– Look. If there has to be a new Tim Eyman, at least his initiatives mostly failed.
– Build that quad-plex in Seattle.
– Those creepy jerks who hate LGBT people are creepy jerks.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– Look. If there has to be a new Tim Eyman, at least his initiatives mostly failed.
– Build that quad-plex in Seattle.
– Those creepy jerks who hate LGBT people are creepy jerks.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– We need more protection for domestic workers.
– Come the new year, insurance will have to cover a year’s supply of hormone replacement therapy.
– Trailhead direct starts this weekend. You guys!
– Those guys don’t look like law enforcement.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– The framing of Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’ victories as a model for rural districts is a bit strange to me. She did better in the Portland suburbs than the rural parts of the district.
– Right to repair is law in Washington.
– More to every type of housing, including flats.
– Call your legislator or member of Congress.
by Carl Ballard — ,
This story on the strippers bill of rights is very interesting. It seems like the legislature may have to revisit some things. The worst excesses of strippers losing money on a shift are over, but strip club owners seem like pieces of shit.
Maybe some sort of collective ownership that cuts them out is a way to go in the future? I don’t know, that’s not helpful in the here and now.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– They really ought to resolve Tent City.. what a pain for the people who can least afford it.
– We’ll see the first wildfire season where the Federal government doesn’t care at all. But not the last.
– United Healthcare seems pretty bad.
– Anyway, please call your legislator or member of Congress today.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Good morning.
– More changing areas are coming to men’s bathrooms.
– The Washington AG’s office is making it easier to report sexual assault.
– The air freshener thing is funny, but who needs pine explained to them?
– Keep ICE out of Spokane parks.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– This was written before the pause (to 35%), but tariffs are still a problem.
– More Redmond light rail.
– Come on REI. Do better.
– I still don’t know who I’m voting for for City Attorney, but the Hacks and Wonks interviews with all of the challenges make me glad they’re running.
by Carl Ballard — ,
If it’s Friday, it’s Carl has too many tabs open and is sharing some with you! Only realized after assembling them that it’s even more Seattle focused than usual.
– Joe Mallahan is running for mayor again. Hard no thank you in the primary.
– I don’t know enough about the Bar’s rules to know what will happen with Judge Pooja Vaddadi’s complaint, but Ann Davison seems to have acted unethically from a moral standpoint.
– Finally, Seattle elected officials do what the public most wants: Self dealing.
– And hey, the people spending big on Sara Nelson are who you think they are.
by Carl Ballard — ,
Good morning. I think it’s allergies since an antihistamine helps but I have been feeling gross for the last few days. So this may be even less coherent than usual.
But! I do want to say: It’s filing week. And you know what that means. You, yes you: You can run for office. Lots of local offices and people like you, but critically not you yet are putting their name forward.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– I am glad to see Democrats competing everywhere in Washington.
– Fearmongering about transit safety could at least get their statistics right.
– Just fucking let the nude beachgoers be, SPD. Gosh.
– Anyway contact your legislator or member of Congress. They want to hear from you, and if they don’t, then they need to hear from you.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– Ann Davison inventing community court after ending it is pretty wild.
– Seattle, what a hellhole.
– When you’re cutting HIV funds, maybe you found something other than waste.
– The session is over, but you can still contact your legislator. Or Representative.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– Not local, but Justice Gorsuch is lying.
– So yeah, how about that legislature.
– Gross, Portland Catholic School. Don’t be racist.
– I am much less pro trucks in general than the author of this piece. But yes, Cybertrucks don’t even truck well.
by Carl Ballard — ,
The legislature adjourned Sine Die over the weekend. Some stuff passed that even recently seemed impossible: Rent stabilization, even if it’s not as far as I would like, and parking reforms especially seemed like impossible tasks just a few years ago.
And yet. And yet. Without a wealth tax, the budget is still cuts heavy. Shame.
I am still going to tell you to write to your legislator, but things aren’t as urgent now that the session is over.
by Carl Ballard — ,
The legislature adjourned Sine Die over the weekend. Some stuff passed that even recently seemed impossible: Rent stabilization, even if it’s not as far as I would like, and parking reforms especially seemed like impossible tasks just a few years ago.
And yet. And yet. Without a wealth tax, the budget is still cuts heavy. Shame.
I am still going to tell you to write to your legislator, but things aren’t as urgent now that the session is over.
by Carl Ballard — ,
– This article about the closure of the Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents in Spokane and a suicide that it might have prevented is rough, but worth the read.
– Trans kids can still play sports in Washington.
– The state budget may be more cruel to homeless people in right of ways than it is currently.
– Did you know, you can contact your legislators and members of Congress? It’s true!