Weird SocksJan 8

RE: https://mstdn.social/@joeveyera/115861245632194764

#SeaPol #Seattle
Nilu Jenks would be an awesome addition to the #SeattleCityCouncil.

Weird SocksDec 6

#SeaPol #Seattle #SeattleCityCouncil #SPOG #Police

Op/Ed [Elected body that will - do the math - absolutely approve the SPOG contract] must vote down the SPOG contract!

Rinck: N
Foster: N
Lin: N
Hollingsworth: Y
Rivera: Y
Juarez: Y
Kettle: Y
Saka: Y
Worm: doesn't matter

This sort of Op/Ed annoys me. I know I should just get over it. I know it serves a purpose.
Let's maintain pressure on Mayor-elect Wilson!

https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/05/op-ed-seattle-council-must-reject-harrells-police-guild-contract-demand-accountability/

Op-Ed: Seattle Council Must Reject Harrell’s Police Guild Contract, Demand Accountability » The Urbanist

# Seattle's proposed police union contract once again fails to deliver even the meager reforms and accountability promised eight years ago, opines Howard Gale. With Seattle City Council set to vote on the contract this month, here's the case for rejecting it.

The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
KUOW (bot)Nov 26
The Seattle City Council last week approved Mayor Bruce Harrell’s $9 billion dollar budget for 2026. That means when Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson takes office in January, she and the new City Council will inherit those funding choices. Here’s what to know in the meantime — explained in pizza terms.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/outgoing-seattle-mayor-bruce-harrell-s-parting-shot-at-katie-wilson-a-budget-of-his-priorities
#KUOW #News #Seattle #SeattleCityCouncil #Economy #Police #Government #Government #Politics #Politics #Economy
What's in Seattle's budget? Mapping the $8.9 billion spending plan Mayor Harrell leaves for Wilson

The Seattle City Council last week approved Mayor Bruce Harrell’s $9 billion dollar budget for 2026. That means when Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson takes office in January, she and the new City Council will inherit those funding choices. Here’s what to know in the meantime — explained in pizza terms.

Weird SocksNov 24
#SeaPol
Sore Losers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS8ehrxV2Ek
#SeattleCityCouncil #Seattle #SeattleSockPuppets
Sore Losers

YouTube
KUOW (bot)Nov 4
Emails recently obtained by KUOW show that during his time as the Seattle City Council president, Mayor Bruce Harrell directed his staff to perform administrative tasks for the Royal Esquire Club — whose board he chaired at the time — potentially violating city ethics rules.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/ethics-concerns-surface-from-bruce-harrell-s-time-as-seattle-city-council-president
#KUOW #News #Politics #SeattleCityCouncil
Ethics concerns surface from Bruce Harrell’s time as Seattle City Council president

Emails recently obtained by KUOW show that during his time as the Seattle City Council president, Mayor Bruce Harrell directed his staff to perform administrative tasks for the Royal Esquire Club — whose board he chaired at the time — potentially violating city ethics rules.

KUOW (bot)Nov 4
The hours are ticking down for voters to get their ballots in for the November election. Last year at this time, there was a lot going on nationally and not so much locally. That script flipped this year. To talk about what's happening in Seattle races and measures, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to Seattle Times staff reporter David Kroman.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/will-seattle-election-solidify-its-centrist-shift-or-move-the-city-left-again
#KUOW #News #Politics #Seattle #Elections #Elections #SeattleCityCouncil #Government #Politics
Will Seattle's election solidify its centrist shift, or move the city back to the left?

The hours are ticking down for voters to get their ballots in for the November election. Last year at this time, there was a lot going on nationally and not so much locally. That script flipped this year. To talk about what's happening in Seattle races and measures, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to Seattle Times staff reporter David Kroman.

Weird SocksOct 31

Vooooote #Seattle!

#SeattleCityCouncil Sock Puppet Channel
New short.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHLgRrjVCGE&t=28

One Less Puppet

YouTube
Weird SocksOct 27

#SeaPol
New #SeattleCityCouncil sock puppet video just dropped.

(Maybe useful context: All City agencies participated in a very short earthquake drill on 16 October.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQhRVF_fBRo

Unnatural Disaster

YouTube
Weird SocksOct 16

#SeaPol
Thank heavens Rinck is at least in the room.
#SeattleCityCouncil

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mvuk5qvagm4ljx3lwj4vmb6v/post/3m3dfhyy4cc24

Erica C. Barnett (@ericacbarnett.bsky.social)

Alexis Mercedes Rinck says she has "apprehension" around the city investing in AI, noting the energy demands AI creates and the labor issues it raises for the city to use AI to make permitting "more efficient."

Bluesky Social
KUOW (bot)Oct 15
The Seattle City Council has approved a proposal from Mayor Bruce Harrell to increase Seattle’s sales tax to fund public safety programs in the city.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-city-council-members-express-concern-but-still-vote-to-increase-sales-tax
#KUOW #News #Taxes #SeattleCityCouncil #Government #Government
Seattle City Council members express concern but still vote to increase sales tax

The Seattle City Council has approved a proposal from Mayor Bruce Harrell to increase Seattle’s sales tax to fund public safety programs in the city.