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KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 7d

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 · 4d

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 · 4d

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 · 5d

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

The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 5d

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.

www.seattletimes.com

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 5d

Forgot to tag @nondriver.bsky.social 😅

Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 6d

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 · 6d

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 6d

HarrellPromises.com

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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...

www.thestranger.com

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Melissa Santos @melissajsantos.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 8d

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Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 9d

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...

www.theburnerseattle.com

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 11d

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 · 12d

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 · 12d

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

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 12d

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 · 12d

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 · 12d

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-...

Spending on Seattle Police Department settlements went over budget by 94% over the last decade

New data from the Seattle City Budget Office (CBO) shows the city spent nearly twice the amount of money it had budgeted for on settlements, judgements and litigation related to actions of the Seattle...

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 12d

I am grateful to King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda for her endorsement! #thisisyourcity

Image of Teresa Mosqueda wearing a blue top, smiling at the camera. A graphic says “ENDORSED” above her name and title. Lower right says “This is your city” and upper left says “Katie Wilson for Mayor”. Color palette of graphics is blue and yellow.

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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 12d

Harrell’s leadership of our police department is riddled with Fraud, Abuse, and Waste.

Ron Davis @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 12d

Seattle Police spend 2.25x as much per officer as Boston, which has similar pay.
rondezvouswa.com/p/seattle-po...

Seattle Police spend 2.25x as much per officer as Boston, which has similar pay.

Where the hell is all that money going?

rondezvouswa.com

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Ron Davis @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 12d

Seattle Police spend 2.25x as much per officer as Boston, which has similar pay.
rondezvouswa.com/p/seattle-po...

Seattle Police spend 2.25x as much per officer as Boston, which has similar pay.

Where the hell is all that money going?

rondezvouswa.com

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 12d

Wilson also said she would not spend campaign dollars airing advertisements on KOMO, which is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, until Kimmel is back in its lineup.

Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson pledges boycott of KOMO over Kimmel decision

Wilson also said she would not spend campaign dollars airing advertisements on KOMO, which is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, until Kimmel is back in its lineup.

www.seattletimes.com

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Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 13d

I cannot in good conscience participate in an event that will drive viewers and dollars to a broadcasting corporation that colludes and capitulates, that collapses like a house of cards under pressure from the Trump Administration. My detailed comments below.

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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 13d

Seattle Mayor candidate Katie Wilson is at KOMO Plaza to tout her plan to help local journalists and fight back against censorship by right wing media conglomerate owners that has pushed some talk show hosts off the air.

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