Oh look, another example of Harrell’s terrible management skills Tiffany Washington, Deputy Mayor for Homelessness, refused to fill hotel rooms that the city paid for. Reason? She doesn’t like the program lead Not the first time Washington has acted in favor of more homelessness, either

Volunteer Park dahlia garden is popping off #seattle

So mean, and also so ineffective! Sweeps don’t solve homelessness. They don’t even appease heartless ghouls like Louise Clauss. Bruce Harrell and Sara Nelson are wasting taxpayer money on this performative cruelty.

Instead of directly hiring people to do things, Sound Transit hires companies to hire other companies to hire people to do things. This is very inefficient! Unfortunately it’s also standard practice in the U.S.

@jayapal.house.gov this is cool but we need you here in Seattle knocking doors for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social ! (To be clear first we need you to endorse her.)

Dreaming of a more equitable and affordable Seattle? You can help make it a reality! Sign our letter to city council supporting all the amendments to the city's once-in-a-decade planning update that would make homes more affordable for everyone: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Seattleites: one more public hearing for more housing through the Comp Plan on Friday. Rally at 1pm at City Hall (pizza too!), remote testimony starting at 9:30, can sign up for in-person testimony 3pm-6:30pm.

My family says “ABR” to describe when someone is confidently incorrect. It stands for Authoritative But Wrong (and yes we know, that’s the joke) You can use it to call out someone in the moment (“that’s ABR”) or to describe a person or situation (“Sara Nelson was ABR again today”)

If you need more examples of the dysfunction of Seattle City Council under Sara Nelson…

I wrote a rant that addresses EVERY Seattle anti-housing "tree advocate" talking point I have ever seen. It's long but honestly not THAT long lol. I will be very, VERY happy if 5 people read it. Come be one of them :) blog.moreparksmoreneighbors.org/page/anti-ho...

This strikes me as alarmist. (And I’m very anti-Harrell and pro-TRU) 🚩 no actual comparison of current program to new proposal 🚩 misleading statements (esp on rent increase cap, tax impacts, purpose of program) 🚩 process concerns reminiscent of NIMBY playbook

Important context, not mentioned in the article, is the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE). With MFTE, market-rate apartments get a property tax break for renting a certain % of units to income-qualified tenants. In 2023 Seattle had 6,600 MFTE units—income-restricted homes in market-rate buildings.

"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened." – Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945

Cackling with glee as I compare the early election returns for Seattle’s two incumbent city councilmembers Sara Nelson: 42k votes, 38% Alexis Mercedes Rinck: 83k votes, 77% Nearly twice as many people voted for AMR.

In an alternate reality, separated by ~8k votes in 2023: Councilmembers Ron Davis, Maren Costa, Andrew Lewis, Alex Hudson, and Tammy Morales celebrate passing Alt 5 comp plan. Sara Nelson and Cathy Moore, sidelined, complain to each other about civility. Even-year elections when?

Quite an impressive feat to apparently create 1,000 new emergency units in the 12 days between when these two ads dropped

Two council members no-show at the last minute, jeopardizing millions for housing and wasting the time of dozens of people. Shame on Sara Nelson and Rob Saka. This is the opposite of good governance.

Today’s election day for the Pike Place Market Constituency! This is one of the shadowy groups that influences Market policy, like whether to continue the car-free pilot project (yes!) Members can vote online. Look for a 9:01 am email from [email protected]. Recs below…

I just watched a squirrel and a crow fight over a chicken bone. The crow won. The endless wonders of urban wildlife

With the Manito Six in Spokane, we have proof of concept that stacked flats are viable to develop, give residents a wonderful quality of living, and fit nicely in established neighborhoods. Contact me about bringing stacked flat/middle housing to your neighborhood!

Somehow I don’t feel very comfortable walking in this “Healthy Street.”

Vic Bishop? Literal dinosaur Vic Bishop? - 84yo, retired in 2007 - thinks widening roads solves congestion (it doesn’t) -doesn’t think humans are accelerating climate change (we are) - loser for state representative - lives in $2M home (bought in 2001 for 491k) patch.com/washington/s...

So who is Al Rosenthal, the guy suing to block 100 homes for people exiting homelessness? -3x loser for state representative -lives in a $1.6M home in Bellevue (bought in 1993 for 215k) -owns 3 commercial properties: a Safeway parking lot (value: $5.6M), strip mall ($4M), and another in Redmond

Fun to see Seattle’s new ADUs getting some national press! Lots to say on this topic…

If Seattle actually cared about trees and climate resiliency, we’d be doing this. Instead, our “tree advocate” community only mobilizes to block new housing.

#Seattle protest today against ICE at the Federal Building

39% of paris residents cycle regularly seattle is 3%. the number of people biking regularly in paris is equal to the *entire* population of seattle this is why leadership matters. bruce promised not to lead with bikes. and so we don't. and we won't.

Any mention of Joe Mallahan must include a link to the “Mallahan Can” video. youtu.be/nSlTMUd8cVk?...

Seattle City Council has totally lost the plot. Setting aside all the lies and misinformation, Seattle’s updated Tree Code is less than two years old. Is re-updating it really the best use staff and council time?

He’s in 3rd grade. Same age as my son. ICE knocked on the wrong door. No crime. No reason. He was handcuffed. Detained. He’s 8 years old. This should shatter you. It should enrage you. No matter your politics, NO ONE should be okay with this. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Huge crowds at Seattle Center today for #handsoff. Lots of kids, dogs, amazing signs and costumes.

@atg.wa.gov Why isn’t Washington joining this lawsuit?

City Councilmembers who opposed revenue for social housing now want to put a tax on new market rate housing so high that it won’t ever get built. We cannot tax housing to build housing. Inclusionary zoning is a tax. The higher we make it the less housing we get.

Want to save orcas in Puget Sound? ✅ Drive less ✅ Email [email protected] and let your city councilors know that you support a strong Comprehensive Plan. More housing in Seattle = less sprawl = less driving regionwide = less 6PPD killing fish

Five and a half months later (!), we are still waiting on the results of an SDOT Director's Review of the issued street-use permit for the scaled-down, quarter-of-a-block Columbia City Patio on S Ferdinand St. I want to stress that we are talking about four outdoor tables and movable partitions.

NIMBYs will use any excuse to avoid building housing.

Of course white supremacists are scrubbing mention of WW2 Navajo Code Talkers. This history directly undermines their racist ideology. Without American Indians, without Diné language, the U.S. military had no fast, secure means of radio communication. Code Talkers helped us win Pacific Theater.

Rep Griffey needs to touch grass. I live in one of the densest neighborhoods in the state (Capitol Hill, Seattle). Lots of people, lots of cars, so street parking can be hard to find. We have residential parking permits. I own a car and park on the street. My permit costs $4/month.

Folks, the parking reform bill needs a bit of help. Please join us in contacting the members of the WA House Local Government Committee as soon as possible and urge them to pass SB 5184: bit.ly/WA-parking #WaLeg

Stocking up on emergency supplies

Speak up for affordable housing in Washington! Not one but FOUR major bills impacting housing affordability are up for public hearing on Friday. Take just a few minutes to show your support by signing in PRO for these bills—this record of your support makes a difference. bit.ly/HDC-housing #WaLeg

Hearing this Friday on reducing parking mandates in Washington state! Building a better future is absolutely within our grasp. You can sign up to participate here: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se... www.sightline.org/2025/01/31/t...

SIGN IN PRO to support the Shared Streets Bill SB 5595. This is an important indicator of community support and just takes a few seconds. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

Sara Nelson is so toxic. Seattle’s comprehensive plan is already way behind schedule. Now at the 11th hour she’s changing committee leadership without even talking to her fellow city councilors.

Read this article, then contact your elected officials to let them know what you think. [email protected] [email protected] (deputy mayor for homelessness who denied the permit) [email protected]

Every new building should include an outdoor chocolate fountain, micropetting zoo (e.g. ducklings), redundant fallout shelters, and 8 MW of solar capacity. I am very serious about new housing.

Does anyone have transcripts of the 2023 Seattle city council forums about the comprehensive plan? 9/6/23 and 9/7/23. I want to quote Cathy Moore in my email to her. www.theurbanist.org/2023/09/09/v... www.theurbanist.org/2023/09/10/s...

Imagine this at 145th and 5th Ave NE, right next to the new light rail station. City of Seattle already owns the land. But apparently 27 holes of golf is a better use of public land. Jackson Golf Course is so big we could build this *twice* (20,000 new homes) and still have a 40 acre park

Does anyone know the deal with Seattle’s 2/17 Presidents Day protests? So far I’ve seen: -Federal Building 12-2 -Cal Anderson 12-6 -something about Westlake? I want to put up posters but don’t know which location to use

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