So disappointed!!! Come on folks. These neighborhood centers are great places for adding density. We say we care about housing costs and homelessness, climate change and trees and businesses, and then we repeat the same mistakes!! Exclusionary zoning is a root cause of so many of our problems.

OPCD did extensive outreach across the city, holding meetings and doing neighborhood walks and doing virtual town halls and taking THOUSANDS of comments from people across the city, but some people didn't like the outcome. That's what happened.

Uses of the funds: double the size of the CARE alternative responder team; expand fire's post-overdose team; more funding for LEAD and DESC; more money to CARE as well for dispatchers etc.; a tiny bit for new firefighter recruits.

Nelson seems to have dropped off the call without notice so now there are just seven voting, and Rivera's amendment (which is so hot-off-the-presses that it isn't online for the general public to read) passes.

D2 voters who find this absurd: Adonis Ducksworth—when asked for a ‘practical solution’ to the housing crisis—(no kidding) said “using AI.” He’s Harell‘s man, through and through.

Looks like appointed District 2 Councilmember Mark Solomon will be absent for an entire day of voting on Comprehensive Plan amendments.

Everyone: “the Market is so great without the cars!” Two yahoos in the op-ed pages:

Nickerson South Canal as a neighborhood center means more housing, more small businesses, and more neighbors able to thrive in this pocket of the city. check out what residents shared & share your support at the final comp plan hearing on 9/12 (Virtual Comment 8:30AM In-person Comment 2:30-6:30PM)!

The Wall Street Journal has a new article about billionaires. Here's a gift link if you feel like getting mad.

Rental assistance during the height of covid helped, but that $ dried up. We need to bring back more rental assistance, which would help both tenants and affordable housing providers.

Instead, we should be doing everything we can to keep housing production going. Which means zoning changes, more density and more neighborhood centers, reducing or eliminating design review and parking requirements. Fixing our permitting and infrastructure requirements.

A few thoughts. 1. We should be celebrating the fact that recently the market produced record numbers of studios and 1 bedroom units and this helped keep rents flat, to the point that those units were competitive with 60% ami rents. ….

A young person named Paul stopped by today to canvass for @linforseattle.bsky.social, which consisted of asking me what was important to me and listening, prompting me to say more, and just chatting with me about Seattle. Nice.

Washington fire crews - already operating with fewer resources after the State Legislature cut $60m from its Wildfire Response Account this year - are now suffering border patrol raids. We all lose when local austerity echoes authoritarianism. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

A fellow firefighter asked if the crew members could say goodbye to their family. Border patrol agent said “you need to get the fuck out of here. I’m gonna make you leave.” This is how Trump’s law enforcement is treating our firefighters. What the actual fuck. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The incredible man the Trump admin ripped away from his family. 25 years here, military veteran, committed community servant. Outrageous. Thank you @cairwashington.bsky.social, @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @adamsmith.house.gov, Senator Cantwell for fighting for his release. youtu.be/iIoPWNDLU98?...

I am demanding the immediate release of Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry, a decorated and disabled veteran, detained during a citizenship interview today. My office has been in contact with the family and are working with Rep. Smith, Sen. Cantwell, and Sen. Murray’s offices to bring Mr. Chaudhry home.

Candidates: pick up your yard signs!

yup with another in october to refine www.socialhousingseattle.org/post/city-of...

Friends - I looked at Seattle's "JumpStart" payroll tax on high incomes. I keep hearing rumors that it is driving jobs out of town. That's been false for years, and it turns out it still is. It's a lie. I'll send out a writeup next week.

Did you know apples could get sunburned? 🍎☀️ This great project protects WA apples while generating solar power. More climate-smart solutions! Reporting by the wonderful folks at @nature.org: pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/07/31/c...

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For years, we have warned Sara Nelson that she is dangerously out of touch with Seattleites. Our polling has been consistent. She has had so many opportunities to course correct... and squandered them all. This is the result of those choices. Nelson looks like a goner in November. #seaelex

@alexis4seattle.bsky.social has proven that delivering progressive wins is possible even from the minority. It'll be on all our progressive candidates to make sure they're tackling not just the easy wins but the structural features of our economy and system of governance that produce paralysis.

Rob Saka and Maritza Rivera voted against protecting unaccompanied children facing detention and deportation. Even I am surprised by this.

Build 👏🏼more 👏🏼 housing 👏🏼

At a moment when the federal government is so fucked up, Seattle election results tonight offer *hope* @edclin.bsky.social a housing wonk @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social a true progressive executive & transit champ @alexis4seattle.bsky.social continued fight for immigrants, LGBTQ+, resist the feds

Zohran Mamdani demonstrated what’s possible when we fight for smart, compassionate policies on housing, childcare, and taxing the freakin rich. Don’t let Bruce’s election-year posturing fool you. Let’s get @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social elected: mobilize.us/s/ZYJSdX

The main lessons to me of Mamdani’s win: 1. Democratic voters really are fed up with their fossilized, incompetent establishment. 2. Housing is by far the number one issue, and if you want to beat that establishment, own the housing issue by pledging to make it easier to build housing of all kinds

Smart, sensible, progressive proposal out of @alexis4seattle.bsky.social’s office. * 76% of businesses now paying tax would pay no tax; * 90% would see their tax bill go down * $90 million in new progressive revenue

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Love seeing @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social, a true housing champion, speaking out for stacked flats and a more affordable future for Seattle renters and the next generation 🙌🏼 How cute is her kid??

🏢🏡 Omg the strong urge to stop every person talking about trees at City Council today…If we don’t build more homes in Seattle we WILL convert more of WA’s beautiful, dense forests into parking lots and suburbs, driving up emissions along the way. Attachment to a singular tree kills forests 🌲

"I love my neighborhood, and it wouldn't be half as good without all the apartment buildings," a West Seattle resident says. He used to have to drive to the store; now he can walk, because density makes it possible to support local businesses! "Also, you can plant more trees."

"Seattle can be a haven for trans people, but only if there is room for them," a speaker from High Point (West Seattle) says. Seeing a lot of jazz hands on the side of the room where I'm sitting, along with a lot of stony faces on the homeowner-dominated side.

Fuck, I didn't put "starter homes" on my bingo card. These people really believe it's possible for working people in Seattle to afford the same kind of small starter house they bought in 1972.

Paris 2019 v. Today: I don’t think people realize how immense @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s legacy will be.

NPR Piece Criticizing South Park Development for Tree Removal Omitted Key Facts The story failed to mention that the developer is Habitat for Humanity, and that the affordable homeownership project includes 26 new maple trees. publicola.com/2025/06/19/n...

Particularly foolish if you care about climate change — young PNW conifers tend to sequester _more_ carbon each year (in their first 80-120 years)

Happy #Juneteenth! 🤎🙏🏾✊🏾

Ridership on the RapidRide G Line continues to climb, with weekdays in May seeing more than 6,000 daily riders for the first time. May ridership was up 46% over the G Line's first full month of October. Fast frequent and reliable service draws riders, go figure.

Moulton: It turns out the U.S. Army is not great at doing Soviet-style or North Korean-style parades, because that’s not what people sign up to do… Imagine how much veteran housing you could build for $40 million. You could help a lot of vets with that kind of money. And this parade helped nobody.

“From the annual MLK march to historic organizing by the Black Panthers, Garfield has and always will be a central convening area for celebration and organizing with the young people of our city” -Robert Stephens on the groundbreaking 20 years in the making www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/06/grou...

Happy Pride Month! What better way to celebrate than to share our special edition of our Pride Voters Guide, featuring all of our favorite queer candidates running in this election 😍 First up, progressive champion and talented flutist, the one and only, @alexis4seattle.bsky.social!

No Kings!

No kings!

Did you know advocates have been fighting for Garfield Super Block for 20 years? Kickass lineup for this week’s ceremonial groundbreaking. Be there! Trae Holiday, Converge @rebeccasaldana1.bsky.social @cmtmosqueda.bsky.social + more bit.ly/GSB-groundbreaking

Hey Bluesky why do *we* have 5k followers when @laresistencianw.bsky.social has 500? What are *you* doing to support and amplify the most impacted communities right now? How are you using your urbanist platforms on here?

Seattle has bent over backwards to bolster Trump's army in SPD. When Seattle inevitably looks like LA and the cops help defend ICE from protesters, I hope every elected official realizes they have funded fascism. And it will be far too late, but I hope it fucking haunts them

do you have to send a picture of your tiny penis when applying to work for ICE or do they just take your word for it