IS HARM REDUCTION REALLY WORKING? On Monday, I asked Mayor Bruce Harrell(@MayorofSeattle) if giving away all these meth pipes and needles is really the best way to go about addressing the drug epidemic, especially since King County is still dealing with record drug overdose… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ARE SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES PART OF #SEATTLE'S FUTURE? Mayor Bruce Harrell(@MayorofSeattle) took more of a measured approach on this one. While there are no immediate plans to bring in safe consumption sites so addicts can use illicit drugs under medical supervision, the Mayor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@MayorofSeattle FREE AND EASY ACCESS: Earlier this year, @weheartseattle ordered all these "harm reduction" supplies. Technically teens and kids in #Seattle can access all this stuff no questions asked.
UNENDING DRUG CRISIS: Teens and young people are now being targeted with drug paraphernalia, all in the name of "harm reduction." We also need more anti-drug education programs in our classrooms. #Seattle
THE COST AND MESSAGING OF HARM REDUCTION: Despite easy access to harm reduction supplies including fentanyl test strips, NARCAN, meth pipes, and clean needles…King County still saw a record number of drug overdose deaths last year. #Seattle
AMBITIOUS PLAN: This past weekend, downtown #Seattle was a disaster. But some say this is an improvement. Mayor Bruce Harrell(@MayorofSeattle) believes his Downtown Activation Plan and his fentanyl Executive Order will work in the long run.
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FINALLY HAPPENING: On Wednesday, crews are moving in to sweep the problematic #SODO encampment right outside the Salvation Army and BMW dealership. It's been an unsanctioned camp for nearly two years and was supposed to be part of Dow Constantine's(@kcexec) failed HOMELESS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@kcexec BACK IN MARCH: A massive inferno engulfed multiple tents inside the unsanctioned SODO homeless encampment near the Salvation Army shelter at 6th Ave & Airport Way S. What a drain on the good men and women of @SeattleFire.
@kcexec@SeattleFire@CMTammyMorales@KC_RHA MULTIPLE DRUG OVERDOSES: Back in January, emergency crews saved a woman suspected of a fentanyl overdose in SODO at this same encampment. @weheartseattle was on scene as well trying to help. Drug use here is rampant.
SHOWDOWN IN BURIEN TONIGHT: Many neighbors and biz owners say enough is enough. They're mobilizing and planning to flood the #Burien city council meeting this evening to call out Cydney Moore, the Councilmember who allegedly inspired the homeless to leave City Hall last week and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
THEY CUT HIM LOOSE! Friday afternoon, I thought the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office would formally charge 47 year old Jeffery McMillan with felony harassment after he charged at me with a baseball bat and threatened to kill me in downtown #Seattle. But to my shock, the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
LEGAL EXPLANATION PART 1: This is vital information for crime victims. Here's what happened in this case. #Seattle 👇
LEGAL EXPLANATION PART 2: Here's the rest of it. This was a sobering reminder of where #Seattle is currently at when it comes to the courts. 👇
HERE WE GO AGAIN: Friday evening, I was covering the March for Trans Lives rally in Volunteer Park. Having incredible conversations and trying to better understand this movement in light of the Tennessee mass shooting. People were coming up to me and saying hello. That is until… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
LOOK WHO I FOUND: I spotted the dude who assaulted me last month and harassed @KatieDaviscourt at the Jordan B. Peterson event. We call him the "goblin." I filed a police report and even had video showing the physical contact. But nothing happened to him. We are basically on our… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
SHOWDOWN IN BURIEN? Homeless men and women camped out in front of #Burien Library and City Hall have until 12pm Friday afternoon to remove their belongings. For weeks now, city leaders have been trying to figure out what to do. Recently, some local faith groups and volunteers… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
SIGNS OF HOPE IN #BURIEN: At this point, the homeless know they cannot stay outside the Library & City Hall. Most of the men and women are preparing to leave. But where will they go? Even though Burien is in King County, neighbors say they have not seen a … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT?
Showdown is looming in #Burien. Monday evening, frustrated biz owners and neighbors formed their own coalition, hoping to take back the city on their terms and conditions. This community is fighting back against what's … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
BAT MAN NO SHOW IN COURT: Well, this is a first in my career. I was in King County Jail Court Thursday afternoon as the victim in this felony harassment case. 47- year old Jeffery McMillan didn't show. But his public defender claimed that I was a right-wing agitator like the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ATTEMPTED BASEBALL BAT ATTACK: I know Mariners Opening Day is right around the corner, but what happened to me Wednesday morning had nothing to do with America's past time.
I'm on 3rd Ave near #Seattle City Hall, following up on the progress being made to … twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
I MADE THE #SEATTLE POLICE BLOTTER: The real question now, will prosecutors go after this 47 year old suspect? Even then, will the judge release him right away or not? He also had an outstanding warrant. Btw that is a full barrel Mizuno bat. spdblotter.seattle.gov/2023/03/29/sus…