchable table of all budget amendments at the link below
council.seattle.gov/2024/11/12/s...