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Democracy Slouchers ~ Part 3: What’s left of the Dream?
September 8, 2017 ~ Remember when the Democracy Voucher Program was proposed? It was supposed to get big money out of politics and get grassroots candidates in. We’re now six months into our first election with the vouchers and where are … Continue reading
Activating a space to discourage camping
September 4, 2017 In a recent public meeting on a homeless encampment in the Ballard, Seattle’s Director of Homelessness George Scarola told neighbors of the camp that they could “activate” public spaces to keep homeless people from camping there. According … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, Squatters
Tagged activating a space, Delridge Way SW, director of homelessness, Scarola, squatting
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Democracy Slouchers ~ Part 2: A complaint is filed
August 17, 2017 ~ Seattle’s new Democracy Voucher Program has a long way yet to go to fix Seattle politics. One could argue that, rather than discouraging corruption, the program is actually rewarding it. The program gives qualifying candidates access to … Continue reading
Democracy Slouchers ~ Part 1: “Honest” Elections
July 4, 2017 ~ I-122, the “Honest Elections” initiative (aka the Democracy Voucher Program) was supposed to get money and corporate influence out of Seattle politics. It looked great on paper. The PROBLEM: “Wealthy special interests have too much power in … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, Politics
Tagged corruption, get money out of politics, Seattle, Seattle et
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Ghostwriter
June 5, 2017 What would you think if you discovered automobile executives had written a bill on auto safety and handed it to your senator to sponsor? And what if you learned those same executives had penned pro-industry letters to the … Continue reading
Posted in General, Homelessness, Squatters
Tagged ACLU, Ann LoGerfo, CB 118794, Columbia Legal Services, Elisabeth Smith, Mike O'Brien, social justice, tent encampments
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Speaking Truth to Power
June 1, 2017 Here’s a video excerpt of a brave Seattle woman confronting the City Council with my “Anatomy of a Swindle” blog article. This took place on October 14, 2016. The context is a discussion about Mike O’Brien’s proposed … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, SHARE
Tagged Anatomy of a Swindle, Blog Quixotic, corruption, Seattle City Council
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Democracy Vouchers: A Candidate’s View
May 14, 2017 ~ In 2015, Seattle voters passed an initiative to create a public-finance pool for candidates in city elections. It’s called the Democracy Voucher Program, and it’s funded by a special property tax. Registered voters receive four $25 coupons … Continue reading
Puff Piece
April 29, 2017 In my years of trying to bring the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) to justice, I have been repeatedly frustrated by their slick public relations operation. Here’s an organization that engages in a number of deceptive or dishonest … Continue reading
Posted in General, Homelessness, Nickelsville, Tent City
Tagged Licton Springs, LIHI, Low Income Housing Institute, Nesbit, Sharon Lee, Wall Street Journal
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Call Me Reverend
April 11, 2017 Call Me Reverend: The Bill Kirlin-Hackett Story Mr. Mild The first impression one gets of the Reverend Bill Kirlin-Hackett is of someone we’d expect to find singing kum-ba-ya around the campfire or handing out coffee and hugs at a … Continue reading
Encampment Complaints: A suspicious pattern
March 23, 2017 The document in the link below was produced by Seattle’s Customer Service Bureau (CSB) in response to a public disclosure request from Safe Seattle. The document shows how many citizen complaints the City got in a six-week … Continue reading
The tarnished halo of Rob Ferguson
March 12, 2017 Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is exulting in his successful court challenge to President Trump’s immigration ban. Ferguson obviously cares about immigrant rights, but has he been as diligent in protecting people who already live here? What … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Attorney General, Dwight Pelz, Immigration ban, Rob Ferguson, Scott Morrow
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Beyond the Pale: A neighbor’s view of the Ballard Locks homeless camp
March 10, 2017 The Ballard Locks (also known as Hiram M. Chittenden Locks) are a system of mechanically controlled channels that allow watercraft to travel between the inland waterways of Seattle (Lake Washington, Lake Union, the Ship Canal) and Puget … Continue reading
Hello this is my daughter…
March 6, 2017 Seen in a Portland shop window in August 2017. It may have been there for some time, given the reference to winter clothes: HOMELESS IN DWNTWN PORTLAND Please help my ill daughter Hello this is my daughter … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, General, Homelessness
Tagged bipolar disorder, involuntary committment, mental illness, runaways, street people
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Anything helps. Or does it?
February 20, 2017 This snapshot of a Seattle panhandler was sent to me by a reader who inferred that because the woman was sitting in a comfortable chair sipping a pricey coffee, with a dog and a cushion, she’s not … Continue reading
Brandie Bright and Dark
February 13, 2017 Oh the irony! Seems that one of the ACLU’s two homeless plaintiffs – a woman who is crying foul over City crews removing her stuff from public land without due notice – is apparently quite the little thief … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged ACLU, Brandie Osborne, fraud, social justice warriors, Tent City 4
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ACLU vs. the People
*** TBQ Readers, your help is needed. Please read to the end to find out how you can help make us all safer. *** We were cautiously optimistic when we learned that the Mayor was moving ahead to clear dangerous … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, General, Homelessness, Politics, Squatters
Tagged ACLU, Brandie Osborne, Lisa Hooper, public safety, Scott Lindsay, Squatters rights, tent camps
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Tent Cities: Not a way out but a way to HANG out
February 8, 2017 Except for the misleading headline, this article from Pacific Standard Magazine is a more or less honest view of a SHARE-run tent city. Based on my own experiences, I can say that the interview subjects are a … Continue reading
Posted in Homelessness, SHARE, Tent City
Tagged LIHI, malingering, Pacific Standard Magazine, SHARE, Tent City 3
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Politics and privilege in the Emerald City
January 20, 2017 What do Sally Bagshaw and Donald Trump have in common? More than you might think. I’m not talking money here; I’m talking attitude. See, when you’re rich, you can’t help having one. An attitude, that is. A … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged income disparity, Sally Bagshaw, Seattle City Council, wealth gap
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The Great Enablers
January 12, 2017 Quick: What do you call a Detox Center, without the “De-” part? You’d call it a Tox Center, of course. And that’s just what it would be: a place where addicts could keep poisoning their bodies, free … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, General
Tagged addiction, harm reduction, newspeak, opioids, social engineering
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Ballard Bridge Status: 1/10/2017
The Ballard Bridge spans Salmon Bay to connect Seattle’s historic Ballard neighborhood with points south. The bridge and surrounding environs have been a long-term site of homeless camps at both ends. These camps, particularly the one on the north end, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, General, Homelessness, Squatters
Tagged Ballard, Ballard Bridge, homelessness, Mike O'Brien
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The Hidden Persuaders
Dedicated to Larry Kaminsky December 27, 2016 Even as Seattle voters enact a flurry of laws designed to “get money out of politics,” the insinuation of paid political advocates into local government continues apace. This article looks at how that works … Continue reading
Seattle Burnin’ Down
December 11, 2016 Last month I began collaborating with Harley Lever on his Safe Seattle Facebook page. The Blog Quixotic and Safe Seattle share many concerns about public safety, but Safe Seattle has a much wider audience and is more of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Homelessness, Humor
Tagged Ballard, Facebook, Harley Lever, homelessness, Mike O'Brien, radicalism, Safe Seattle, Seattle City Council, social justice
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Audit This! ~ Bringing Seattle’s Human Services Department to heel
December 7, 2016 The Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) dispenses city, state, and federal money to a hundred-odd contractors that provide various services to Seattle’s poor and homeless. HSD has regulations requiring the contractors to track and submit financial tracking … Continue reading
Posted in General, Homelessness, SHARE
Tagged Seattle Human Services, SHARE, state auditor, Troy Kelley
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Kshama Town
November 25, 2016 Photos of anti-Trump protests in Chicago and Seattle tell two very different stories about political culture. The Chicago crowd (above) is large, varied, and rowdy. The placards there are hand-made, and each one bears a different message, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Politics
Tagged civil disobedience, civil unrest, Donald Trump, Kshama Sawant, Occupy, protest, rioting, Stalinism
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Sex, Lies, and the Seattle City Council
November 21, 2016 The presence of transient sex offenders in Seattle points up why the city’s current approach to illegal encampments is so dangerous. In 1998, the man pictured below was convicted of sexual assault on a child. (Reference RCW … Continue reading
