Eddie Lin
@edclin.bsky.social
Personal account. All opinions expressed are mine alone. Live in Seattle and spend much of my time thinking about affordable housing, public education, and how to save our democracy.
Campaign account is https://bsky.app/profile/linforseattle.bsky.social
Campaign account is https://bsky.app/profile/linforseattle.bsky.social
Class act and a model of how to run a positive and thoughtful campaign and how to concede with grace.
With most ballots in, it is clear my colleague Girmay Zahilay has been elected as the next Exec. I called to congratulate and wish him all the best as he begins to transition into this important role. The success of KC depends on his success as Exec, and as a continuing CM I am committed to both.
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Class act and a model of how to run a positive and thoughtful campaign and how to concede with grace.
If you’re a Seattle resident and haven’t used your democracy vouchers, now is the time to do so! Ballots are dropping next week and there’s only 3 and 1/2 weeks until election day. Also, some candidates have maxed out on vouchers, but our campaign hasn’t yet!
www.linforseattle.com/vouchers
www.linforseattle.com/vouchers
Give your vouchers — Eddie Lin
www.linforseattle.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
If you’re a Seattle resident and haven’t used your democracy vouchers, now is the time to do so! Ballots are dropping next week and there’s only 3 and 1/2 weeks until election day. Also, some candidates have maxed out on vouchers, but our campaign hasn’t yet!
www.linforseattle.com/vouchers
www.linforseattle.com/vouchers
Interesting article. The sentiments here track much of what I’ve been hearing. I do think the lack of progress on homelessness is a major factor why many voters are leaving Bruce.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The voters ditching Seattle’s mayor, and the voters sticking by him
Some onetime supporters of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell are now backing his opponent. They're playing a role as Katie Wilson looks to unseat the incumbent.
www.seattletimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Interesting article. The sentiments here track much of what I’ve been hearing. I do think the lack of progress on homelessness is a major factor why many voters are leaving Bruce.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The Massachusetts millionaire tax is a great example of how raising taxes does NOT cause wealthy people to leave.
States looking to boost funding should take notes from Massachusetts.
The state's "millionaires tax" brought in $2 billion more than projected over the last year.
That money continues to improve education and transportation.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/08/m...
The state's "millionaires tax" brought in $2 billion more than projected over the last year.
That money continues to improve education and transportation.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/08/m...
Massachusetts collected $2 billion more in tax revenue than expected because of millionaires tax - The Boston Globe
Total revenue collections for fiscal year 2025 totaled approximately $43.7 billion, which is $2.9 billion, or 7.1 percent, more than the state pulled in the prior fiscal year.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The Massachusetts millionaire tax is a great example of how raising taxes does NOT cause wealthy people to leave.
Great Nerd Farmer Podcast episode about housing with @natebowling.com and @jessdbateman.bsky.social
We are so lucky in WA to have Sen. Bateman’s bold leadership on this critical issue!
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We are so lucky in WA to have Sen. Bateman’s bold leadership on this critical issue!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Addressing Washington’s Housing Shortage – Senator Jessica Bateman – 244
Podcast Episode · Nerd Farmer Podcast · 07/07/2025 · 47m
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August 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Great Nerd Farmer Podcast episode about housing with @natebowling.com and @jessdbateman.bsky.social
We are so lucky in WA to have Sen. Bateman’s bold leadership on this critical issue!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
We are so lucky in WA to have Sen. Bateman’s bold leadership on this critical issue!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
Something I find interesting/curious is that City Council is required to have open public meetings and to regularly hear open public comments but there isn’t really a similar requirement for the Mayor even though the Mayor arguably has greater power.
August 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Something I find interesting/curious is that City Council is required to have open public meetings and to regularly hear open public comments but there isn’t really a similar requirement for the Mayor even though the Mayor arguably has greater power.
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the fundamentals of development right now are *terrible*
tarriffs, high interest rates, labor pool being kidnapped.
permits in seattle at lowest level in terms of percentage or even number since the '08 recession. and mayor's comp plan won't fix
it's not good, folks.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
tarriffs, high interest rates, labor pool being kidnapped.
permits in seattle at lowest level in terms of percentage or even number since the '08 recession. and mayor's comp plan won't fix
it's not good, folks.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
just as a reminder - seattle's permitting has fallen off a cliff
the number of homes permitted in june of this year is the lowest level in a decade - lower than at any point during covid.
this is not good news, folks.
the number of homes permitted in june of this year is the lowest level in a decade - lower than at any point during covid.
this is not good news, folks.
July 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
the fundamentals of development right now are *terrible*
tarriffs, high interest rates, labor pool being kidnapped.
permits in seattle at lowest level in terms of percentage or even number since the '08 recession. and mayor's comp plan won't fix
it's not good, folks.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
tarriffs, high interest rates, labor pool being kidnapped.
permits in seattle at lowest level in terms of percentage or even number since the '08 recession. and mayor's comp plan won't fix
it's not good, folks.
bsky.app/profile/holz...
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Inbox: The items that should have gotten votes in yesterday's housing committee -- including 14 appointments to the city's renter's commission that Cathy Moore urged her former colleagues to delay -- will now get them in the full Seattle City Council meeting.
July 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Inbox: The items that should have gotten votes in yesterday's housing committee -- including 14 appointments to the city's renter's commission that Cathy Moore urged her former colleagues to delay -- will now get them in the full Seattle City Council meeting.
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just as a reminder - seattle's permitting has fallen off a cliff
the number of homes permitted in june of this year is the lowest level in a decade - lower than at any point during covid.
this is not good news, folks.
the number of homes permitted in june of this year is the lowest level in a decade - lower than at any point during covid.
this is not good news, folks.
July 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
just as a reminder - seattle's permitting has fallen off a cliff
the number of homes permitted in june of this year is the lowest level in a decade - lower than at any point during covid.
this is not good news, folks.
the number of homes permitted in june of this year is the lowest level in a decade - lower than at any point during covid.
this is not good news, folks.
Had the opportunity to chat with Katie Wilson @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social a bit yesterday and here’s what I appreciate most about her. It’s clear how genuine, caring, thoughtful and trustworthy she is. She’s kind of the opposite of an egocentric politician. She’s also extremely strategic….
July 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Had the opportunity to chat with Katie Wilson @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social a bit yesterday and here’s what I appreciate most about her. It’s clear how genuine, caring, thoughtful and trustworthy she is. She’s kind of the opposite of an egocentric politician. She’s also extremely strategic….
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Seattle’s democracy vouchers deserve renewal on August 5th
This summer, Seattle's innovative campaign finance program is up for renewal. A decade of data points to its success.
This summer, Seattle's innovative campaign finance program is up for renewal. A decade of data points to its success.
Seattle’s democracy vouchers deserve renewal on August 5th
This summer, Seattle's innovative campaign finance program is up for renewal. A decade of data points to its success.
www.nwprogressive.org
July 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Seattle’s democracy vouchers deserve renewal on August 5th
This summer, Seattle's innovative campaign finance program is up for renewal. A decade of data points to its success.
This summer, Seattle's innovative campaign finance program is up for renewal. A decade of data points to its success.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
Locals need this too!!
Lots of Seattleites do not know where or which direction Angle Lake is.
Lots of Seattleites do not know where or which direction Angle Lake is.
Hard to overstate how much help Sound Transit would be providing tourists by labeling light rail platforms "northbound" and "southbound."
July 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Locals need this too!!
Lots of Seattleites do not know where or which direction Angle Lake is.
Lots of Seattleites do not know where or which direction Angle Lake is.
Let’s go! Couldn’t agree more CM Solomon. We should absolutely pass a statewide income tax, with broad exemptions for peope below a certain income threshold. We should also actually give tax breaks to our lowest-income neighbors by expanding the Working Families Tax Credit.
CM Solomon comes out strong saying we need to find our own money to shore up these federal cuts and calls for a state income tax. He says we need to step up to the reality that we can't count on the feds and we have our own local deficits. He says we have to take action.
July 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Let’s go! Couldn’t agree more CM Solomon. We should absolutely pass a statewide income tax, with broad exemptions for peope below a certain income threshold. We should also actually give tax breaks to our lowest-income neighbors by expanding the Working Families Tax Credit.
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District privilege systems are bad and Seattle shouldn't implement one IMO
July 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
District privilege systems are bad and Seattle shouldn't implement one IMO
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Traffic safety advocates are at Rainier and Charles this morning to mourn the people who are expected to be killed by traffic violence - if the city continues to maintain the existing dangerous conditions in this rapidly growing area close to future light rail.
July 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Traffic safety advocates are at Rainier and Charles this morning to mourn the people who are expected to be killed by traffic violence - if the city continues to maintain the existing dangerous conditions in this rapidly growing area close to future light rail.
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Community alert: The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has activated its severe heat protocols through Friday morning. Here’s a list of cooling sites throughout the Seattle area:
July 15, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Community alert: The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has activated its severe heat protocols through Friday morning. Here’s a list of cooling sites throughout the Seattle area:
We’re lucky to have amazing folks here in Seattle like @nondriver.bsky.social and Disability Rights Washington helping us create a more safe, affordable, accessible and inclusive community. And, as noted in this great thread, their work is having positive impacts nationally and even globally!!
In 2021, I was trying to figure out a way to bring attention to how disabled community members who couldn’t drive or couldn’t afford to drive navigated their communities and decided to launch a “Week Without Driving.”
July 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We’re lucky to have amazing folks here in Seattle like @nondriver.bsky.social and Disability Rights Washington helping us create a more safe, affordable, accessible and inclusive community. And, as noted in this great thread, their work is having positive impacts nationally and even globally!!
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In 2021, I was trying to figure out a way to bring attention to how disabled community members who couldn’t drive or couldn’t afford to drive navigated their communities and decided to launch a “Week Without Driving.”
July 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In 2021, I was trying to figure out a way to bring attention to how disabled community members who couldn’t drive or couldn’t afford to drive navigated their communities and decided to launch a “Week Without Driving.”
Interesting article with some good quotes from @nondriver.bsky.social
“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.”
Via @theguardian.com.
Via @theguardian.com.
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Interesting article with some good quotes from @nondriver.bsky.social
Cities have existed much longer than cars. But over the last century older cities were redesigned to accommodate cars and many newer cities were built around them as the primary mode of transportation. The more “car-centric” a city is, the less livable it is and less character it has.
July 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Cities have existed much longer than cars. But over the last century older cities were redesigned to accommodate cars and many newer cities were built around them as the primary mode of transportation. The more “car-centric” a city is, the less livable it is and less character it has.
If Seattle and every jurisdiction in the region followed Bothell’s lead, we could make an enormous difference in housing affordability, creating more walkable and livable neighborhoods, and transitioning away (as we must) from subsidizing and over-reliance on vehicles for daily transportation.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/10/b...
Yes I am unapologetically bragging about one of my cities again. Bothell is leading the way on creating a walkable, affordable and vibrant community.
Yes I am unapologetically bragging about one of my cities again. Bothell is leading the way on creating a walkable, affordable and vibrant community.
Bothell Drops Parking Mandates, Legalizes Neighborhood Corner Stores Citywide » The Urbanist
# Bothell becomes the first city in either King or Snohomish County to fully eliminate off-street parking mandates in order to reduce costs for homebuilding. The move clearly solidifies the city as a ...
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July 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If Seattle and every jurisdiction in the region followed Bothell’s lead, we could make an enormous difference in housing affordability, creating more walkable and livable neighborhoods, and transitioning away (as we must) from subsidizing and over-reliance on vehicles for daily transportation.
Awesome job Bothell and @masonthompson.bsky.social!
Let’s legalize corner stores and cafes everywhere in Seattle and let’s stop taxing housing with parking mandates!
Let’s legalize corner stores and cafes everywhere in Seattle and let’s stop taxing housing with parking mandates!
Here were Mayor Mason Thompson's comments ahead of the final vote:
July 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Awesome job Bothell and @masonthompson.bsky.social!
Let’s legalize corner stores and cafes everywhere in Seattle and let’s stop taxing housing with parking mandates!
Let’s legalize corner stores and cafes everywhere in Seattle and let’s stop taxing housing with parking mandates!
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The Bothell City Council just voted 5-1 to drop all minimum off-street parking requirements at the same time that they approved the legalization of neighborhood cafes and corner stores everywhere in the city.
July 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Bothell City Council just voted 5-1 to drop all minimum off-street parking requirements at the same time that they approved the legalization of neighborhood cafes and corner stores everywhere in the city.