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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 29/09/2026

The Urbanist and Ryan Packer in particular did an amazing job raising awareness of this issue early and often! Without that journalism and efforts from transit advocates, things would likely have turned out differently. Thank you, and this again highlights why local media matters.

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 23/09/2026

Big win for Seattle consumers 🛒 Today we passed Fair Pricing legislation, banning companies from using your personal data to charge you more than the person next to you. Same product, same store, same price — no matter who’s pushing the cart.

Photo of a bag of groceries with the text “Seattle Becomes First City to Ban Algorithmic Price Fixing”

"Food is an essential good that's getting more expensive all the time," said Mayor Katie Wilson.
"People have been clear: they don't want their data fed into algorithms that decide how much they pay at the grocery store.
Everyone deserves transparent pricing and equal treatment, not hidden systems that charge some shoppers more than others.”

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mlklabor.bsky.social @mlklabor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🚨 SEATTLE HAS BANNED SURVEILLANCE PRICING ON GROCERIES! Grocery workers led the way to win this groundbreaking protection against AI price hikes.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 21/09/2026

Thankful our representative understands the urgency and is moving accordingly.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 20/09/2026

Regulating AI isn’t a partisan issue — there’s widespread pushback/concern against AI and AI data centers across the spectrum. I hope that if/when Dems regain the House (and hopefully Senate), regulating AI is a priority and that Rs join. It’s urgent and necessary and the people would support it!

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 12/09/2026

Congratulations to UNITE HERE Local 8 members and Hilton Hotels on reaching an agreement to end the Embassy Suites strike and return to work!

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Rainier Valley Safe Streets @rvgreenways.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We had the honor to work alongside KL to fight for safer streets in the Rainer Valley. Her voice and energy in these fights will be deeply missed.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 10/09/2026

Cool history that I did not know about, including about some very iconic buildings in Seattle.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

FYI: RapidRide R is on the agenda at next Tuesday morning's county council transportation committee meeting. mkcclegisearch.kingcounty.gov/MeetingDetai...

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King County - Meeting of Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee on 9/15/2026 at 9:30 AM

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 02/09/2026

Tough bargain for SPS and SEA but relieved they got a TA done. Lots of anxious students, families and educators going to bed tired. Might be a rough first day of school but sending positive thoughts and hoping there’s lots of joy seeing kids and colleagues again!

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 26/08/2026

Such an awful tragedy in Nepal. “The cause of the powerful torrents of floodwater that carved a devastating path through Nepal and Tibet — swallowing towns, roads and bridges — is not yet clear, but Nepal is a hotspot for climate disasters as the planet heats up.” www.cnn.com/2026/08/26/w...

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What we know — and don’t know — about what cause the Nepal flood wave | CNN

Nepal is a hotspot for glacier melting as the planet heats up, but it’s not yet clear exactly what caused the deadly flood.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 26/08/2026

Worth reading. The sooner we start regulating and putting some protections and guardrails in place, the better off we will all be. This technology is advancing so quickly and relying on “self-regulation” is basically meaningless and no regulation.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 25/08/2026

From the Office of Sustainability & Environment: "Seattleites are driving substantially less than they did in 2022, with a 10% reduction in vehicle miles traveled. Total core emissions decreased as Seattle continued to grow." But there is still work to do: greenspace.seattle.gov/2026/08/new-...

Seattle OSE infographic showing that 58% of emissions come from road transportation, 40% come from buildings, and 2% come from waste in Seattle.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 22/08/2026

This article is doing a great job making the case for a WA state or King County corporate payroll tax. That way we can ensure taxes stay local to help with our most urgent needs, especially as the Feds are cutting back on things like food assistance, Medicaid and housing assistance. #waleg

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Seattle Streets Alliance @streetsalliance.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Today is a big day for Vision Zero in Seattle. 🚸 Mayor Katie Wilson signed an Executive Order to accelerate safety improvements on our most dangerous streets. Seattle Streets Alliance has pushed for this urgency for years. The goal: everyone gets home safely. A meaningful step forward.

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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🚨 Workers at the Embassy Suites Pioneer Square have officially been on strike for 2 months now! 🚨 With @uhlocal8 we are going to keep fighting until workers get a fair contract, better healthcare, and protections from ICE. They need your solidarity and support so spread the word now!

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 21/08/2026

2 months on strike! That’s a really big deal (I heard longest hotel strike in Seattle history and probably in State history). And it’s clear they intend to fight as long as needed to win a fair contract. Show @uniteherelocal8.bsky.social some love! They’re out there every day from 7 am - 1 pm.

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mlklabor.bsky.social @mlklabor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Seattle showed up BIG to stand with Embassy Suites workers as their strike reaches two months 👀 No contract, no peace! @unitehere.org

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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 18/08/2026

Streamlining how we build housing is an important way to make sure families aren’t pushed out of Seattle, that people can grow their lives here, and that the workers who keep this city running can afford to live in it. @cmeddielin.bsky.social

Mayor Wilson signs legislation while Councilmember Lin, Legislative staff, OPCD Director, Puget Sound Sage and House our Neighbors representatives stand smiling behind her.
Text reads: NEWS: Mayor Wilson & Councilmember Lin Prioritize Affordable Housing by Signing Major Land Use Bill into Law.
This new ordinance allows Seattle to consider and adopt critical housing and planning legislation in a more efficient manner, accelerating construction timelines for the diverse housing types desperately needed to serve our communities.

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Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This Saturday is gonna obe absolutely popping in the Columbia City area! 1) Big Day of Play at Rainier Playfields and Stan Sayres Memorial Park: www.bigdayofplay.org 2) Lake WA Blvd Bash: partiful.com/e/0I36OjmSRp... 3) Columbia City Night Market and Sunset 5k: events.humanitix.com/night-market...

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 04/08/2026

Great bill and also unbelievable that this is necessary. Curious, what’s technologically stopping a paid subscriber from sharing info immediately on a different social media platform and/or selling their own access?

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Governor Jay Inslee @govjayinslee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Three enormous wildfires are raging in Spokane. Thousands of people are evacuating, not knowing if they’ll come back to a home or nothing but ashes. Climate change isn’t some faraway threat. It’s happening right now, to our neighbors and friends. We have to fight for them.

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 30/07/2026

DHS must immediately return Eduardo Aguirre home to Washington state. These cruel tactics to speed up deportations and remove due process must stop. Disband ICE.

Eduardo Aguirre and his wife, Stacey Fitzpatrick, at their home in Wallingford. Aguirre was arrested by ICE last week and is now being held in a detention facility in Texas. Text overlayed reads, "ICE ARRESTS CONTRACTOR IN THE MIDDLE OF WEST SEATTLE CONSTRUCTION JOB"

Eduardo Aguirre was working in West Seattle when masked ICE agents arrested him and brought him to Texas, without any hearing or notification to his wife or attorney.

He is married to a US citizen, owns a small business, has no criminal record, and has lived in the US for over 20 years. This is who ICE is targeting –– not the so-called, "worst of the worst."

DHS must immediately return Eduardo home to Washington state. These cruel tactics to speed up deportations and remove due process must stop. Disband ICE.

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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Our neighbors are being kidnapped from our streets. We have seen increased ICE activity across Seattle neighborhoods over this past week. ICE must be held accountable for their cruel and illegal actions. We know that fear and chaos is their goal. We counter that with knowledge and community.

YOUR RIGHTS WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS
• You have the right to not open the door. You can show this card to the agent through a window or under the door.
• You have the right to remain silent & not to sign any document.
• You have the right to refuse entry to your home without a warrant. And you have a right to refuse warrantless searches of your body, your home, or your car.
• You have the right to take photos, videos, and write down details of your interaction with agents.
• You can inform the agent that you are going to use your right to record. (You must not interfere with the agents' duties or the safety of others)
If you witness immigration enforcement activity or arrests, or if your family has been impacted by an immigration operation, please call or text the WAISN Deportation
Defense Hotline.
WASHINGTON IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK
1-844-724-3737

SUS DERECHOS CON LOS AGENTES DE INMIGRACIÓN
• Usted tiene el derecho de no abrir la puerta. Puede mostrar esta tarjeta al agente a
través de una ventana o por debajo de la puerta.
• Usted tiene el derecho de guardar silencio y de no firmar ningún documento.
• Usted tiene el derecho de negar la entrada a su hogar sin una orden judicial firmada por un juez. Y tiene el derecho a negar la inspección de su casa, su auto o su cuerpo
sin una orden judicial.
• Usted tiene el derecho de tomar fotos, videos y anotar detalles de su interacción
con los agentes.
• Puede informar al agente de que va a ejercer su derecho a grabar. (No debe interferir en los deberes de los agentes ni con la seguridad de otras personas)
Si usted es testigo de actividad de inmigración o de detenciones, o si su familia ha sido afectada por una operación de inmigración, llame o envíe un mensaje de texto a la Línea de Defensa contra la Deportación de WAISN.

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South Seattle Emerald @soseaemerald.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

COLUMN: The victims of the Seattle Center shooting deserve the city's grief and attention. So do the South End families who have endured years of overlooked violence. Marcus Harrison Green examines whose grief becomes a civic emergency — and whose does not: soseaem.org/4x7A9ZT #Seattle

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COLUMN | Gun Violence Didn't Move to Seattle Center. Our Attention Did.

Seattle rallied when gun violence struck its "civic living room." Marcus Harrison Green asks why South End deaths have so rarely received the same urgency.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 31/07/2026

The amount of taxes we pay to the feds compared to what we get in return is outrageous. This needs much more attention, including from our businesses. The reason we keep increasing local taxes (the only ones we can keep 100%) is because so much of our state & fed taxes are going elsewhere.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 28/07/2026

Join us today at 2 pm if you can! In person or testify remotely. I wish we were voting on Phase 2 and adopting new neighborhood centers across the City today. 🤷🏻‍♂️ But hopefully we can at least pass legislation to minimize future harmful and unnecessary delays.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 28/07/2026

Please join tomorrow as City Council considers CB 121215 - legislation related to SEPA appeals. Public comment starts at 2 PM. There have been lots of questions, misunderstandings, and misinformation about this legislation. See FAQs here: council.seattle.gov/2026/07/24/f...

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FAQs on Councilmember Lin's legislation related to SEPA appeals - Seattle City Council Blog

Council Bill 121215, my legislation related to SEPA appeals, will expedite Seattle’s ability to address our most pressing issues, from mitigating climate change to building more homes. If we work toge...

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 27/07/2026

I hate our absurd and evil gun laws and gun culture that are responsible for countless deaths, casualties and so much horror and destruction. American exceptionalism means exceptionally deranged when it comes to guns. 😢🤬😤 Thanks NRA, Republicans, and US Supreme Court. This is on you.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 26/07/2026

CB 121215, my legislation related to SEPA appeals, will expedite Seattle's ability to address our most pressing issues, from mitigating climate change to building more homes. Read the full FAQ below: council.seattle.gov/2026/07/24/f...

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This speech from Mercer Island councilmember Craig Reynolds in support of reducing barriers to building permanent supportive housing is a remarkable thing to hear from an elected official in Mercer Island. "NIMBYism is not an effective strategy politically."

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 21/07/2026

There’s nothing more consequential that we are doing this year in terms affordability, accessibility and reducing our climate emissions than putting the STM measure on the ballot. I want to thank the Mayor’s Office for being bold in their proposal.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 21/07/2026

First up, our OpEd. There’s much more to say, but I wanted to highlight the importance of political courage when it comes to making the choices we know are needed to address affordability and climate change and to redesign our city around people instead of cars. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/this...

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Why I want to change Seattle's zoning appeals process | Op-Ed, Seattle City Councilmember Eddie Lin

Here in deep-blue Seattle, State Environmental Policy Act appeals are resulting in years of delays; time that we don’t have.

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Burien NonDriver @washingtonrenter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Seattle & Seattle area people! Send a letter supporting SEPA reform: Take action through Habitat’s advocacy portal (This is my day job but I’d mobilize to fix SEPA for free). Text HABITAT to 231-HABITAT (231-422-4828) to receive alerts. habitatforhumanityseattle.quorum.us/campaign/164...

Take action

Send a letter supporting SEPA reform: Take action through Habitat’s advocacy portal

Review upcoming meeting agendas: Seattle City Council agendas

To learn how public comment works reach out to Laura Loe (laura.loe@habitatskc.org). Learn more: Seattle City Council public-comment information and registration. Public comment may be offered remotely or in person.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 20/07/2026

Wow, we got them fired up! They’ve actually done two Editorial Board OpEds in the past month. One on June 30 and another today. How many pieces of legislation get two OpEds! I feel honored.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Seattle Times Editorial Board, which has consistently opposed any efforts to loosen the city's zoning standards, thinks the SEPA appeals process is working great and uses vague hand-waving about "the environment" to make their case.

These are not good days for the environment.
Seemingly by the hour, the Trump administration announces a new policy that shrinks habitat protections, attacks science, and places commerce ahead of our responsibilities to the planet and future generations.
But the trend isn’t limited to Trump. Just look at the Seattle City Council.
Last week, the council Land Use & Sustainability Committee voted to approve CB 121215, a bill that would strip citizens’ rights to appeal environmental findings to the Seattle Hearing Examiner in major land-use and zoning changes. It would also restrict the ability of residents to question impacts of city projects such as new athletic fields.
CB 121215 was drafted by Councilmember Eddie Lin in response to a Seattle classical musician’s recent court victory challenging the city.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 19/07/2026

Good game. Spain certainly deserved to win. So thankful it didn’t end in PKs. As an aside, PKs shouldn’t exist for a World Cup. It should just keep going until someone scores. That way teams don’t play to get to PKs.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 18/07/2026

Great movie. The 20 year long journey home reminds me of navigating our SEPA process. We’re approaching that for Fort Lawton and Missing Link. media1.tenor.com/m/_AzWdWsoOB...

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 18/07/2026

Excited to watch Odyssey at Tasveer cinema in Columbia City. Plenty of tix left and great location!

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Circling Seattle Sports @circlingseasports.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

It's Seattle Storm gameday! The Storm wrap up a five-game road trip tonight, taking on the Indiana Fever at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse on ION. Seattle seeks a return to the win column following three straight losses. Photo via the Storm #SeattleStorm #SeattleSports #WNBA

Mackenzie Holmes in her green and yellow Seattle Storm "EXPLORER" uniform shoots a ball with "GAMEDAY" text. Logos of Seattle Storm and Indiana Fever. Game time 4:30 PM on ION. Elegant Seattle skyline below.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 17/07/2026

Turns out that our vote on SEPA bill won’t be until Tuesday, July 28th. Tuesday the 21st will be packed already with STM and the new SCL rates, including for data centers.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Still waiting for an example of one good thing that a SEPA appeal of a non-project action - supposedly "the public's most accessible check on the City's own work" - has ever produced.

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 17/07/2026

We’ve been stuck in environmental review purgatory for 5 years (half a decade, for a Comp Plan process we are required to do every 10 years) and we’re still not done. Meanwhile, we are in a housing and climate crisis and our hands are tied by SEPA.

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Greg Spotts @spottnik.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

“Seattle’s per capita VMT has fallen for nearly two decades, dropping from approximately 7,400 miles per resident in 2005 to 6,150mi in 2018… to around 5,500mi in 2022.” 📉 WA leads the nation in reducing VMT per capita frontiergroup.org/resources/where-p…

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 16/07/2026

Super excited to be voting on both STM and our SEPA bill on Tuesday! Both of these are critical for us to plan for a more sustainable, climate and transit-friendly, and affordable City.

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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 16/07/2026

“The 2017 MHA appeal resulted in a remand of environmental analysis back to the city, but the changes only impacted one small section on historical resources. The biggest long-term impact was fewer homes constructed during a time of low interest rates and high demand for housing.”

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 16/07/2026

Quick facts from a discussion about my SEPA appeals bill that passed out of committee today: 1️⃣ Delays in the comp plan slow our fight against the climate and housing crises.

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