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Rocco DeVito

@electrocco.bsky.social

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I'm running for City Council because I love Burien and want make our community a place where everyone can thrive! Work in transit/TDM | 🏳️‍🌈 ⚽️🚎🚲 enthusiast Learn more about me and my priorities - electroccodevito.com

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Jan 7

I'm Rocco DeVito and I'm running for Burien City Council because I love this city! Burien is a wonderful, diverse community and we're proud of what we've built but know many folks are struggling. I want to work with you to make our community a place where everyone can thrive!

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · 2d

"The Urbanist elections committee doesn’t choose our endorsement based on lifestyle but it’s hard to find a candidate who lives urbanist values more than DeVito. He doesn’t own a car, traveling by e-bike & transit. He’s a KC Metro employee & former vice chair of the Burien Planning Commission."

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · 2d

Most folks know how passionate I am about street safety, housing, and transit. So it will come as no surprise how thrilled I am to have the endorsement of so many transportation organizations. Thank you so much for the support @theurbanist.org @seattletru.bsky.social, WA Bikes and Transportation4WA!

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · 5d

I'm proud to be a member of ProTec17 and to have the support of so many labor unions! I'm happy to stand with my union siblings to fight for working people, tackling affordability, housing, and safe streets! Thank you for the support #mlklabor #protec17 #ufcw3000 #seiu6 #teamsters117 #atu587 #iam751

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely insane that the protest was routed across 3rd Ave and they’ve blocked all buses for 45 min. Who at the City authorized or planned this?! Total transit gridlock, prepare for crush loads and schedule mayhem for the rest of the day!

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Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 23d

Great advice for all voters - return directly if possible:

“To ensure that your ballot counts this year, it’s vital that you return it using a drop box so that it goes straight to your county elections office”

#waelex

Northwest Progressive Institute @nwprogressive.org · 24d

Are you a PNW voter who usually returns your ballot via U.S. Mail? Switch to a drop box to ensure it counts this year!

Do not return your ballot through the United States Postal Service -- there's a real risk it won't receive a timely postmark.

Are you a PNW voter who usually returns your ballot via U.S. Mail? Switch to a drop box to ensure it counts this year!

Do not return your ballot through the United States Postal Service -- there's a real risk it won't receive a timely postmark.

www.nwprogressive.org

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · 25d

It’s imperative that Burien welcomes new neighbors in all our neighborhoods, we need to all contribute to meeting our housing goals and keeping services going for all residents!

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 25d

NEW // Burien Eyes Rolling Back Zoning Changes in Response to Homeowner Pressure

By Ryan Packer

via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/29/b...

Burien Eyes Rolling Back Zoning Changes in Response to Homeowner Pressure » The Urbanist

# A 5-2 vote at the council puts a zoning rollback in Three Tree Point, Lake Burien, and Seahurst on the table for 2026, following months of advocacy by residents. This November's election will likely...

www.theurbanist.org

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Sep 18

That’s a good looking cow! It makes me think of an old food truck that had this beauty…the arc of the condiments!

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Aug 30

On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution.
But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable

Average nitrogen dioxide concentration in Paris has fallen significantly

Her proposals have faced pushback — from right-leaning politicians, a car owners’ association and suburban commuters, who say that targeting cars makes their lives more difficult.

But last month, Parisians voted in a referendum to turn an additional 500 streets over to pedestrians. A year earlier, Paris had moved to sharply increase parking fees for SUVs, forcing drivers to pay three times more than they would for smaller cars. The city has also turned a bank of the Seine from a busy artery into a pedestrian zone and banned most car traffic from the shopping boulevard of Rue de Rivoli.

Carlos Moreno, a professor at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and a former adviser to the city, said the French capital has developed “an urban policy based on well-being.”

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Aug 22

While not the same degree or scale, we have a great program in WA State to connect and support young dems/progressives who want to get involved in local/state politics in some way! I loved it…it should be grown into a national program and in every state imo! democraticfuture.org

Institute for a Democratic Future

Recruiting, Training & Promoting the Next Generation of Democratic Civic Leaders

democraticfuture.org

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · Aug 22

Be gay, make your neighborhood more beautiful and safer for pedestrians.

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Aug 9

Nearly 100% of US raisins are grown within 60mi of Fresno, CA.

Bonus: 90% of US grown frozen raspberries are from Lynden, WA.

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Aug 9

Great book! Borrowed it from the library to try to learn more about the resistance to rezoning our city 😆

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Aug 5

Something like rank choose could be a good change, eager to see how Seattle’s goes in a few years or move toward that for the whole county!

Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’m sorry I didn’t answer the second question. Candidates picks for themselves anytime up to the end of registration in May. It can depend on a bunch of things, for me it was wanting to replace the person in my seat but also some incumbents hadn’t decided to run or not so part of it was practical!

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hello! Yes I’ll be on the November ballot since there is just two of us. Kevin and Edwin do have a third person, but my understanding is that my race is non-partisan whereas the leg seats are partisan so there are separate dem and rep primaries Evan if there is only one or two candidates!

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · Jul 30

the perfect bike accessory does not exis...

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thank you for coming out @mlklabor.bsky.social!! I can't thank you and all the union folks that showed up today to support us because, I know that when we fight, WE WIN!!

mlklabor.bsky.social @mlklabor.bsky.social · Jul 27

Another great Labor Neighbor canvass this morning in Burien and the 33rd LD! Union members are making sure our voices are heard at the ballot box.

@wslc.bsky.social

Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’m working hard to replace our conservative councilmember who would do just this to our homeless neighbors. She’s already passed laws to ban them from the city limits. We need to provide services and stable housing for people exiting homelessness, not jails and institutions.

Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · Jul 24

We know what works, and it’s the opposite of this.

This agenda can’t be enacted without the cooperation and compliance of local counties and cities.

It is your responsibility to either make sure your mayors and councilmembers oppose this, or work to replace them with people who will.

Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · Jul 24

And now, an executive order that calls for the involuntary institutionalization of the homeless and mentally ill without due process or clear release criteria. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · Jul 23

Opening the public right of way to people walking and rolling is always a winner for local businesses and communities.

The idea faced initial opposition from some vendors who worried that fewer people would shop at the Market if they couldn't drive there.
But the car restriction seems to have had the opposite effect.

Between January and June, foot traffic was up 7.5% compared to the same time period last year. It's a "pretty significant" increase, Douglas said, adding that vendors are also reporting strong sales numbers.

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Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · Jul 22

Good news:

Homeless people visited ER less after moving into King County’s hotels

Homeless people visited ER less after moving into King County’s hotels

King County had two goals when it purchased more than a dozen hotels to convert into housing for people living on the streets — end homelessness for a bunch of people and improve their health. Officia...

www.seattletimes.com

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mlklabor.bsky.social @mlklabor.bsky.social · Jul 21

Another two great canvasses this weekend! Union members are ready to elect leaders who will stand with workers.

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’m using my bike to run for City Council so we can have safer streets so more folks can walk and roll in our town!

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Jul 9

This is framed as "lessons for the left," but Lander and Mamdani actually offer lessons for the center: Instead of ruthlessly undermining leftist candidates, emphasize shared values and refuse to amplify right-wing attacks.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Zohran Mamdani’s Lesson for the Left

The New York City mayoral primary showcased a better kind of politics than progressives are used to.

www.theatlantic.com

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Rocco DeVito @electrocco.bsky.social · Jul 9

It’s a place where liberals and the left pretty much agree and we should be working together! Happy to chat offline about Lift/fare policy because there’s lots of stuff to unpack there.

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