You can support the Houghton Development Plan by:

1) Sending an email to: CityCouncil@kirklandwa.gov

2) Submit feedback via Our Kirkland:

kirklandwa.gov/ourkirkland

3) Attend the public hearing on Nov 18th at 7:30pm and sign up to speak in support

www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/C...

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One way the city is trying to address its growing housing needs is by creating walkable 10 & 15 min neighborhoods (which is the hope for the Houghton site), where residents can meet their basic needs within a 10-15 min (or less) walk from their home.

www.theurbanist.org/2024/07/22/k...

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This proposed conversion of the shopping center is part of the overall vision outlined in the #Kirkland 2044 comprehensive plan, which aims to address the city's housing shortage and facilitate further growth over the next 20 years.

www.kirklandwa.gov/files/shared...

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Everyone, regardless of immigration status or lack thereof, has certain unalienable rights under the Constitution, including the right to remain silent and the right to refuse to answer any questions or sign any paperwork without a lawyer present.

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If you believe you are witnessing #ICE activity, report it to WAISN's reporting hotline at: 1-844-724-3737, record what you see (please DO NOT go live for the privacy of those being detained), and send the footage and/or photos to waisn@hotline.org.

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With elections in #Kirkland and elsewhere still shaking out, who ultimately wins and loses will have a significant impact on how and if cities push back against the increasingly aggressive kidnappings of our immigrant community members

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As more and more of our community members are being disappeared by the Federal government, the pressure and expectation will be on our local governments and city officials to respond and do what they can to protect those at risk.

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The endorsement by Judy Nicastro of this slate is especially...interesting.

Nicastro didn't just take a $25k bribe (+$40k today), she took it from a family (the Caluccios) widely believed to be affiliated with the mob.

www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/09...

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Two of the Sanity Kirkland slate, Ken M & Catie Malik, have been promoting the controversial non-profit The More We Love & the docu "Americans With No Address" that's executive produced by the Discovery Institute.

publicola.com/tag/the-more...

fixhomelessness.org/2024/documen...

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Same here. I haven't eaten at Dick's for years (never frequented Kid Valley).

Same with Wally's Chowder House after we found out that their son was an active Proud Boy. No one in my family gave them business after that.

Rep Amy Walen, who participated in the smear campaign against 2 progressive #Kirkland candidates and is running for Senate, is forming a "centrist coalition" with Republicans, including Chad Magendanz.

Chad holds wildly racist beliefs:

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www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Corporate interests have dumped $$ into the #Kirkland race for the conservative slate, including the Jackson Legacy Fund, a big biz, dark money pac.

They've donated the max amount to these candidates & spent 1,000's in support:

web.pdc.wa.gov/rptimg/defau...

www.thestranger.com/elections-20...
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