GONE FOR NOW: I’ve got a lot of eyes and ears on the ground in Ballard. Monday morning, the tent set up last night in Ballard Commons Park is gone. Unclear if city moved in to sweep or if individual left on own. Real test begins now. Where’s the park staff? #Seattle @CMDanStrauss… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
JUST SHOWED UP: We knew it was inevitable. The first tent just popped up at Ballard Commons Park Sunday evening. I was keeping an eye on the park all night but broke away for dinner. When I got back around 8pm, it was set up right next to the public … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
INTERESTING DYNAMICS: The #Seattle Public Library Ballard Branch(
@SPLBuzz
) is right across the street from Ballard Commons Park and has been a refuge for the homeless, especially at night. Several men and women set up sleeping bags under the awning/roof … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
LOST MY BET: I told @CMDanStrauss the first tent would be set up in a week. Oh well. 🙃
Otherwise, the Ballard Commons Park grand re-opening this weekend was truly an incredible celebration. FAR-LEFT activists with Stop The Sweeps #Seattle tried to hijack … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
THEY TRIED TO HIJACK: Far-left activists with Stop The Sweeps #Seattle delayed the start of Saturday's Ballard Commons Park festivities by more than 30 minutes. Some of them were swearing in front of children and slamming Councilmember Dan … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
GROWING CONCERN: Look at the signs put up by Stop The Sweeps #Seattle. This FAR-LEFT activist group is well known for moving homeless people who reject shelter and services, to other parts of the city during encampment removals. Some Ballard Commons Park … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
EVE OF THE OPEN: Friday afternoon, crews were putting on the finishing touches before the Ballard Commons Park festivities. While many neighbors seemed excited, still tons of concerns about how the city will keep the homeless out and enforce illegal … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
REMINDER ON THE GROUND: This is what it looked like the day before the sweep in December 2021. #Seattle
DECEMBER 2021 SWEEP: Crews finally moved in to clear Ballard Commons Park. It was relatively quiet and uneventful. Prior to this, city did months of outreach and got people into shelter. #Seattle
RV'S GONE: It wasn't just tents and structures set up in Ballard Commons Park, it was also the RV's parked around the perimeter. #Seattle
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