CORRECTING earlier post Seattle Mayor’s Race: Wilson now leads Harrell by 1,346 votes. STILL within the mandatory recount range - barely

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson is now ahead in this nail-biter of an election count.

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I am declaring a Mariners State of Emergency

"It Was Cold": Mothers Who Lost Children to Gun Violence Say Harrell Ignored Their Pleas for Help “What mothers go through in crisis is not a one-time opportunity—it’s ongoing." publicola.com/2025/10/16/i...

Early last year, Seattle signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using rooms as shelter space at the Civic Hotel and other buildings. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there. By @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social, with @kuow.org

COLUMN: What this mayoral election owes "Black Seattle." Marcus Harrison Green looks beyond identity politics to ask how Black Seattleites are actually doing — featuring voices from across the diaspora and scrutiny of both Harrell and Wilson. Read here: soseaem.org/3IVyOSC #Seattle

"Because it is Lisa" and "because I want her out of the homelessness business." That's what Deputy Mayor Tiffany Washington said when asked why she denied a request by Purpose Dignity Action, headed by Lisa Daugaard, to open a shelter in North Seattle. www.propublica.org/article/seat...

By December, Seattle taxpayers were paying a hefty $4,200 a month per empty room — at a time when thousands of Seattleites were without a roof over their heads.

NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant. By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.

Great reporting by @kuow.org's @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social and @propublica.org: Seattle spent millions on hotel rooms to shelter unhoused people. Then it stopped filling them www.kuow.org/stories/seat...

Really good reporting from @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social on shelter beds being paid for but left unfilled, seemingly in part over a deputy mayor's personal dislike of a prominent Seattle homelessness services provider.

New @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social investigation from @kuow.org / @propublica.org:

Excellent local piece here from @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social + @kuow.org + @propublica.org.

NEW: Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them. by @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social @kuow.org

I feel so lucky to be able to work alongside such talented people.

Kevin was kind and curious. When he asked how you were doing, he really wanted to know the answer. He genuinely cared. I’ll miss him

Weekend reading: A now-former top staffer to Mayor Bruce Harrell, Pedro Gomez, has been accused of raping a woman he met through Harrell's office. PubliCola spoke to several women who say he also preyed on them, including one who said she never reported her own assault. publicola.com/2025/03/21/w...

A must-read story by Erica Barnett.

@kuow.org has a handy guide to Washington state's legal challenges to the Trump administration. Thanks to @teopopescu.bsky.social for this Trump Tracker: www.kuow.org/stories/trum...

In case you missed this over the weekend: Former Senior Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell described what it was like working for Mayor Bruce Harrell.

Fantastic reporting by @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social

Excellent reporting by @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social

been hitting refresh all day www.kuow.org/stories/moni...

NEW: In August, Seattle canceled Nickelsville’s proposed 15-unit tiny house village in Rainier Valley. Until now, it was not clear why. Records obtained by @realchangenews.bsky.social show that some neighbors complained to the city prior to the permit denial. www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/03...

Monarchs are doing better than last year which is good. But they're way below sustainable thresholds. The Fish and Wildlife Service rightfully promised these butterflies protections last December. Keep your eyes on Trump to make sure he doesn't reverse them. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

From replacing the car's logo with another to getting rid of the vehicles altogether, KUOW heard from dozens of local drivers about how they're navigating the politics of Tesla ownership in 2025.

I missed this earlier this week, maybe others did too. KUOW has this exclusive that digs deeper into the 1996 arrest of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in Iowa, years before he was an elected official in the Seattle area. Story from Ashley Hiruko and is a must read. www.kuow.org/stories/woma...

ICYMI: My latest story on Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell.

Saw this coming.

There are lots of important stories in Seattle politics that go unreported because elected officials and public officials put up numerous barriers. Journalists don’t always try to overcome them. But in this case, KUOW did. Kudos to them. This is worth reading.

This kind of coverage annoyed me at the time because I know Ashley and Isolde from KUOW are thorough, careful reporters who don't print rumors or "one unidentified source said" stories. Their most recent piece: www.kuow.org/stories/beau...

Must read reporting from @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social on what to the firing of former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz www.kuow.org/stories/star...

A must-read from @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social & Isolde Raftery: ‘Beauty and the chief.’ How a secret romance ended former Seattle Police Chief Diaz’s career @kuow.org www.kuow.org/stories/beau...

Essential reading for Seattle from @kuow.org @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social

Amazing reporting here by @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social and Isolde Raftery. The details are chilling.