Really devastated by Burien city council’s decision last night to remove Charles Schaefer as planning commission chair so I’ve decided to resign from the Burien Airport Committee. I cannot in good conscience serve or advise elected leaders who would scapegoat the problem of where our unhoused are living onto one unpaid member of a volunteer planning commission who tried to advise them to the best of his ability about where the city legally allowed them.

Here we go…

https://twitter.com/burien/status/1669150315306962944

I’ve come straight from physical therapy so no coffee and I might be sillier than usual 😩

It is shocking to me that 4 members of Burien city council voted against this offer of $1M and even tiny homes for our unhoused from King County. How do we even justify being our own jurisdiction when we actively refuse offers to meet the basic needs of our residents? If a Burien hadn’t incorporated the unhoused would have been able to access these resources. Anyway thank you @kcexec for trying. This was our city leaders failing to help those most in need when being presented with the resources to do so, and it’s embarrassing.

It's endorsement season so I want to share some thoughts that have struck me as I've observed how this plays out specifically in regard to the #Burien city council race. (🧵this might be a long one...) First off: No one owes you their endorsement just because they've endorsed you in the past. Incumbents ought to be held to a *higher* standard for endorsements, not a lower one. A first-time candidate can impress me with their values, intentions, aspirations;