Garrett Plescow Moore (he/him)

Learned that ORCA cards can carry a negative balance! I was even able to make a transfer. Got to refill my card after reaching my destination. Thank you @kingcountymetro.bsky.social 🙏🏼

Seattle residents report encampments in record numbers More than 50,000 reports of homeless camping were made in the first eight months of this year, a 66% increase compared to the same time period last year.

There is so much cruelty in this story. Seattle should be a city of compassion and care. This is not an acceptable way to treat people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

NEW: King County Councilmemeber Teresa Mosqueda and Representative Pramila Jayapal have endorsed Katie Wilson for Mayor of Seattle. 🗳️ @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

Harrell Promised 2,000 Units of Housing or Shelter by the End of His First Year. He Didn't Deliver. - PubliCola By Erica C. Barnett When he ran for mayor in 2021, Bruce Harrell vowed to implement key elements of the…

Apropos of a new version of this story going around again this week, I reported WAY BACK IN 2023 that Harrell promised to build 2,000 units of shelter in his first year and didn't deliver, saying at the time that he just meant he would "identify" them. publicola.com/2023/01/04/h...

Harvey Milk: “You gotta give ‘em hope.”

Cassian Andor: “Rebellions are built on hope.”

Bruce Harrell: “This is not the time to hope.”

Eddie’s CM here — Can confirm Eddie actually loves and raves about Jefferson Park often 😆

Eddie Lin Jefferson Park is my favorite for various reasons. It’s my neighborhood park and I love how the City put a lid on the reservoir to make better use of the space. The view of downtown and SODO/West Seattle is amazing, and I appreciate how the park has something for almost everyone: tennis courts, community center, skate park, open spaces and fields, driving range and lawn bowling, basketball court, great playgrounds and splash park for kids, and even the Beacon Food Forest. At any given time, you’ll see kids on the playground, families walking their dogs, and high school tennis teams. I also love that it’s a place for community gatherings, like the Beacon Hill festival in June, free movies and music in the park, and a place where people come together for birthdays, celebrations and so many other activities. Adonis Ducksworth Judkins Park – Super fun skatepark!

District 2 candidates answering what their favorite park is a pretty great distillation of the two candidates' styles.

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)!

What We Know About America’s Billionaires: 1,135 and Counting An exclusive, up-close look at the richest people in the U.S. from celebrities like Taylor Swift and Elon Musk to the founder of a roofing supplier in Wisconsin.

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. ….

Thanks for sharing about your experience! Team Eddie is trying to reach as many residents as we can to listen and help him hit the ground running on day 1 in office. Would love to see you at @edclin.bsky.social’s meet & greet next Saturday at noon at Adam’s Park. Everyone’s welcome!

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.

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

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...

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

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.

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YouTube video by World Affairs Council Tacoma ZAHID CHAUDHRY | WACT | The Tacoma Immigrant Stories Project

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.
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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

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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:
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