– If you can make it to the free David Huerta rally at 11:00 on a weekday, there is one in Seattle. Today at 222 Columbia Street.

– Gig Harbor’s waterfront connector is now open.

– Proposal to make graffiti extra illegal.

Sorry, forgot to do this earlier. It will happen again.

2 of the 9 City Council members will be appointed rather than elected come July when Cathy Moore steps down. I have not been impressed with her, but I do think elections are the way to replace people, not stepping down mid term.

Dow Constantine, too. Although it being later in his term that he already wasn’t running for reelection isn’t quite the same. And Sound Transit wasn’t going to wait for a new CEO. It is an important job and important to fill with the right person, but so is King County Executive.

– I would like to see less parking at Alki.

– Show the performance, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art.

– The ethics rules, shmethics rules bill has failed.

– Hey, go write your legislators and members of Congress.

– Congratulations to Lewelyn Dixon on her release, but man. Fuck everyone involved in detaining her.

– Man, don’t stalk your ex fiancé. And, just, man drop out of the Executive race.

– Oh no, Scarecrow Video.

– Washington needs to be able to opt out of sharing so much information with anti abortion states.

– 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.

– 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.

– 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.

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.

– 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.

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.

– 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.

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.

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.

– 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.