Katherine Mitchell
@katherinemitchell.bsky.social
Ballard-based public employee (opinions here are my own) in the fight for housing for all. Proud union member. Birder. Organizer.
Pinned
You know I had to do it to ‘em on the traffic divider Rob Saka is spending $2,000,000 to remove.
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Thai Siam in Ballard (8305 15th Ave NW) will provide its annual free Christmas turkey dinner for those in need from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday. www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thai Siam in Ballard (8305 15th Ave NW) will provide its annual free Christmas turkey dinner for those in need from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday. www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
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To be blunt, repaving highways by putting Washington $3 billion in debt rather than raising taxes on the wealthy is irresponsible.
To be blunt, the state has neglected its core transportation infrastructure for too long.
Today, I announced that I'm proposing $2.1 billion, the largest investment in 2 decades, for preservation and maintenance of our roads and bridges. This is being done without raising taxes.
Today, I announced that I'm proposing $2.1 billion, the largest investment in 2 decades, for preservation and maintenance of our roads and bridges. This is being done without raising taxes.
December 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
To be blunt, repaving highways by putting Washington $3 billion in debt rather than raising taxes on the wealthy is irresponsible.
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IDEA: Take a half block and remove cars.
December 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
IDEA: Take a half block and remove cars.
Hallelujah!
Sara Nelson has officially adjourned her final meeting both as a Councilmember and as President of the Seattle City Council.
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Hallelujah!
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In response to a question about considering cutting funding for highway expansion projects to fill the budget shortfall, @juliareedwa.bsky.social doesn't want to spend another dollar on highway expansion until we address our existing backlog of maintenance of our transportation infrastructure.
December 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
In response to a question about considering cutting funding for highway expansion projects to fill the budget shortfall, @juliareedwa.bsky.social doesn't want to spend another dollar on highway expansion until we address our existing backlog of maintenance of our transportation infrastructure.
Huge trade news this offseason
TACOMA gets:
🚋3 Brookville Liberty NXT streetcars
PORTLAND gets:
🚋3 Skoda 10T streetcars
💵$16.6 million
TACOMA gets:
🚋3 Brookville Liberty NXT streetcars
PORTLAND gets:
🚋3 Skoda 10T streetcars
💵$16.6 million
Portland and Tacoma could swap three streetcars under proposed deal
Portland would trade its three newest streetcars for Tacoma's three oldest under a proposed deal with Sound Transit intended to streamline both fleets.
www.kgw.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Huge trade news this offseason
TACOMA gets:
🚋3 Brookville Liberty NXT streetcars
PORTLAND gets:
🚋3 Skoda 10T streetcars
💵$16.6 million
TACOMA gets:
🚋3 Brookville Liberty NXT streetcars
PORTLAND gets:
🚋3 Skoda 10T streetcars
💵$16.6 million
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My all-time favorite newspaper correction:
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My all-time favorite newspaper correction:
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As KUOW reported, Harrell also had his city council staff do work for the Royal Esquire Club while on the clock, later characterizing the work (which included inviting people to Club events, collecting membership dues, and filling out their insurance paperwork) as "constituent services."
Ethics concerns surface from Bruce Harrell’s time as Seattle City Council president
Emails recently obtained by KUOW show that during his time as the Seattle City Council president, Mayor Bruce Harrell directed his staff to perform administrative tasks for the Royal Esquire Club — wh...
www.kuow.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
As KUOW reported, Harrell also had his city council staff do work for the Royal Esquire Club while on the clock, later characterizing the work (which included inviting people to Club events, collecting membership dues, and filling out their insurance paperwork) as "constituent services."
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When women who worked at the Royal Esquire men's club accused the club of stealing their wages and vacation time, Harrell intervened, calling the Office of Labor Standards investigator on the case to tell him OLS could lose funding in the future, which the investigator perceived as a threat.
Former OneAmerica Head Files Ethics Complaint Against Mayoral Candidate Bruce Harrell - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Rich Stolz, the former head of the immigrant rights group OneAmerica, has filed a formal complaint…
publicola.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
When women who worked at the Royal Esquire men's club accused the club of stealing their wages and vacation time, Harrell intervened, calling the Office of Labor Standards investigator on the case to tell him OLS could lose funding in the future, which the investigator perceived as a threat.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reemerged today to announce a slate of Equitable Development Initiative grants including $183,000 to the Royal Esquire Club, the private men's club he chaired and where he held his election night party.
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell reemerged today to announce a slate of Equitable Development Initiative grants including $183,000 to the Royal Esquire Club, the private men's club he chaired and where he held his election night party.
Ominous Cloud of Smoke appointed to District 2 of the King County Council, promises "swift end to the age of solid formes"
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ominous Cloud of Smoke appointed to District 2 of the King County Council, promises "swift end to the age of solid formes"
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Rep. Shaun Scott wants to plug Trump’s cuts with a statewide high earner payroll tax. It could raise 3 billion dollars a year for higher ed, clean energy, SNAP, and more. Conservatives are already shouting that businesses will leave. Advocates say that threat is empty.
Rep. Shaun Scott Wants to Fight Trump Cuts with a Statewide Payroll Tax
Scott introduced a small package of bills to make up for the cuts in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” but the “Well Washington Fund” is the centerpiece. The payroll tax is s...
www.thestranger.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Rep. Shaun Scott wants to plug Trump’s cuts with a statewide high earner payroll tax. It could raise 3 billion dollars a year for higher ed, clean energy, SNAP, and more. Conservatives are already shouting that businesses will leave. Advocates say that threat is empty.
2 Million Seattleites
Seattle is not small or narrow. It’s huge and we can easily double our population if we are being realistic. It would fund transit, schools and services and bring an economic vitality and vibrancy to every part of our city
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
2 Million Seattleites
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To anyone who ever thought, "one vote never made a difference", observe the results of the Stevens Pass Sewer District Commissioner Position No. 1 race.
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
To anyone who ever thought, "one vote never made a difference", observe the results of the Stevens Pass Sewer District Commissioner Position No. 1 race.
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This is bc Harrell’s friends don’t own cohousing or baugruppen but they do own the office towers lol
it's pretty incredible we are exempting construction sales tax on office to residential rehabs (not a great deal for downtown) - but not affordable housing, or community-led development like cohousing, coops, baugruppen, CLTs
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/02/11/s...
harrell.seattle.gov/2025/02/11/s...
Seattle Adopts Sales Tax Exemption to Encourage Office-to-Residential Conversions - Office of the Mayor
Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Mark Solomon celebrated the adoption of new legislation that will create a tax exemption for the conversion of underutilized commercial property ...
harrell.seattle.gov
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is bc Harrell’s friends don’t own cohousing or baugruppen but they do own the office towers lol
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It is time to abolish ICE.
It is time for Washington state leaders to step up and figure out how to make our communities safe from these goons.
It is time for Washington state leaders to step up and figure out how to make our communities safe from these goons.
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
Native American actress gave ICE agents her tribal ID. They called it 'fake,' she says
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It is time to abolish ICE.
It is time for Washington state leaders to step up and figure out how to make our communities safe from these goons.
It is time for Washington state leaders to step up and figure out how to make our communities safe from these goons.
If you were wondering about Seattle mayor results by district...
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you were wondering about Seattle mayor results by district...
I am a (not at all wealthy) golfer who loves Seattle’s municipal courses, the only way the sport is accessible to me. Broadmoor and other private urban golf clubs are an affront to our city and must either pay their fair share or go.
Paul has been talking about the tax loophole that Seattle country clubs have been enjoying for a while now but WOW I did not know how big
This is Broadmoor Golf Club. It's a gated right-wing enclave for the rich in Seattle. The golf course is 7 parcels, 122.2 acres. It's assessed at just $76k/ACRE!
This is Broadmoor Golf Club. It's a gated right-wing enclave for the rich in Seattle. The golf course is 7 parcels, 122.2 acres. It's assessed at just $76k/ACRE!
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I am a (not at all wealthy) golfer who loves Seattle’s municipal courses, the only way the sport is accessible to me. Broadmoor and other private urban golf clubs are an affront to our city and must either pay their fair share or go.
What the heck happened here? I can’t find any news articles about it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
What the heck happened here? I can’t find any news articles about it.
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Seattle already has one! We’re just paying catchup here.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Seattle already has one! We’re just paying catchup here.
Seattle should look into methods like this that encourage owners of lots currently used for surface parking to pursue a higher and better use. Self-storage, too.
Boom: Modest 6-12% commercial parking tax passes 5-2, with Cathcart and Bingle voting no. Takes effect starting April 1.
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Seattle should look into methods like this that encourage owners of lots currently used for surface parking to pursue a higher and better use. Self-storage, too.
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It's sad because we can do so much more but...A Seattle mayor who treats the mode share shift in the city's already-adopted Climate Change Response Framework with urgency—like a legally binding requirement—will be the most transformative mayor in Seattle history.
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It's sad because we can do so much more but...A Seattle mayor who treats the mode share shift in the city's already-adopted Climate Change Response Framework with urgency—like a legally binding requirement—will be the most transformative mayor in Seattle history.