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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks volunteers and city of Shoreline! Getting ready for planting soon

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 14d

I SAW U: Feeding the coyote at Jackson Park expired hotdogs

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 16d

CM Goode got her start in politics fighting the Stride S3 BRT bus lanes in LFP and is a founding member of CORE. Full disclosure, she also hates me www.shorelineareanews.com/2025/03/op-e...

Op-Ed: Setting the Record Straight on Stride S3 and Lake Forest Park

Paula Goode Photo courtesy City of LFP By Paula Goode Oliver Moffat’s recent op-ed ( Lake Forest Park's Climate Goals face roadblocks ) misr...

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 16d

That dedicated bus lane is why ST needs to acquire portions of LFP CM Goode's property. She has claimed the acquisition will damage her business by removing parking spaces.

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 16d

ST plans to purchase property owned by Goode

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 19d

Mayor Roberts to Dow: "Are cities taking advantage of Sound Transit?"

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 19d

Ademasu. *sigh*

Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · 25d

Last year in Seattle, traffic fatalities caused by pedestrians, scooters and cyclists declined while fatalities caused by drivers increased.

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tonight in Lynnwood

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 28

In Dio’s 2020 track, “Sorry,” he raps, “Sorry, not sorry; For doing black face at that party… I thought it would help me with the Black chick…” Apparently, the stunt backfired. “It didn’t really help me hit it,” he raps. Instead, “Shaniqua looked like she was about to explode,” he recalls.

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Snohomish County Auditor and Snohomish County Hearing Examiner dismissed Boucsieguez’s most recent accusations against Binda as lacking merit. An investigation by the Snohomish County NAACP found that Binda was unfairly targeted over his race and age.

Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 28

Diodato (Dio) Boucsieguez is running against incumbent Lynwood city council member Derica Escamilla in the November general election. He’s the Lynwood Republican activist who led the failed recall campaign against Lynnwood Council Vice President Josh Binda.

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 28

In “Iced Coffee”, his 2019 track, Dio raps, “Ice in my coffee; ice on my wrist; I call it a latte when I fuck a white bitch.” The track also features this insight into Dio’s perspective, “Yeah, I’ve told a few lies, but I’m a politician.”

Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 28

In Dio’s 2020 track, “Sorry,” he raps, “Sorry, not sorry; For doing black face at that party… I thought it would help me with the Black chick…” Apparently, the stunt backfired. “It didn’t really help me hit it,” he raps. Instead, “Shaniqua looked like she was about to explode,” he recalls.

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Lynnwood Today @lynnwoodtoday.bsky.social · Aug 28

Lynnwood candidate Dio Boucsieguez admits he performed songs with racist, sexually explicit lyrics

Songs with racist and sexually explicit lyrics were posted online to an account under Lynnwood City Council candidate Dio Boucsieguez’s name, as found in an investigation by Lynnwood Today. A...

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 27

bellevuechamber.org/vibe-check

VIBe Polling 2025 | Bellevue Voter Insights & Trends

The Bellevue Chamber's annual VIBe poll surveys Bellevue voters on the issues that matter most.

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Lynnwood Today @lynnwoodtoday.bsky.social · Aug 26

Josh Binda launches ‘Fair Pay Lynnwood’ initiative to boost minimum wage

Lynnwood City Councilmember Josh Binda Monday announced the launch of “Fair Pay Lynnwood,” an effort to raise Lynnwood’s minimum wage for some businesses from the current $16.66 to $20.24 by next...

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 20

Shoreline School District voters approved a supplemental one-year levy by wide margins in the August 5 primary.

Some city council races in Lake Forest Park and Kenmore are close.

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Thanks to @weill.org for the excellent data visualizations

A map shows which LFP precincts had stronger support for Bryce James (orange) and which supported Semra Riddle (blue) (data visualization by Jason Weill used with permission)

A map shows every precinct in the Shoreline School District supporting the levy (data visualization by Jason Weill used with permission)

A map shows which Kenmore precincts had stronger support for Tracy Banaszynski (orange) and which supported Joe Marshall (blue) (data visualization by Jason Weill used with permission)

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 18

A year ago, LFP became the first city to install 24-hour speed cameras authorized under a new state law. Ticket revenue funded traffic safety studies, court clerks, police officers, and new police cars. Crosswalks and more cameras may also be funded. local.interurbancanopy.news/p/lake-fores...

Lake Forest Park Council Talks Traffic Safety (and more cameras)

Traffic and pedestrian safety were on the agenda at the Lake Forest Park city council meeting recently. Studies recommended more speed cameras.

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 15

Lynnwood will receive a share of the opioid settlement funds nearly 20 times greater than Shoreline’s. Bothell’s share of the opioid settlement funds are over 10 times more than Shoreline’s. Even Lake Forest Park will get more funds than Shoreline.

Percent share of opioid settlement funds:
Bothell: 0.45%
Edmonds: 0.31%
Kenmore: 0.02%
Lake Forest Park: 0.05%
Lynnwood: 0.77%
Mountlake Terrace: 0.21%
Shoreline: 0.04%
Woodinville: 0.02%

Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 15

Shoreline has repeated this sentence over the years to disclose its opioid settlement plans: "The City is already administering the funds it has received from the prior settlements and will include these funds in that amount." Literally, that word salad is all they say.

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 15

Uneven Payouts, Unclear Plans; North King Opioid Funds

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As Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Bothell, and Lynnwood accept opioid epidemic payouts, how much each city receives and how the funds will be spent varies widely.

A map from the King County overdose data dashboard shows the per-capita rate of fatal overdoses in the county by region. The majority of overdose deaths occurred in Seattle and South King County.

A graph from the King County overdose data dashboard shows the rate of fatal overdoses by county region. The majority of overdose deaths occurred in Seattle and South King County.

Data compiled from the One Washington Memorandum of Understanding shows the percent share of opioid settlement funds cities in North King and South Snohomish County will receive varies widely.

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thanks. Great stuff!

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Shoreline city council abolished parking mandates at the August 11th meeting, joining Bothell, Spokane, Port Townsend, Bellingham, and Bremerton in scrapping the “arbitrary” rules.
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Shoreline abolishes parking mandates

The Shoreline council voted to delete the city's "arbitrary" parking mandates, placing the onus on property owners to decide how much pavement they need

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Oliver J. Moffat @olivermoffat.bsky.social · Aug 11

I had coffee with State Representative Lauren Davis to talk about the 2025 session. She discussed her Domestic Violence Co-Responder (HB 1498) and Certified Peer Support Specialists (SHB 1427) bills. Both passed with bi-partisan support.

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Coffee with State Representative Lauren Davis

Davis discusses her bills that passed with broad bipartisan support this year, focused on supporting domestic violence survivors and people with behavioral health challenges.

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