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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 2h

NEW: In the hotly contested Seattle mayoral race, homelessness has become a fault line. Challenger Katie Wilson criticizes incumbent Bruce Harrell’s record, which includes carrying out more than 6,000 sweeps of homeless encampments.
Read my full article in @boltsmag.org:
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In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness - Bolts

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenger who wants to curb them.

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 11d

We should be solving our problems, not spraying them away. That’s why I’m fighting for clean, accessible, and safe bathrooms for our city. Whether you’re the Big Dumper or a mom with a toddler, you shouldn’t have to scour the city for a place to poop. #thisisyourcity

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The Big Dumper’s City Needs Public Restrooms!

YouTube video by Katie Wilson for Seattle

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 1d

California's governor has signed SB 79, a large-scale upzoning of land near transit throughout the state's largest counties.

Joe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 1d

WE DID IT!!!

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Mhgreen3000 @mhgreen3000.bsky.social · 2d

Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”?

This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?

My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social

COLUMN | What This Mayoral Election Owes 'Black Seattle'

From City Hall to the Central District, Seattle's mayoral race raises deeper questions: Who speaks for "Black Seattle," and what does real representation look like beyond the ballot? Marcus Harrison G...

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KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 5d

By December, Seattle taxpayers were paying a hefty $4,200 a month per empty room — at a time when thousands of Seattleites were without a roof over their heads.

Seattle paid for shelter beds that it left vacant despite a massive need for housing

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

www.kuow.org

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 5d

A PAC supporting Bruce Harrell has now raised more than $1 million from wealthy donors, and soon they will use it to attack me so that our city stays unaffordable. With less than a month until election day, I want to make a few things clear. #thisisyourcity

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Chris Randels @deutski.bsky.social · 10d

And the work doesn't stop! There's a gauntlet of candidate forums this year, but this one will be big.

11 orgs are working hard to put this on so that our communities can be educated about candidates for Bellevue office and where they stand on transportation.

www.eventbrite.com/e/bellevue-c...

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 8d

Also, he voted to repeal JumpStart’s predecessor (the Head Tax), which would have converted to a progressive payroll tax in its 3rd year.

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 8d

In addition to not understanding how change happens (it isn't the suits who sign the bill or cut the ribbon, it's the advocates who push against the status quo and force institutions to move), Harrell takes credit for every success in his vicinity and blames others for every failure on his watch.

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 8d

The Mariners get taxpayer subsidized rent at our publicly owned baseball stadium.

The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 8d

The cheapest ticket on the resale market for a Mariners playoff game is running for just over $200. The most expensive could be over $25,000.

What it will cost to see the Mariners take the field in T-Mobile Park

The cheapest ticket on the resale market for a Mariners playoff game is running for just over $200. The most expensive could be over $25,000.

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 9d

Forgot to tag @nondriver.bsky.social 😅

Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 9d

Honored to have Anna Zivarts, who created the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge, speaking at our October meeting!

Join us: 6PM Thu 10/2 Beacon Hill Library

Book Cover: “When Driving is not an Option”

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 9d

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 9d

HarrellPromises.com

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 9d

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...

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…

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 9d

Honored to have Anna Zivarts, who created the #WeekWithoutDriving challenge, speaking at our October meeting!

Join us: 6PM Thu 10/2 Beacon Hill Library

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 10d

The none of the owners of units in the residential co-op building that spans half of this block were notified or consulted.

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 10d

NEW STORY // What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/01/w...

What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One » The Urbanist

# The City of Seattle will be removing an East Union Street bus only lane set aside for the Route 2 this weekend, ceding to requests from nearby property owners who have complained about traffic chang...

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Nathalie Graham @gramsofgnats.bsky.social · 11d

Hey!!!! People (and real estate development groups) are trying to buy the mayoral election again:
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...

Bruce Harrell’s PAC Boasts Over $1 Million

Serious money has entered the mayoral race. As of last week, Bruce Harrell’s PAC, Bruce Harrell for Seattle’s Future, had raised $1.07 million, and three quarters of that came in after his...

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Melissa Santos @melissajsantos.bsky.social · 11d

Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell pledged on the campaign trail in 2021 to build 2,000 units of shelter or permanent supportive housing in a year. More than three years into his term, he still hasn't added that many net new units, an Axios analysis finds.

The latest: After Axios questioned the city's data this month, the mayor's office revised its count of units opened under Harrell, lowering the number on its dashboard from 2,016 to 1,991.

Yet that amended figure still doesn't reflect how much new capacity was created during more than three years of Harrell's leadership.
When adjusted to remove units that were replaced rather than added, the total opened through spring 2025 was under 1,800, Axios found.

And, if you remove projects that were in progress before Harrell took office, the number of units added under Harrell's watch is fewer than 1,300.

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 12d

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: The IE supporting Mayor Bruce Harrell just hit $1 million, obliterating Wilson's sub $100k IE. Will the election go to the highest bidder or will Harrell's opposition generate enough outrage over the naked attempt to buy the election to backfire? www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-ult...

The Ultra Wealthy Are Trying To Buy Mayor Bruce Harrell’s Re-Election For $1 Million

The ultra wealthy are scared shitless that progressive challenger and primary-election-winner Katie Wilson will be the next Mayor of Seattle. So much so, the real estate industry, a bunch of CEOs, ret...

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 14d

We can’t out raise the billionaires in Medina funding Harrell’s Super PAC, but we do outnumber them. How many people can donate $25 to the progressive PAC fighting back? Donate and share!

www.seattleforkatie.com

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 15d

In the past month, realtors, developer lobby groups, real estate investors, and other wealthy corporate donors have contributed more than half a million dollars to the PAC supporting Mayor Bruce Harrell's campaign to defeat labor organizer Katie Wilson. They've raised more than a million dollars!

Committee Finance Report | Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)

www.pdc.wa.gov

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 15d

Thank you @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for standing up against authoritarianism.

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 15d

I’m proud to have played a small part in bringing Jimmy Kimmel back on Sinclair’s stations. I will always stand with Seattle’s residents to protect our freedoms from Trump’s authoritarianism. I look forward to debating on October 8th — live on KOMO! #thisisyourcity #jimmykimmel #katiewilson

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 15d

I’m proud to have played a small part in bringing Jimmy Kimmel back on Sinclair’s stations. I will always stand with Seattle’s residents to protect our freedoms from Trump’s authoritarianism. I look forward to debating on October 8th — live on KOMO! #thisisyourcity #jimmykimmel #katiewilson

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 15d

And as @guyoron.net has reported, taxpayers are also spending additional funds on police misconduct settlements which is separate from the official SPD budget gossipguy.net/spending-on-...