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December 11th !!!!

December 11th !!!

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Next week is the @seattletru.bsky.social party! Are you attending ?!?!

Thursday January 11th

RSVP tonight.
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Graphic with a duotone photo of a state capitol building in the background. Text reads: “Allowed by right does not equal possible in practice.”

Graphic with a duotone photo of a state capitol building in the background. Text reads: “Statewide zoning reform isn’t producing the wins everyone expected. For example, state law can declare that small backyard cottages are legal. But unless cities can review them, permit them, and builders can finance them, legalization will remain largely symbolic. The permissions may have changed, but the reflexes never adapted.”

Statewide zoning reform isn’t producing the wins everyone expected. For example, state law can declare that small backyard cottages are legal. But unless cities can review them, permit them, and builders can finance them, legalization will remain largely symbolic.

Don't let the craziness with the Supreme Court distract from the big immigration story; people from 19 different countries, including Haiti, Venezuela, and Cuba, are currently trapped in an immigration limbo, with their citizenship and green card applications (among others) put indefinitely on hold.

Private Club With Deep Ties to Harrell Gets $183,000 City Grant; Harrell Campaign Paid Consultant $46,000 for Last-Minute "Outreach" - PubliCola 1. On Thursday, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced $27.8 million in new grants through the city’s Equitable Development Initiative—the city’s largest…

Private Club With Deep Ties to Harrell Gets $183,000 City Grant; Harrell Campaign Paid Consultant $46,000 for Last-Minute "Outreach"
Today's Afternoon Fizz:
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An all cuts budget is a good way for Ferguson to destroy what remains of his political support. Voters in 2024 and 2025 made it crystal clear they want to tax the rich to fund public services. I don’t get what’s hard about this.

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How would a referendum on separation work? Those who've been reading Cascadia Journal know that I support discussions about independence for Oregon and Washington as an escape plan from the US descent into fascism. Is this the best solution? I...

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Great update / deep dive from @andyengelson.bsky.social;

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“I keep thinking about Anne Frank, who was kept alive with her family by a good friend named Miep,” said the Rev. Jane Mauldin, a Unitarian minister who was one of the volunteers who raced to the North Kenner raid on the roofers … “I keep in my head saying, ‘What would Miep do?’”

The news is bleak. Take care of your heart. Find joy with loved ones. Don’t ignore the horrors but take breaks for the long struggle.

I have a standing public disclosure request on SDOT to see what they're planning for the new Shared Streets Law SB 5595. I've basically been reading their emails for the last six months and I'm excited to share what I've learned in a 2700-word Urbanist article that is going to drop any day now.

The Atlantic 10: The Best Books of 2025 The books that made us think the most this year

Really grateful to see THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US in such remarkable company on The Atlantic's list of the ten best books of the year.

Today on the podcast: when @typewriteralley.bsky.social mentions it can be inconvenient to have a bike around town for multiple stops, @hannahkrieg.bsky.social points out this could be solved if life was more like the Sims 3

Plus: new light rail stations + election maps! megaphone.link/CC8067809063

As Incoming Mayor Mulls Police Chief's Future, SPD Pays Consultants for Media Training, Executive Assessment - PubliCola 1.  Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes expanded the police chief’s office and command staff earlier this year, adding a second deputy…

As Incoming Mayor Mulls Police Chief’s Future, SPD Pays Consultants for Media Training, Executive Assessment

$100,000 will go to the firm that did the national search that resulted in the selection of former police chief Adrian Diaz.

publicola.com/2025/12/04/a...

As Incoming Mayor Mulls Police Chief's Future, SPD Pays Consultants for Media Training, Executive Assessment - PubliCola 1.  Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes expanded the police chief’s office and command staff earlier this year, adding a second deputy…

As Incoming Mayor Mulls Police Chief’s Future, SPD Pays Consultants for Media Training, Executive Assessment

$100,000 will go to the firm that did the national search that resulted in the selection of former police chief Adrian Diaz.

publicola.com/2025/12/04/a...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Is Detaining People for ICE Louisiana’s hunting and wildlife authority is one of more than 1,000 state and local agencies that have partnered with US immigration authorities this year alone.

Louisiana’s hunting and wildlife authority is one of more than 1,000 state and local agencies that have partnered with US immigration authorities this year alone. www.wired.com/story/story/...

“No More Terrorizing Families”: Minnesota Workers Rally Against ICE Deportation Flights - Workday Magazine Workers are demanding facilities for rideshare drivers and an end to the airport’s operation of deportation flights.

While the Trump admin targets Somali communities in Minnesota with ICE raids, workers rally at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in the freezing weather to say NO MORE DEPORTATION FLIGHTS. NO MORE RAIDS. workdaymagazine.org/no-more-terr... by Amie Stager

Does anyone have that sharpie tool where we can name every one of the people smiling, nodding, or even standing silently as Trump unloads this racist attack?

Because I can see a future in which a lot of people will be saying, “I wasn’t there.”

When you hear Trump's words and realize that the only Black face in the Oval Office at that moment belongs to a bronze bust of Ben Franklin, you are getting the full flavor of the message.

Bob Ferguson is worse than a Republican Governor because he pretends he’s for the right stuff but he’s not. His budget proposal is embarrassing and all the Dems who elected him should be embarrassed.

Major decision. In D.C., ICE/CBP can no longer arrest immigrants without a warrant unless they find individualized probable cause of a flight risk.

"Viewing all immigrants potentially subject to removal as criminals is, as a legal matter, plain wrong." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Looks like Housing Levy, Monisha Harrell leaving his admin, Jaahnavi Kandula murdered by cop car, anti-sweeps protests intensifying... right around this time period harrell.seattle.gov/page/30/

Code here
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The pattern of Harrell using the Mayor's office to boost his campaign is clear as day for anyone who wants to look.

Bruce Harrell has been misusing public office for personal gain all year long. The SEEC hasn’t given a fu¢k. We need to get this corrupt toxic misogynist out of office ASAP

But the PDC says he wasn’t doing anything wrong with city resources.

Time to clean the corrupt house.

A pattern so obvious that Wayne Barnett could figure it out if he wanted to.

Been thinking about this lately. I haven't clocked any public appearances by Harrell since his concession speech.