Clayton Sasaki
@claytonsasaki.bsky.social
Atmospheric Scientist/Meteorologist | PhD, M.S. @UWAtmosSci | B.S @CornellEAS/B.S. @CEECornell | @AMS_WAF | @habitatskc young professionals | @KingCountyMetro Fares Council
Well, we’ve been without power for a bit over half an hour now…
Not too many power outages in the Seattle area for now with the vast majority concentrated in northeast Seattle (~12,000 customers)
Not too many power outages in the Seattle area for now with the vast majority concentrated in northeast Seattle (~12,000 customers)
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Well, we’ve been without power for a bit over half an hour now…
Not too many power outages in the Seattle area for now with the vast majority concentrated in northeast Seattle (~12,000 customers)
Not too many power outages in the Seattle area for now with the vast majority concentrated in northeast Seattle (~12,000 customers)
Great summary of the event from Joe as per usual.
Much of the mountains receiving rain (instead of snow) has led to the extreme streamflows on the mountain-fed Snoqualmie, Snohomish, and Skagit rivers.
See the unofficial record temperatures over the Western US yesterday (from coolwx.com/record)
Much of the mountains receiving rain (instead of snow) has led to the extreme streamflows on the mountain-fed Snoqualmie, Snohomish, and Skagit rivers.
See the unofficial record temperatures over the Western US yesterday (from coolwx.com/record)
December 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Great summary of the event from Joe as per usual.
Much of the mountains receiving rain (instead of snow) has led to the extreme streamflows on the mountain-fed Snoqualmie, Snohomish, and Skagit rivers.
See the unofficial record temperatures over the Western US yesterday (from coolwx.com/record)
Much of the mountains receiving rain (instead of snow) has led to the extreme streamflows on the mountain-fed Snoqualmie, Snohomish, and Skagit rivers.
See the unofficial record temperatures over the Western US yesterday (from coolwx.com/record)
That’s a striking message…
“Flash Flooding caused by a POTENTIAL DIKE OR LEVEE FAILURE IS POSSIBLE for the levees and dikes of the Skagit River below Sedro-Wooley to the mouth of the Skagit River.”
“Flash Flooding caused by a POTENTIAL DIKE OR LEVEE FAILURE IS POSSIBLE for the levees and dikes of the Skagit River below Sedro-Wooley to the mouth of the Skagit River.”
🚨 Flash Flood Watch issued December 10 at 7:13PM PST until December 13 at 4:00AM PST by NWS Seattle WA 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
That’s a striking message…
“Flash Flooding caused by a POTENTIAL DIKE OR LEVEE FAILURE IS POSSIBLE for the levees and dikes of the Skagit River below Sedro-Wooley to the mouth of the Skagit River.”
“Flash Flooding caused by a POTENTIAL DIKE OR LEVEE FAILURE IS POSSIBLE for the levees and dikes of the Skagit River below Sedro-Wooley to the mouth of the Skagit River.”
Happy these stations are opening, but putting these stations next to I-5 was an own goal and extremely short sighted. Below is a look at the land use of the stations
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Happy these stations are opening, but putting these stations next to I-5 was an own goal and extremely short sighted. Below is a look at the land use of the stations
It’s crazy to me that in the UK cars don’t have to (and don’t) stop for pedestrians unless there is a zebra crossing.
Like not even at crossings with pedestrian islands…
Like not even at crossings with pedestrian islands…
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It’s crazy to me that in the UK cars don’t have to (and don’t) stop for pedestrians unless there is a zebra crossing.
Like not even at crossings with pedestrian islands…
Like not even at crossings with pedestrian islands…
It is hard to be surprised these days but here we are...this is so obviously an embracement of white supremacy…
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It is hard to be surprised these days but here we are...this is so obviously an embracement of white supremacy…
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Exciting to see a 2 line train in Seattle.
Just the 4-6 min peak frequency for downtown to North Seattle is gonna be a game changer!
Spring 2026 cannot come soon enough.
Just the 4-6 min peak frequency for downtown to North Seattle is gonna be a game changer!
Spring 2026 cannot come soon enough.
What do we have here, in the International District Chinatown Station pocket track?
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Exciting to see a 2 line train in Seattle.
Just the 4-6 min peak frequency for downtown to North Seattle is gonna be a game changer!
Spring 2026 cannot come soon enough.
Just the 4-6 min peak frequency for downtown to North Seattle is gonna be a game changer!
Spring 2026 cannot come soon enough.
Add this to the evidence that a tax on very high incomes works (in this case income over $1 million dollars)
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Add this to the evidence that a tax on very high incomes works (in this case income over $1 million dollars)
It is crazy…especially this time of year when it is dark before 5pm for over 2 months.
And it would likely only take 2, maybe 3 lights to make the space usable.
And it would likely only take 2, maybe 3 lights to make the space usable.
Often, Seattle playgrounds go dark at sunset due to a lack of lighting while the nearby parking lots are well lit
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It is crazy…especially this time of year when it is dark before 5pm for over 2 months.
And it would likely only take 2, maybe 3 lights to make the space usable.
And it would likely only take 2, maybe 3 lights to make the space usable.
Actually already out of automatic recount territory. >0.5% vote difference.
Thanks @mtvcdm.bsky.social
Thanks @mtvcdm.bsky.social
With the latest update, Katie Wilson leads with 1,976 votes ahead of Bruce Harrell. Given historical precedent, highly unlikely a recount would change the result.
Also almost out of automatic recount territory (2,000 vote difference)
Also almost out of automatic recount territory (2,000 vote difference)
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Actually already out of automatic recount territory. >0.5% vote difference.
Thanks @mtvcdm.bsky.social
Thanks @mtvcdm.bsky.social
With the latest update, Katie Wilson leads with 1,976 votes ahead of Bruce Harrell. Given historical precedent, highly unlikely a recount would change the result.
Also almost out of automatic recount territory (2,000 vote difference)
Also almost out of automatic recount territory (2,000 vote difference)
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
With the latest update, Katie Wilson leads with 1,976 votes ahead of Bruce Harrell. Given historical precedent, highly unlikely a recount would change the result.
Also almost out of automatic recount territory (2,000 vote difference)
Also almost out of automatic recount territory (2,000 vote difference)
Katie Wilson widens her lead to 1,346 votes now. Still within the 2,000 vote recount threshold.
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Katie Wilson widens her lead to 1,346 votes now. Still within the 2,000 vote recount threshold.
Crazy! The fact she become council president is WILD…
Did you know Sara Nelson was only a councilmember for 4 years?!? Didn’t it feel a lot longer than that?
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Crazy! The fact she become council president is WILD…
Katie Wilson leads by 91 votes after today’s drop!!!
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Katie Wilson leads by 91 votes after today’s drop!!!
Reposted by Clayton Sasaki
There's lot of challenged ballots in Seattle. Challenged ballots disproportionately skew younger with over half from people under age 45.
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
There's lot of challenged ballots in Seattle. Challenged ballots disproportionately skew younger with over half from people under age 45.
Reposted by Clayton Sasaki
It's Election Day!! You have just a few hours left to make sure your ballot is in on time and your vote is counted. Visit kce.wiki/DropBox to find locations of all 85 drop boxes around King County.
Ballot drop boxes - King County, Washington
kce.wiki
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It's Election Day!! You have just a few hours left to make sure your ballot is in on time and your vote is counted. Visit kce.wiki/DropBox to find locations of all 85 drop boxes around King County.
Just another reason to vote Harrell out…
As head of the Office of Police Accountability, Myerberg was in charge of sweeping all the complaints of SPD abuse under the rug in the wake of the 2020 protests.
As head of the Office of Police Accountability, Myerberg was in charge of sweeping all the complaints of SPD abuse under the rug in the wake of the 2020 protests.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office appears to have deleted or is withholding a contract used to make a crucial legal decision regarding the Mayor’s newly-minted Chief of Staff, Andrew Myerberg.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/18/h...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/18/h...
Harrell’s Office Buries Records Pertaining to Investigation into Chief of Staff » The Urbanist
# Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office appears to have deleted or is withholding a contract used to make a crucial legal decision regarding the Mayor’s newly-minted Chief of Staff, Andrew Myerberg. Harrell’s ...
www.theurbanist.org
October 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Just another reason to vote Harrell out…
As head of the Office of Police Accountability, Myerberg was in charge of sweeping all the complaints of SPD abuse under the rug in the wake of the 2020 protests.
As head of the Office of Police Accountability, Myerberg was in charge of sweeping all the complaints of SPD abuse under the rug in the wake of the 2020 protests.
This is obviously terrible and needs to be investigated. Also a good argument for why more guns don’t solve gun violence: these are confusing situations
UK police say officers accidentally shot victim who died in synagogue attack reut.rs/42Uy7Qa
UK police say officers accidentally shot victim who died in synagogue attack
British police said on Friday they accidentally shot a victim who died in the attack on a synagogue in Manchester, as well as one of the survivors, as they attempted to stop an attacker who appeared to be wearing an explosive belt.
reut.rs
October 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is obviously terrible and needs to be investigated. Also a good argument for why more guns don’t solve gun violence: these are confusing situations
Reposted by Clayton Sasaki
A lot of people have been calling me the
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
September 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A lot of people have been calling me the
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
Reposted by Clayton Sasaki
Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social is raising alarm about Harrell’s proposed changes to Seattle’s MFTE program, calling it a bad deal. Raises everyone else’s taxes for poor affordability targets, eliminates rent increase caps, and not enough for families.
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
MFTE Open Letter.docx
An open letter to Seattle residents and elected officials regarding housing affordability and proposed MFTE update. Seattle needs greater housing affordability. We deserve much better than the MFTE P...
docs.google.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social is raising alarm about Harrell’s proposed changes to Seattle’s MFTE program, calling it a bad deal. Raises everyone else’s taxes for poor affordability targets, eliminates rent increase caps, and not enough for families.
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Reposted by Clayton Sasaki
Mamdani: We need to make public transportation so good that “no matter how much money is in your pocket, you say: I’m gonna use this.”
September 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Mamdani: We need to make public transportation so good that “no matter how much money is in your pocket, you say: I’m gonna use this.”
Reposted by Clayton Sasaki
The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.
Kids need freedom. Dangerous roads make it hard to grant it.
Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.
I think this is exactly the right take. By opposing 1A, which raises more money to increasing the housing supply, Bruce Harrell presented the choice to voters as either him or more money for housing. And it appears the people of Seattle chose more money for housing…
Bruce Harrell was cruising to an unopposed re-election campaign until he and his corporate backers sent every Seattle voter a mailer prominently featuring his opposition to Prop1A for social housing. It showed the city that he was working against our values AND that his endorsement carried no juice.
Hot damn. Katie Wilson crosses the 50% threshold. If we had runoff-cutoff elections in Seattle, Bruce Harrell would be done; as it is, he's at a bruised 41.7 percent with not a whole lot of ballots left to count.
August 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I think this is exactly the right take. By opposing 1A, which raises more money to increasing the housing supply, Bruce Harrell presented the choice to voters as either him or more money for housing. And it appears the people of Seattle chose more money for housing…
Reposted by Clayton Sasaki
The only blackberry store I recognize is the Burke Gilman Trail
August 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The only blackberry store I recognize is the Burke Gilman Trail
Somehow Friends of the Market does not seems to understand how the pilot program works…
From the market website:
“This limited vehicle access pilot is not a full street closure. It allows authorized vehicles to access Pike Place and restricts non-essential traffic”
From the market website:
“This limited vehicle access pilot is not a full street closure. It allows authorized vehicles to access Pike Place and restricts non-essential traffic”
Friends of the [Pike Place] Market "continues to be concerned about impacts on the historical character of the District" from the current pedestrianization pilot.
"It is essential to the authenticity of the Market that Pike Place continues to function primarily as the Market’s only loading dock"
"It is essential to the authenticity of the Market that Pike Place continues to function primarily as the Market’s only loading dock"
August 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Somehow Friends of the Market does not seems to understand how the pilot program works…
From the market website:
“This limited vehicle access pilot is not a full street closure. It allows authorized vehicles to access Pike Place and restricts non-essential traffic”
From the market website:
“This limited vehicle access pilot is not a full street closure. It allows authorized vehicles to access Pike Place and restricts non-essential traffic”