Increase in King County’s homeless population in the last 10 years.
Political leaders cannot say how much money has been spent on the homeless issue in King County.
WA state has the 3rd largest homeless population in the country. And THE largest chronically homeless population.
In recent years, well-intentioned policies have often produced disappointing results in many corners of Washington. We advocate for programs that focus on truly helping those among us most in need and focus on accountabilty for actual results.
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It seems every week there is another story of how a King County official, or the large county government bureaucracy (currently more than 14,000 employees) has done something to make residents feel less safe or worsen the region’s homeless crisis.
On February 26, 2024, a politician spoke in front of a small yet very passionate group of activists who had gathered with homemade signs to support an announcement from the public official. She tells the crowd how her sister died of an overdose the day before her 26th birthday and how the progressive’s “harm reduction”...
The decade-long failure of Seattle progressives to solve its homelessness “emergency” continues to impact suburban King County communities which are currently being forced to accept both temporary and permanent “low-barrier” housing projects.
We are kinda disappointed in you, Mr. Mayor. You’ve been in office for 27 months, and you have yet to tell Seattle residents what your plan is to combat the city’s serious crime and drug problems. (We, and many others have been asking you for your strategy since you were elected on a tough-on-crime platform...
Some people simply signed the petitions, while others spent hours volunteering, but together we did something political pendants said couldn’t be done.
Fate has not been kind to Seattle’s five previous mayors. Three (Schell, Nickels, and McGinn) were defeated in re-election bids, one (Murray) resigned, and the last mayor (Durkan), saw her re-election poll numbers plummet due to the city’s poor response to the illegal actions of progressive rioters. This time next year it is expected that...
This article republished here, courtesy of Future 42. Much of the attention during this legislative session has centered around the handling – or lack thereof – of the six citizen-led initiatives. Despite the state constitution’s requirement for them to take precedence over all matters aside from the state budget, none of them have been granted...
As Washington State lawmakers in the State Capitol Building debate Governor Jay Inslee’s latest expensive proposal to fix the state’s never-ending homeless problem, just a mile or two away there is a clear example of one approach which helps lift people out of homelessness and another example which has kept people living in the cruel...
In a year-end poll conducted by Project42, homelessness remained the top issue among Washington State residents (followed closely by crime and inflation). Thus, after a decade of progressive policies, billions of tax dollars spent, and a massive increase in the homelessness bureaucracy, these poll results are yet another indicator that our state’s homeless situation is...
Clearly Seattle is at a very important crossroad and the nine members of the city council will decide which road the city takes.
As we countdown to the end of 2023, we are also counting down the last days of extreme progressives controlling the Seattle City Council and pushing their irresponsible policies onto the citizens. We also countdown to when six new councilmembers will be sworn in at the start of the new year. Most of these newly...
Change Washington wants your thoughts on how the city council can end the tragic crime crisis in Seattle Last month Seattle voters elected a new city council with a majority of its members promising to support law enforcement and pass tougher criminal laws. Because voters in 2021 and 2023 elections expressed their frustration over failed...
One of the important items which might have missed your attention during Thanksgiving week was the outgoing Seattle City Councilmembers passing its supplemental $7.7 billion budget for 2024. The two key takeaways from the last City of Seattle budget six of the nine councilmembers will pass are: Like the State of Washington, the City of...
The Thanksgiving holiday is once again upon us. Many are attending or hosting large gatherings over the holiday while others look forward to some quiet time watching football, reading books, or binge watching a television program. We hope that each of you will take a few moments to reflect on what you are grateful for...