Tag Archives: Seattle

Green Lake Treasure Hunt

Posted on September 2, 2021 by DBP

Seattle’s Green Lake Park boasts everything the modern family could want in an urban recreational opportunity. Campsites galore… First aid stations throughout the park… Handy ID bracelets for visitors… And an online database to keep track of campers’ itineraries… A … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Drugs, General, Homelessness, Squatters | Tagged Green Lake Park, heroin, Nalaxone, needles, Seattle, squalor | Leave a comment

He was taking a shit right in front of them

Posted on August 28, 2021 by DBP

August 20, 2021 Reader: Not to add more fuel to the downtown inferno, but this picture was sent to me by two out-of-state attorneys who came to meet with me and other clients last week. As they left their hotel … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Homelessness, Panhandling | Tagged nudity, Panhandling, Seattle, squalor, taking a shit | Leave a comment

He kept trying to pay her for who knows what

Posted on August 27, 2021 by DBP

David: This might sound like an odd question, but how do you know she was pooping? Reader: An odd question for an odd situation. I don’t know it for a fact, but at one point I saw her goodies and … Continue reading →

Posted in Drugs, General, Homelessness | Tagged drug use, Pioneer Square, recycling, Seattle | 1 Comment

You can’t go home again

Posted on August 24, 2021 by DBP

This was my first time in downtown in Seattle in over a year. Sadly, nothing has changed. The smell of urine and garbage is overwhelming. It’s a cesspool. Ghostly. That about sums it up. Got a shopping list? I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Drugs, General, Homelessness, Squatters | Tagged homelessness, Panhandling, Pioneer Square, Seattle, squalor, trash | 3 Comments

Social Justice Hypocrite

Posted on December 28, 2019 by DBP

By David Preston The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons. –Emerson Social Justice Warriors. SJWs. They’re everywhere these days, from the local PTA to the halls of Congress, blaming the rest of us for everything from poverty … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | Tagged hypocrisy, phonies, Seattle, social justice, urbanism, Wallingford | 10 Comments

Taking Care of (Homeless) Business

Posted on January 12, 2018 by DBP

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 | 2 Comments

Democracy Slouchers ~ Part 1: “Honest” Elections

Posted on July 4, 2017 by DBP

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 | Leave a comment

C is for Vengeance: A blogger and politician team up to punish critics

Posted on December 21, 2016 by DBP

December 21, 2016 Have you ever written an angry letter or e-mail to a government official? Most of us have at one time or other. God knows I have. But did you ever think, when you dropped that letter in … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, General, Politics | Tagged Erica C. Barnett, ethics in government, Lisa Herbold, Nextdoor, Seattle, Seattle City Council, social justice warriors | 18 Comments

Jungle Boogie

Posted on February 26, 2016 by DBP

February 26, 2016 The Jungle is the unofficial name for a greenbelt that runs spottily for a few miles along Interstate 5 as it exits downtown Seattle headed south. The area has hosted scattered settlements of homeless people for decades. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Homelessness, Politics | Tagged homelessness, political crisis, Seattle, security fence, the jungle, urban blight, WSDOT | Leave a comment

Gun Control, Seattle Style (Part 1)

Posted on February 12, 2016 by DBP

February 12, 2016 The gun debate evokes strong feelings, but regardless of which side you fall on, I think we can all agree that any law or program designed to curb gun violence should be evidence-based. In other words, it … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Politics | Tagged gang violence, gangs, gun control, guns, gunshot wounds, Harborview, Seattle, taxes, youth violence | Leave a comment

Democracy is . . .

Posted on October 23, 2014 by DBP

. . . thinking for yourself You know, I’ve always thought it odd that newspapers would try and tell Americans how to vote. And I’ve always thought it even odder that voters would actually do what the newspapers tell them … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Media, Politics | Tagged campaign endorsements, marijuana, money in politics, prostitution, Seattle, seattle times, Stranger, unpaid advertising | Leave a comment

Drug Buy at 3rd and Pike in Seattle (10/18/14)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by DBP

Heroin –Great for Tourism –Great for the Locals –Everybody Wins! Heroin’s already cheap as dirt in Seattle. Now all they’ve gotta do is make it legal, just like marijuana. Well, City Council? We’re waiting!

Posted in Photos (Stuff) | Tagged 3rd and Pike, Curt Kobain, drug trade, heroin, Seattle, Walgreens | 1 Comment