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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 4m

State constitution just needs a super majority right? Is that 60% or 2/3rds?

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 7m

Make it a 10-0 map and force the SC to actually define acceptable districting.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 9m

Also .... Do I have this right?

Washington Democrats do have enough votes in the legislature to change congresional districting rules.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 21m

Totally comfortable posting this to my followers cause I know who you all voted for you doofuses.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 27m

Friends, you can confirm your ballot was counted here:

info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...

King County Elections

Led by Director Julie Wise, King County Elections conducts accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County's over 1.4 million registered voters.

info.kingcounty.gov

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 3h

Real shame we're going to have to retire that De Blasio meme from @theonion.com

Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 4h

And simultaneously blocked more automated enforcement.

cal.streetsblog.org/2023/08/28/s...

Speed Camera Bill Has Bent Over Backwards to Answer Opponents - Streetsblog California

But some of them will not be satisfied no matter what

cal.streetsblog.org

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 5h

Ah yeah, smaller staircases.

Ok you got me curious on the floor area differences between these examples.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 12h

My guess it's actually closer to 20% and in our townhouse it's closer to 30%

Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think you can do multi-story townhomes with less circulation.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 12h

Meh. I definitely don't think any sort of minimum design standards are the right approach.

But the only thing I was remarking on was that the interior layout is better than a lot of other townhomes I've been in.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 14h

This is exactly what my partner said when I showed her. I think the one advantage in Seattle is we get views from our second floor.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 14h

Our townhouse could've had this layout and it would've been much better TBH. Big difference here is that the stair let you out in the middle of the floor.

Although, I think it's nice to have the living space on the second floor and I'd probably flip the kitchen and living room space.

Bobby Fijan @bobbyfijan.bsky.social · 1d

A beautiful, simple, rowhome project I toured in Portland, Maine this year.

1100sf, 3BR+Den/2BA

Small, efficient floorplans = affordable

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 22h

Is it efficient? Probably not. Is it the most ideal tax? Doubtful.

But like any tax, if you prefer an alternative I'm just gonna say ...

Porque no los dos?

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 22h

It's actually good if renters in new construction redistribute their income towards below market units.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 1d

Kids man... effing freeloaders.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 1d

Would be great if motorists would actually yield to me and the 2yo in the crosswalk even when it's dark outside.

Thank you.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 1d

You've confused material politics with culture wars. Probably purposely?

Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 2d

One of the great things about having a mayor who supports stuff like this locally is they can tell these people to go fix it at the state level if they're serious. And they could even pass legislation that eliminates the local solutions if a regional or state policy is implemented.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 2d

News vouchers are a better solution than tax breaks too because they can fund nonprofits.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 2d

That is excellent lit.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 3d

Will be very interesting if Portland goes HAM on sweeps without any shelter while Seattle elects Wilson.

Only path forward I see for Wilson is massively expanding shelters/housing and then work to get people into that, even when they resist.

Could prove to be a fascinating contrast.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 3d

The Urbanist needs a reporter on the schools beat. Would be dope if the energy around school board elections translated in funding for that.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 3d

Arguably my favorite scary movie, at least partially for this reason.

I was actually looking for a list tonight of movies that fit this category.

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Owen @owenpick.bsky.social · 3d

Probably can't fix our politics more broadly until politicians are punished more for lying.

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