For Governor Inslee (and President Biden, and Democrats in Congress and the legislature, but this post is about Inslee) I am often not sure how much credit I should give for basic stuff. But this is going to be me praising him for a thing he should do.

So, after the State Supreme Court ruling that the drug possession law violated the state constitution, Inslee is commuting sentences. And you can imagine some other governor saying let the court deal with it, or actively pushing back. So the right thing is good.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

– Some counties could be going back to phase 2 for COVID-19 reopening. I don’t think King County will be one, but restaurants are quite crowded for how much of the population has not been vaccinated yet.

– This article about the cost of not vaccinating is interesting.

– I hope that the Seattle Chamber of Commerce will stay out of elections long term, but good for 2021.

– Light rail on the I-5 Columbia River crossing in the Federal infrastructure plan would be great.

– Wash your hands right now.

Good morning. Here are some things.

– Some great reporting on the police officers on the Brady list in Washington.

– And speaking of police who shouldn’t be police.

– Get yourself on the Seattle mass vaccination site list. And keep on looking (and feel free to drop other locations in Washington in the thread.

– Wash your hands, you grubby weirdo.

– Biden’s judicial nominees seem pretty rad.

As Seattle rents start to creep up, hopefully we’ll be able to mitigate it. But given how it went in the years before the pandemic, I have some doubts.

Anyway, please wash your hands right now.

Good morning to the Seattle students heading back to class.

I am a bit worried that this is too soon. But at some point, it has to happen. It is probably something that can be done safely, but that is a far cry from we will do it safely. Hopefully, between the Federal and state COVID-19 plans, there’s at enough money.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Here are some things what happened:

– Very exciting that everyone over 16 in Washington will be able to get vaccinated starting April 15.

– I wasn’t familiar with Rena Priest before she was made Poet Laureate of Washington. But reading some of her work, it seems like a good decision.

– We have to do better by homeless people than just post pictures of garbage and graffiti.

– Wash your hands right now.

Good morning! Here are some things:

– Lots of you are newly eligible for the COVID-19 shot. I am jealous. Find your location to get your vaccine here.

– Wash your hands right now.

– The restored library in Snohomish is going to open soon.

– There are a lot of confounds, of course, but I would rather have Washington State’s economy than Idaho’s COVID-19 rates if there is a tradeoff.

– When the evictions start happening after the moratorium ends, it will be good that Seattle tenants will have attorneys.

New budget proposals just dropped. The state House and Senate 2 year budget proposals have been announced. It seems like good stuff. Of course it’s such a weird year, focusing on COVID-19 recovery and bringing back the economy are top priorities.

Anyway, wash your hands right now!

May 1 is the day everyone over 16 is going to be eligible for the COVID-19 shot in Washington. We’ve known this day would come for a while, but it’s nice to see the beginning of the end in sight. When you’re eligible, please get the vaccine. The more arms it gets into, the better. But now, we’re so close.

In the meantime, please wash your hands right now.

SPD should have lived within its budget. I am sorry if overpolicing protests has made it more difficult, but also tough shit. I also want better public disclosure and evidence storage too. I also would like the police to live within their means.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Gaaaajhammmaaaah! We’re so close. Don’t get COVID-19 a few months before you’re eligible for the vaccine. Come on, King County. So close. We’re sooooo close. Please, please, please don’t go out to a place where you will have to be inside without a mask, or with other people who aren’t wearing one until you’re vaccinated fully.

So close.

Come on. Just. The olds are already getting their shots. We’re so close. My goodness, don’t go out like this. So, so close.

Also, wash your hands right now.

The Washington State eviction moratorium has been extended again. This time through the end of June.

Given the rate of vaccination, I would guess that it will be the last extension. I hope that the state and Federal relief packages will mean it’s a relatively soft landing when the moratorium expires.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

I took a walk past Denny Park the other day. Man, the only thing more awful than it full of tents, is the absence of those tents. Knowing that my city is shuffling people around without finding help for most of them. Knowing that I’m helping to pay to hassle, and worse, people living rough through a pandemic.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Local races are really heating up all over the state. Here in Seattle, in addition to mayor and some city council positions, we will have school board, King County, Port of Seattle. We’re still a couple months away from filing week, but some of the races are starting to get interesting. Is there any local election you’re looking forward to?

Anyway, wash your hands right now.

Washington is going to hit the next phase for COVID-19 reopening on March 22nd. I am nervous about greater capacity on indoor activity. It stinks, but it’s how the virus spreads. I hope it’s old people partying while the rest of us are still on the outside, but that’s not really how humans work.

Anyway, wash your hands right now.