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Category Archives: Corruption
Slumdog Billionaires
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. –Sinclair Lewis This image of homeless tents against the backdrop of lavish sports stadiums near downtown Seattle reminds me of a … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, Homelessness, Media, Politics
Tagged Frank Chop, LIHI, Low Income Housing Institute, Seattle City Council, Sharon Lee
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“This breaks my heart and infuriates me.”
This drama unfolded last week at an ARCO gas station in Seattle’s SODO district, less than half a mile from two major league sports stadiums and in full view of people walking and driving by. Scenes like this are now … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Crime, Facebook, General, Homelessness
Tagged breaks my heart, corruption, drug use
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The Ed McKenna Affair
Dedicated to the Honorable Ed McKenna The glitter of Seattle’s economic miracle has rubbed off. There’s more money here than ever, but with money comes problems that money can’t solve. Homelessness is one. According to a recent “one night count,” … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Crime, General, Politics
Tagged Anita Khandelwal, corruption, Ed McKenna, Lisa Daugaard, Pete Holmes, Seattle Municipal Court
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Boss Man
November 14, 2018 ~ These documents were sent to me by an inside source at the Seattle Housing and Resource Effort (SHARE). SHARE runs a network of more than a dozen homeless shelter facilities around Seattle and King County. These … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, SHARE, Tent City
Tagged corruption, Peggy Hotes, Scott Morrow, SHARE, Tent City 3
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The Seattle Head Tax: What we’ve been missing
June 3, 2018 ~ Everyone’s talking about the Head Tax, about how much money it would raise, about how the money will be spent (or misspent), about how it might affect business… Almost no one’s talking about who it was … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, Homelessness
Tagged affordable housing, corruption, SHARE
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There Was a Crooked Trail
May 18, 2018 ~ The closer you look at the way bike lanes and trails are being put in around Seattle, the more disturbing the picture looks. I know what you’re thinking: Bike lanes? Disturbing? Come on, Quixotic. Lighten up.–No really. … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, Politics
Tagged Ballard, Ballard Coalition, Brock Howell, Cascade Bicycle Club, Missing Link, Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel
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The Swindle Cycle
February 4, 2018 ~ I have a friend, “Joe,” whose mind zips along at a hundred miles an hour. He’s always analyzing city politics and connecting the dots. On a typical day, he’ll send me a dozen e-mails with various insights … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, Homelessness, Politics
Tagged Anatomy of a Swindle, corruption, LIHI. Low Income Housing Institute
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Taking Care of (Homeless) Business
Campaign finance laws and the Homeless Industrial Complex January 12, 2017 Seattle perceives itself as a national leader in the effort to get money out of politics. Initiative 122, approved by voters in 2015, tried to attack the problem in … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, Homelessness, Squatters
Tagged All City Fence, corruption, Fred Podesta, homeless camps, Homeless Industrial Complex, Pay to Play, Seattle, Sharon Lee
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Recalling Mike O’Brien: The Basics
November 14, 2017 The right to recall an elected official is a constitutional right of the people set forth in our constitution. The procedure is governed by statute. A “typewritten charge” needs to be submitted and it has to allege … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, General, Politics, Recall Mike O'Brien
Tagged Mike O'Brien, recall mike o'brien
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Ethics Evasion Commission
November 7, 2017 The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission enforces the Seattle Code of Ethics, which was designed to keep Seattle government honest by applying fines and other penalties to elected officials, candidates, and city employees who violated the rules … Continue reading
Democracy Slouchers ~ Part 4: Where was Lorena?
October 1, 2017 ~ News of my complaint to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission on Lorena Gonzalez made the Seattle Weekly. Good on them. One correction to their story: Weekly writer Dan Person noted correctly that I was a candidate … Continue reading
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
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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