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Seattle and King County’s disturbing results of Housing First and Harm Reduction

Two very troublesome facts were revealed last week which provide more evidence that the progressives’ “Housing First” homeless policy and “Harm Reduction” drug policy are failing to end the suffering that is taking place on our streets. These numbers are similar to those in other progressive West Coast cities and states. These facts require us...

Spokane’s Homelessness problem is becoming progressively worse

Progressive politicians now have complete control of Spokane’s city government, triggering local employers and community leaders to be concerned that their unchecked extreme homeless policies will cause their downtown neighborhood to decay as it has in Seattle. Last week these concerns came to the forefront as new Mayor Lisa Brown unveiled her transitional housing policy...

A must-see [un]Divided segment reveals yet another example of backwards thinking in Seattle

Things are completely backwards in Seattle where the government is creating the problems and then demanding the private sector clean up the city’s mess. In an illuminating segment sponsored by Future42, [un]Divided’s Brandi Kruse examined multiple examples of how the City of Seattle enforces one set of regulations on businesses, yet does not enforce the...

Is Dow Constantine creating more problems than he solves?

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.

Why San Francisco reversed course on “harm reduction” – and why Seattle should too

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”...

Eastside residents fight to keep Seattle’s problems out of their communities

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.

Really Mayor Harrell? That’s all you got.

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...

Democracy in action – the people correct politicians’ failures

Some people simply signed the petitions, while others spent hours volunteering, but together we did something political pendants said couldn’t be done.

Step up to your potential, Mayor Harrell

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...

Halfway through session: WA Lawmakers have curious priorities

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...

Tale of Two Cities: Olympia and Lacey

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...

ChangeWA will broaden coverage to solve the homeless crisis

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...

Good news & bad news for those seeking change in Seattle

Clearly Seattle is at a very important crossroad and the nine members of the city council will decide which road the city takes.

What’s the plan to turn Seattle around?

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...