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Marco Lowe
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Personal Account. He/Him. Seattle's COO, Seattle U Prof/speaker, Wrote 'Powershift', Board of @FFI_Solutions. Housing Zealot. Climate Hawk. Energy Nerd. Community College Stan.
Hi Lynn, to give some background on housing under the Mayor, the city added 38,700 units from 2022 to Q3 2025. If you conservatively assume 1 person per unit, the city as absorbed the city of Longview during the Harrell term. He also proposed and passed a $970M Housing levy.
October 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
October 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Aging moment. Told son about the song "Bitchin Camaro" by The Dead Milkmen.
He said "Is that a good thing?"
Me:
Wife: He doesn't know what "bitchin" means.
Me: oh.
October 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
October 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
"We survived Game 5" shirts now printing.
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Seattle in Fall
October 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It has been so long.
September 24, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The Seattle Sports Gods are smiling.
September 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
September 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
We are not a civilized nation until we can make cars this small again.
September 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
September 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Not recently, but did just take this picture of the towers, it's clear that they have restarted construction and it is going quickly.
July 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
North bend I-5 is completely blocked for the repairs this weekend.
July 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lake Union packed with boats, Gasworks Park looks like an ant hill with so many people.

Light it up.
July 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The Seattle Waterfront is a Fourth of July celebration itself.
July 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Harvard's latest magazine's alternate title?

"Out of F*cks".
June 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
June 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
June 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM
That is probably my take. The NBA never should have allowed the Sonics to leave a strong market with ties to Asia for a tiny market with ties to the worst weather in America.
June 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The only happy person in Russia right now is the airman who can say that them putting tires on the bomber wings between missions is a waste of time. #ukraine
June 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Last of Us, Season 2, goes to Seattle and show that the city's Dept of FAS, who manages city properties, KICKS ASS. Even 20 years into a fungal zombie romper room, the city's tower, SMT...LOOKS FANTASTIC!!! Thank you, FAS!!! The fall of society can't stop great property management! H/T JesseG!
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
May 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Wikipedia is not messing around regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
All my friends who said they needed [Specific Gun Designed Specifically to Kill People] to fight tyranny are reeeeaaaallllly quiet right now.
April 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Elon and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
April 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM