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Over the past 4 years, Seattle has dramatically increased its sweeps of homeless encampments, spending $85 m on this. Now Mayor Harrell is facing Katie Wilson in the election this fall; she’s opposing this policy.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Over the past 4 years, Seattle has dramatically increased its sweeps of homeless encampments, spending $85 m on this. Now Mayor Harrell is facing Katie Wilson in the election this fall; she’s opposing this policy.
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This has got to be one of the biggest policies that a community coalition has ever pulled through an unsupportive Seattle city government. Usually when policies are this popular, city electeds take them on rather than requiring all these initiatives.
February 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This has got to be one of the biggest policies that a community coalition has ever pulled through an unsupportive Seattle city government. Usually when policies are this popular, city electeds take them on rather than requiring all these initiatives.
Lucky to have time to enjoy the snow this morning in Seattle. Here’s my cyclist snowman. ☃️🚴
February 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Lucky to have time to enjoy the snow this morning in Seattle. Here’s my cyclist snowman. ☃️🚴
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"This is happening now, again" -Bainbridge Island CM Clarence Moriwaki tonight referencing 1942's EO 9066 and the history of the use of executive orders for overreach.
Moriwaki is one of the founders of the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association.
Moriwaki is one of the founders of the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association.
January 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"This is happening now, again" -Bainbridge Island CM Clarence Moriwaki tonight referencing 1942's EO 9066 and the history of the use of executive orders for overreach.
Moriwaki is one of the founders of the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association.
Moriwaki is one of the founders of the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association.
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It should be PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to drive this fast on city streets.
January 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It should be PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE to drive this fast on city streets.
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Did you get the misleading mailer signed by our very own mayor?
Harrell wants you to vote for Prop 1B because his wealthy corporate sponsors -- The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Puget Sound Energy, and Microsoft -- don't want to pay taxes.
Harrell wants you to vote for Prop 1B because his wealthy corporate sponsors -- The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Puget Sound Energy, and Microsoft -- don't want to pay taxes.
January 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Did you get the misleading mailer signed by our very own mayor?
Harrell wants you to vote for Prop 1B because his wealthy corporate sponsors -- The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Puget Sound Energy, and Microsoft -- don't want to pay taxes.
Harrell wants you to vote for Prop 1B because his wealthy corporate sponsors -- The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Puget Sound Energy, and Microsoft -- don't want to pay taxes.
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Tax the wealthiest businesses to fund social housing!
NEW: With corporations pouring in hundreds of thousands of dollars into the Seattle social housing election, I made a dashboard to track who is funding both campaigns: gossipguy.net/who-is-fundi...
Who is funding the Seattle social housing campaigns?
Last updated Jan. 24, 2025
This past Wednesday, King County Elections mailed out ballots for the upcoming Feb. 11 special election. On the top of the ballot is Proposition 1, which could determine th...
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January 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Tax the wealthiest businesses to fund social housing!