Reposted by rondezvousWAShirley Leung, PhD @shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 7hIt’s hard to explain but what Bob said is actually so much worse than how it appears. He first dramatically insulted affordable housing, then claimed that social housing dollars can just go to Office of Housing instead, AND then he implied oh well, all of that money should just go to cops anyway 1257
Reposted by rondezvousWAJulia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I just… don’t think the Council is paying attention to how this sounds. Dan in particular. Also is it not… good that the mayor found a way to continue Harrell’s investments in food aid? 4739
Reposted by rondezvousWARyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The question that @guyoron.net asked Bob Kettle about why "Public Safety" doesn't include traffic safety — the consistent #1 concern of Seattleites in public safety surveys — continues to get under his skin. Just now Kettle once again implied Guy "doesn't seem to know" what they're talking about. 211215
Reposted by rondezvousWAHeather H (she/her/Heather) @oneeyedgraeae.bsky.social · 10hIn my sophomore year of high school, one student from the senior, junior, & sophomore classes died in a car crash. 031
Reposted by rondezvousWAL. Harrison Jerome @lhjseattle.bsky.social · 17hMy Uncle Mike (he was 10, playing in the street with his friends. Permanent debilitating brain damage) My teacher Mr. Sarver (had to retire early after being hit while walking) My housemate (flew out of the car onto the street and knocked unconscious, somehow survived unharmed) 071
Reposted by rondezvousWADavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 23hIn Denmark, 96% of private individual vehicle sales are electric these days. 86% of total (fleets are slightly slower). 9490102
Reposted by rondezvousWAShare the Cities Collective @sharethecities.bsky.social · 18hCary Moon and Mike McGinn don’t get enough credit for the reasons our city looks and feels the way it does today. Their visions of a better more vibrant less sleepy and more sustainable Seattle are being recognized internationally. 2717
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 17hBy my early twenties I knew 7 people who had died in separate vehicle accidents. Carlos (on foot, no sidewalk) Shauna (helped someone in an accident; got hit on foot) Jon (sister flipped car) Robbie (lost control on tight curves) JJ (ice) Patrick (driver driver cross the line) Ben (ice) 0130
Reposted by rondezvousWAPush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 18hPortland real estate is “such a mess” because…. the supply has made it all affordable Comical reporting 3785
Reposted by rondezvousWAThe Needling @theneedling.com · 29/09/2026Tennessee Legislators Demand Genital Check of Starbucks Mermaid: tinyurl.com/4v28assy 416728
Reposted by rondezvousWANorthwest Progressive Institute @nwprogressive.org · 28/09/2026Seattle is starting to see results from recently elected Mayor Katie Wilson’s push for a more responsive city government Workin… www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/0…nwprogressive.orgSeattle is starting to see results from recently elected Mayor Katie Wilson’s push for a more responsive city governmentWorking with progressive Council allies, the Emerald City's newest chief executive has begun delivering changes residents can see and feel, but her first budget proposal raises harder questions about sustaining public services and meeting the city’s needs. 07015
Reposted by rondezvousWAGoldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 29/09/2026In 2027 Seattle's minimum wage will be $22.14 per hour. That's more than THREE TIMES the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour—a rate that hasn't been raised since 2009. And yet somehow we're not the jobless wasteland orthodox economics would predict. Weird.seattletimes.comSeattle announces 2027 minimum wageThe minimum wage in Seattle will increase 3.9% next year. 10038411136
Reposted by rondezvousWASpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 20572592356
Reposted by rondezvousWADerek Richards @derek-richards.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just a few more city council 101 courses and the 2023 district councilmembers will be ready to go! 0302
Reposted by rondezvousWARyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Maritza Rivera says she is DISAPPOINTED that Katie Wilson isn't refilling the council's district slush fund. Fun fact: if you want to fund that in the budget, you can do that - you just have to find cuts to offset that. 1653
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our property taxes are set to gather a specific dollar amount from all the properties put together, so when commercial property values crater like this, it means much higher residential property taxes are coming. These valuation drops have some upsides, but the journey ahead is going to be fraught. 2140
Reposted by rondezvousWAMarc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026With Seattle CM Maritza Rivera, you know it's gonna be one of two options: blooper or whopper. I guess sometimes it's a crossover. My district (D4) deserves better! 1212
Reposted by rondezvousWAgophergrad צדק צדק תרדף @gophergrad.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Funding Bodnar too #mtpol 084
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So good. These are the people funding the Will Dreher campaign. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nvn...youtube.comWeekend Update: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on A.I.’s Threat to Humanity - SNLYouTube video by Saturday Night Live 0131
Reposted by rondezvousWAChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated. 530201748093
Reposted by rondezvousWAAmy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After the city council meeting I sat through yesterday, reading a Stranger newsletter headline that "the Seattle City Council Didn't Suck This Week" is giving me cognitive dissonance. 4595
Reposted by rondezvousWABraeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 26/09/2026It’s pretty nutso that neither The Stranger nor The Seattle Times really have a city hall beat anymore. 0152
Reposted by rondezvousWAGordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Stone Way not having even a painted downhill bike lane is a huge missing piece of Seattle‘s bike network. Stone provides a critical connection between Fremont, Wallingford and Green Lake 710511
Reposted by rondezvousWADavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/09/2026Nothing but respect for my Avengers. 🦸 11347
Reposted by rondezvousWAQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026When did the City Hall fountain get fixed? I don’t recall this ever working. 10924
Reposted by rondezvousWALynn Drake 🚴🏻 @lynnbikesinalki.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Katie Wilson delivers! 0101
Reposted by rondezvousWArondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I think one of the most undertold stories is how Katie Wilson has DOUBLED our civilian crisis care response virtually overnight by firing our previous Chief and bringing SPD better in line. 28715
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I think one of the most undertold stories is how Katie Wilson has DOUBLED our civilian crisis care response virtually overnight by firing our previous Chief and bringing SPD better in line. 28715
Reposted by rondezvousWAPush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Station cost aside, it is an incredible disservice Seattle’s planning department did for, after 10+ years of process, not upzoning around it significantly to get a proper ROI for this regional gift they were given 1513
Reposted by rondezvousWArondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The progressive grassroots activists in the Democratic Party in NE Seattle care! @46dems.bsky.social 0184
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The progressive grassroots activists in the Democratic Party in NE Seattle care! @46dems.bsky.social 0184
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Too bad Will Dreher actively campaigned to put Kavanaugh on the court. Too bad he promised austerity to the Seattle Times & wants to make soliciting sex a felony. Too bad for the idiotic commentators pretending he is a progressive when he’s just a smarter Bob Kettle. 0195
Reposted by rondezvousWAScott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Idk why other people don't seem to care as much as I do about this but Will Dreher worked for Kavanaugh and supported his appointment to the supreme court, don't vote for him! 0297
Reposted by rondezvousWAJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 23/09/2026(Also unasked: is this actually… crime? Because it is illegal for a (c)(4) nonprofit to have as a primary activity intervening in elections, “primary” usually defined by ~50% of spend. And $100k/$160k = >62% which sure looks to be a primary activity www.skadden.com/insights/pub...)skadden.comComplying With the Rules Governing 501(c)(4) Organizations: Key Issues | Insights | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPWith 501(c)(4) organizations becoming an increasingly significant part of the political and public policy advocacy landscape, this mailing analyzes several potential legal hazards that companies and i... 1407
Reposted by rondezvousWAJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 23/09/2026Who is Nilu’s opponent supported by Nelson? Have i got the theead for you bsky.app/profile/anal... 1165
Reposted by rondezvousWAJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 23/09/2026Because it’s kinda buried down in the article, just wanted to highlight a bit that’s short-term more important than the journalism slop / council email harassment aggregator: Nelson’s nonprofit is planning to do $100k of PAC spend against @neighborsfornilu.bsky.social / for her opponent 1167
Reposted by rondezvousWAJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 21/09/2026Failed former councilmembers Sara Nelson + Tanya Woo + the lead for the Seattle chapter of neoliberals (“New Liberals”) + the government relations guy at PEMCO and Vulkan have joined forces to create an AI-generated spin site to aggregate pro-big-business, messaging against progressive city bills 54216
Reposted by rondezvousWAJulia Grant Reed @juliareedwa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Once again just has the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social fired all of their fact checkers and editors and if @ericacbarnett.bsky.social @ericacbarnett.bsky.social and I are gonna do the job can we get a stipend? 1509
Reposted by rondezvousWAJason @jrock08.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wilson's budget has me thinking about how Mayor Harrell wasted ~500k that CM Morales earmarked to do safety projects on LWB doing outreach, and then got a million+ $ grant from the state for the LWB safety project that had to be returned when he only let SDOT do a quarter of the project. 35910
Reposted by rondezvousWARobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 22/09/2026And @mayor.seattle.gov Katie Wilson just brought this to Seattle! 15786201
Reposted by rondezvousWARobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 22/09/2026Just to pull back the curtain a bit: Sara Nelson, who lost her Council seat by a 2-1 margin last year, is desperate to get back into the game and to stop progressives. But the big money isn't convinced it will work and won't fund her. So she's cobbled together $150K to try and stop Nilu Jenks in D5. 3364
Reposted by rondezvousWAGreg Spotts @spottnik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚴♂️ 💚 Loved being back in Seattle for quick work trip 🚌 ❤️ I’ll be back in Oct and I can’t wait to ride the 8 in afternoon rush hour! 0331
rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How is this not the source of more conversation. This is absolutely amazing and SO damning of the ineptitude of Bruce Harrell. It also (again) vindicates Wilson's decision to ask Chief Barnes to leave. She knows what she's doing, much more than her predecessor. 09718
Reposted by rondezvousWAkenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And again, Seattle's Democratic Socialist Mayor is actually working to improve the lives of her constituents. 8056161308
Reposted by rondezvousWABrett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Bob's Got Questions" #doomloop #seattle 29725
Reposted by rondezvousWAMarc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026An elected official who follows through on their promises? 2283
Reposted by rondezvousWArondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The other Maritza Rivera/Bob Kettle of national politics. 082
![BOB KETTLE: We need some answers from the mayor on public safety!
BOB: For starters, why did she fire the police chief?
[CAPTION: Because he was out of town 40% of the time]
BOB: And why did it take so long for the mayor to have a press conference after the Bite of Seattle shootings?
[CAPTION: because she had to wait for the chief and his 2 top deputies to fly back into town from a conference in Dallas]
BOB: Does the mayor even have a public safety plan?
[CAPTION: crime rates are down in all categories this year]
BOB: [pointing at caption] Can we please get rid of these text boxes? t’s very distracting[CAPTION: but you said you needed answers]
-In closing, um, crime is bad and I blame the mayor
[CAPTION: this press conference could’ve been a Nextdoor post]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:carj4mhaflwfubqzioy5wxl3/bafkreigdxkhrf3mhk3lkxinipmbbgwynfqiutbielptapyykwpx5qarcy4)