MORE OLYMPIA PROBLEMS: This is wild. Just minutes from Governor Jay Inslee's(@GovInslee) Mansion and the Capitol Campus, workers at this Starbucks(@Starbucks, @StarbucksNews) on Martin Way say some nut job recently smashed the drive-thru screen with a golf club. So the store no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
TALE OF TWO CITIES: Last month, I examined #Olympia's homeless crisis on @wsdot properties. But the way @CityofLacey is responding VS @cityofolympia is like night and day. In other words, local jurisdictions can take control and lead the response.
BROAD SPECTRUM: I spent days in #Olympia talking to homeless men and women living in these encampments. Listen carefully to what they're saying. This is not just a housing issue as CERTAIN POLITICIANS want you to believe.
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CRAZY TOWN GETS CRAZIER: Another insane Monday afternoon in downtown #Seattle. I was doing my usual rounds, about to report some POSITIVE NEWS regarding the encampment sweep at 3rd Ave & Pike St this morning. Mayor Bruce Harrell(@MayorofSeattle) defending the corner from "trap… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
BAT MAN: Last month, 47 year old Jeffery McMillan charged at me w/a bat. Judge released him since SPD did not send evidence in on time to KC Prosecutors. Case now w/City Attorney Ann Davison's(@_Ann_Davison_) office. Meanwhile, he's still on street.
WHERE'S DEBORAH? I tag #Seattle Council Prez Deborah Juarez(@D5Juarez) on a lot of my tweets. But I just noticed her official Twitter(@Twitter) account no longer exists. When did this happen? Does she have a new one? I read her recent newsletter and no mention of this move… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
ON STANDBY: Will let you know if the #Seattle City Council media handlers get me an answer. @SeattleCouncil
FACEBOOK TOO: Her old FB campaign page is up, but her main page with all the updates she’s been giving to constituents is also missing. Where’s Deborah? #Seattle@SeattleCouncil
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.
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. 👇