Happening now, the #WALeg Senate Ways & Means committee is holding a public hearing the Millionaires Tax! SB 6346 is the bill number

The MAGA GOP in our state are already trying to stop the Millionaires Tax from moving forward at the bidding of their wealthy backers. Join us in a show of force & sign your name in “Pro” here to show legislators that everyday people want our broken tax code fixed: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

Do you rent in Seattle? @mayorofseattle.bsky.social wants to hear from YOU! City Hall is conducting a renters survey to help inform policy, and deliver help where it's needed most. Share widely! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

As we work to make housing more affordable, renters across the city need to keep speaking out. That’s why today we’re launching our Mayoral Renter’s Survey. forms.office.com/g/B1K37QsKtf www.instagram.com/reel/DUY32i7...

We need more people to sign in pro - we know the majority of people want to fund our schools, tax credits, and health care! And less than 1% of the wealthiest people would pay this tax. Sign now: bit.ly/6346Milliona...

GoFundMe for the families of the two children who were killed in Rainier Beach on Friday. www.gofundme.com/f/offical-on... www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-t...

“SPD Chief Shon Barnes reminded officers that they already have special chairs in their cars to just watch and do nothing about crimes happening right in front of them.”

Join me Web Feb 4 @ 4pm on Zoom for my appeal of the Seattle Ethics Commission dismissal of the complaint that Bruce Harrell directed city employees to work for his private club. Details on the meeting here: www.seattle.gov/ethics/commi... Based on reporting by @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social

“People have a First Amendment right to observe, document, and communicate information about law enforcement activity,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @TheVerge.com. “There is nothing about using Signal that changes that.” www.theverge.com/tech/872493...

youtube.com/shorts/HfEK3... The Seattle Times editorial board is using misinformation to advocate against statewide legislation that would tax the rich and big corporations. Here is a great short by @ronpdavis.bsky.social providing truth, context, and also highlights the need to pass HB 2100 in WA.

To celebrate the possibility that SB 6026 will end mandates for apartment buildings to have commercial uses on their ground floors, here's a bunch of pics of empty retail spaces in Seattle's Capitol Hill, the most densely populated neighborhood in WA. app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/...

Here is the 2nd one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB7n... You will be soooo bioswale and natural drainage system pilled by the end and you will be like trees who?

Families making $35k in WA pay over 13% of their income in taxes, while the richest ($900k+) pay only 4% 😡 The #WALeg Millionaires Tax is our moment to rebalance WA's upside-down tax code and fund the programs that help working people build a brighter future for their families.

In the coming days you might well hear arguments that surveillance is the answer to the tragedy of gun violence, and therefore Seattle shouldn't turn off SPD's cameras. I urge you to interrogate this framing.

NEW OP-ED // State Lawmakers Should Hold Amazon, Microsoft Accountable for Supporting Fascism Op-Ed by John Burbank, via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/01/o...

I’m making a series of reaction videos to a webinar by the Seattle orca NIMBYs lolll here is my first one youtu.be/iWSjAmlVcJg?...

Please take a moment and vote yes in this KOMO poll. Wilson needs support even to pass moderated policies. We can yell when she’s wrong but we need to cheer when @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social is moving in the right direction. komonews.com/news/local/s...

Since Seattle OPCD didn't dare releasing the difference map of their downzones in the 2026 update, here are all the areas overlaid on Displacement Risk Index. Blue = wealthy, exclusive, white neighborhoods Red = neighborhoods @ high risk of being priced-out Guess where all the new downzones are?

Here is the same thing but with every downzone area I can see circled. I count 37 total areas. Some are the neighborhood center shrinkage that we knew about, but others are... just entire corridors getting chopped

OPCD has released the final proposed zoning maps for Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Plan, implementing "Centers and Corridors." one-seattle-plan-zoning-implementation-seattlecitygis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/zoning...

We're still buzzing from the incredible turnout & energy at Progressive Revenue Lobby Day on Monday! It was so incredible to stand together with such incredible advocates and some of our closest allies in this fight ❤️ @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social @firelandswa.bsky.social @eoionline.bsky.social

“CARE had no direct say on the contract, which allowed SPOG to determine their working conditions” Are CARE responders unionized? Can they sue to nullify the SPOG contract controlling CARE responders working conditions?

A judge just issued a partial (but significant) ruling against the Seattle Police Department in the Seattle Times' lawsuit challenging SPD's "grouping" policy, in which SPD refuses to work on more than one records request at a time, giving false "placeholder" dates for every subsequent request.

Sign in PRO for SB 6201, which gives social housing the same property and excise tax exemptions that public housing authorities receive! This aligns with our primary bill, HB 1687, and we are looking forward to working with Seattle Social Housing to advocate for it. tinyurl.com/HONSB6201

Live shot from Harrell's Bellevue condo

Signal will never message you like this. If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL. DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.

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That feeling when you’re a transit rider and Sound Transit is about to connect Seattle to the Eastside by rail. #thisisyourcity

Fatema Boxwala of @tech4taxes.bsky.social and @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social in support of HB 2100: "Well WA fund creates revenue our services desperately need."

There was also a funny moment earlier where former state Sen. Joe Nguyen opposed the Well WA Fund as Commerce Dept. head, and Rep. Scott pointed out Nguyen had sponsored a bill 6 years ago in #WALeg to create a progressive payroll tax just like this one, and asked him what had changed.

Sign in PRO for @organizewithshaun.bsky.social “Well Washington Fund” before 1:30PM! This is JumpStart for the state and the oligarchs are working hard to stop it. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...

Phew! Armed Racist Assholes in Bulletproof Vests Just Local Cops: tinyurl.com/53vse4wn

Uninvaded Seattle Beginning to Feel Like Trump Doesn’t Even Think It Has Antifa Anymore: tinyurl.com/mrynhxyk

NEW: A bunch of Washington Dems in deep blue districts are legitimatizing right wing craze over age verification obscenity laws that endanger your privacy and free speech just to appease pearl clutchers and make kids sneakier about how they watch porn www.theburnerseattle.com/post/biparti...

"We're here to fuck people up." Some folks are brigading public comment at the City Council's public safety meeting today over former CRG Lt. Matthew Didier's remarks last May. The video clips were released last week. Comment starts at 2 pm If you need some ammunition, we've got a full clip:

Following recent federal cuts, the Well WA Fund will keep vital funding for higher education, health care, housing, and food assistance. This would be paid by only Washington's wealthiest corporations. Sign in pro and submit supportive comments here: www.takeaction.network/xactions/46203

All that said — Tiffani McCoy is an excellent choice for an interim CEO. She is smart, experienced, has a clear understanding of the organization, its charter, and needs. I look forward to the Seattle Social Housing Developer taking its next steps under her leadership.

QUIZ: Did He Ghost You or Is He a Washington State Ferry? tinyurl.com/3yzhrcuh

Big news at Seattle's Social Housing Developer: Roberto Jimenez has been fired by the board and Tiffani McCoy has been appointed interim.

The revolution will be intergenerational and not strictly based on ideology and based on common fucking decency.

This morning, I visited the site of an encampment in Ballard that was scheduled to be removed because I wanted to understand in detail for myself what’s working and not working in our current approach. I decided to extend the deadline. Read more: wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/14/m...

One of the reasons we don’t require candidates to attend one of our meetings to receive our endorsement is to make it easier for single parents to run for office.

NEW: Seattle City Council Member Eddie Lin wants Mayor Wilson to delay implementation of surveillance expansion so the City can revisit decision in wake of ICE terror. He suggests possibly redirecting funds to immigrant resources. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/seattle...

So far Wayne Barnett and Marc Mayo of the SEEC have refused to comply with Seattle law and investigate 2 elections complaints I submitted against Harrell PAC collusion: drive.google.com/file/d/1LfXK... Fundraising from city employees: drive.google.com/file/d/1Tj4C...

ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims. Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!

Hot off the presses: the @theurbanist.org interview with new Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson. www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/13/o...

How did @mayorofseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson win?! And why?!? READ: jacobin.com/2026/01/kati... We lay out exactly how in this piece with @jacobinmag.bsky.social. This was our playbook. Take what we learned in Seattle and adapt it to your city.

In Feb, it will be the 3 year anniversary of passing I-135 and 1 year since passing Prop 1A. Join us to commemorate these victories, get an update on the current state of social housing, and hear what's coming up in 2026. More details and registration: tinyurl.com/stateofsocia...

But @governorferguson.bsky.social wants to raid our climate fund instead of endorsing @organizewithshaun.bsky.social Well Washington Fund

"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...