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Seattle area transit advocates. We also coordinate with other groups in the area to get minimum wage on the ballot and pass renter protections.
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Share The Cities @sharethecities.bsky.social · 8h
El Centro de la Raza needs your help with their food drive. If you can bring non expired non perishables with you to @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social party we can help families struggling now dealing with the loss of SNAP benefits. www.elcentrodelaraza.org/give/el-cent...
El Centro de la raza Food Drive - El Centro de la Raza
SNAP Benefits Paused. Our Food Bank Needs Your Help. Beginning November 1, nearly 930,000 people in Washington will not receive their SNAP (food stamp) benefits because of the federal ...Read More
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Katie Wilson @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social · 3d
I guess we’re at the point in the campaign where pundits and consultants make excuses as to why their candidate is losing. 🧵

Westneat points to Trump and his fawning billionaires:
The switch that flipped in Seattle politics
The sight of unimaginable Big Tech wealth at the gates of American democracy shook Seattle politics. The mayor, among others, may not survive the quake.
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Katie Wilson @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social · 7d
I just got around to actually reading this @kuow.org piece on me, and there’s ANOTHER major inaccuracy, beyond the "parents pay my bills" bit. 🧵
Katie Wilson can barely afford to live in Seattle. That's why she wants to be mayor
Katie Wilson presents herself as a sensible coalition-builder who runs a small nonprofit and has lived the working-class life. A renter and a mother, she runs on issues close to her heart. She speaks ...
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · Oct 3
"In a city where adding a bus lane can often take years — if it’s able to move forward at all — riders weren’t letting this one go without a fight."

Absolutely correct.

This bus lane is important as is rejecting the idea that we can just administratively take up paint.
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · Sep 24
Pivoting away from full-scale bus base retrofits that go all-in on battery electric buses means that Metro won't face a fiscal cliff until the early 2030s. Metro's General Manager also framed the move as one that helps to preserve core bus services.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/24/k...
King County Metro Delays Planned Electrification Work, Pushing Out Fiscal Cliff » The Urbanist
# Pivoting away from full-scale bus base retrofits that go all-in on battery electric buses means that Metro won't face a fiscal cliff until the early 2030s, according to budget writers. Metro's Gener...
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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · Sep 25
It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund
Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda
On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed
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Union Jobs @unionjobs.bsky.social · Sep 12
The Seattle Transit Riders Union seeks a General Manager to be based in Seattle, WA. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @seattletru.bsky.social
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · Sep 15
It feels like yesterday! Great, frequent transit starts with a G!

@seattletru.bsky.social was one of two community groups invited to table at the G Line Opening Day and it was, to quote the bus, very "special".

This is the kind of transit we deserve and want more of.
Picture of a bunch of people wearing hand-printed Iconic Yellow Shirts and beanies standing around a blue pop-up canopy with transit literature and signage behind. Picture of 10 people standing in front of a red King County Metro RapidRide bus signed as route G "via Madison". Picture of a red King County Metro RapidRide bus signed "special" parked on the street near a booth talking about transit.
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · Sep 10
As someone who wears nothing but cargo shorts, a pullover, and a baseball cap: My only rebuttal is that a handmade @seattletru.bsky.social Iconic Yellow Shirt is *always* stylish.
wilsonforseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · Sep 10
A lot of people have been calling me the
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social of Seattle. But where Zohran is charismatic, telegenic and stylish, I've spent my whole adult life looking pretty dumpy. To look more mayoral, I enlisted my friend Andrew Ashiofu, who took me to one of Seattle's premier boutiques.
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Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · Sep 7
Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social is raising alarm about Harrell’s proposed changes to Seattle’s MFTE program, calling it a bad deal. Raises everyone else’s taxes for poor affordability targets, eliminates rent increase caps, and not enough for families.

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MFTE Open Letter.docx
An open letter to Seattle residents and elected officials regarding housing affordability and proposed MFTE update. Seattle needs greater housing affordability. We deserve much better than the MFTE P...
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🏢 David L 🚎 @davidl206.city · Sep 6
I don't know how I missed this last week, but if this can't get you to vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social, I don't know what can.

This is expressly—not even bothering to equivocate— prioritizing suburban car traffic over transit that serves city residents.

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SDOT Rules Out Key Denny Way Bus Lanes, Dooming Route 8 » The Urbanist
# Citing exponential increases in traffic congestion, the Seattle Department of Transportation says it can't implement additional bus priority along the busiest part of Denny Way. Transit advocates ar...
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Katie Wilson @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social · Aug 9
Waiting for the L8 at 5th and Denny… Can’t wait to break out the red paint!
Me and Josie at the bus stop
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Katie Wilson @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social · Jul 29
Just in case you needed evidence that Harrell’s campaign is fudging their numbers:
kromandavid.bsky.social David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · Jul 28
Quite an impressive feat to apparently create 1,000 new emergency units in the 12 days between when these two ads dropped
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · Jul 26
I said you needed @seattletru.bsky.social merch in your life so here's proof. My dog insists you go purchase some today and who can disappoint such an adorable QA inspector?

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Picture of a small black (with some grey) dog laying on a bed. Her two front paws are atop a bright rainbow die dye t-shirt. In the middle of the t-shirt is a design of a multi-legged alien wearing a green hoodie and standing with a bag at a bus stop. The alien is looking at its phone while text above reads "I'm not waiting, I'm organizing!". To the left is vertical text along the bus stop pole that reads "Transit Riders Union In Space".
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · Jul 25
I am famously a very happy member and supporter of @seattletru.bsky.social and our Bus And Transit Service (BATS) committee. Yesterday, TRU BATS sent public comment to the City Council.

If you want to hang upside down and advocate for buses and trains and more of that, DM me.
Screenshot of a letter. The TRU logo is in the top left. The text of the letter follows: Members of the Seattle City Council: We are the Transit Riders Union’s Bus And Transit Service (BATS) committee, which, as the name suggests, is a group of TRU members who are focused on expanding transit, advocating for spot improvements, and educating new and prospective riders in Seattle and across Puget Sound. We write to express concern, and a little dismay, at Debora Juarez’s comments in response to how candidates for council appointment traveled to the meeting. We were disappointed to hear her refer to using light rail as a “luxury” and to center people with mobility issues as “needing” to use a car. While it’s undoubtedly true that everyone’s experience is different, it is also true that transit and the mobility provided by transit is a right that should be accessible to all. Many, many people who have mobility challenges rely on transit, including dozens of members of the Transit Riders Union. Accessibility benefits everyone because we are all on a varying spectrum of mobility as we go through our lives. Not everyone has the luxury to drive. Making transit frequent, fast, reliable, and comfortable while creating opportunities to live, play, and work near transit makes more room for the groups of people who do require transportation by car. We have been supportive of Juarez’s efforts around transit when she was on the Seattle City Council in the past and are appreciative of her joining advocates in pushing to keep bus service hours in northeast Seattle and to open the Pinehurst station early... (Alt text will be continued in the next post due to character limits.)
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Jamie for Seattle District 2 @jamieforseattle.bsky.social · Jul 23
Honored to receive the sole endorsement from Transit Riders Union (co-founded by @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social!) for Seattle City Council District 2. Excited to fight for better public transit together, @seattletru.bsky.social!
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · Jul 21
Get some swag with @seattletru.bsky.social's bold logo or awesome Fundraising Alien.

(This doesn't include TRU's Iconic Yellow Shirt(tm)! Those are crafted by hand by your local volunteer members and available for a suitable donation by members or non-members alike at TRU meetings and events.)
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Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · Jul 21
Cinthia on why she's voting @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social: "A typical campaign ten years ago had candidates sitting in their campaign office making cold calls to a rolodex of wealthy donors. Now, we see them out at farmers markets, rallies... talking to us." www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/07...
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · Jul 20
This is, like, *the* issue.

People are *going* to move here. Unless Cascadia secedes--unlikely!--we are part of internal freedom of movement in the US.

Right now, people with money win and people without (A LOT OF) money lose. Katie wants to fix this, Bruce doesn't. It's that easy.
wilsonforseattle.bsky.social Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · Jul 20
One of the reasons Katie is running for mayor is that she wants housing to be affordable for all of our residents.

Housing costs have doubled since Bruce Harrell first took office.

Social housing is one important part of that puzzle.

Let’s talk about it!
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Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social · Jul 20
Forgot to include on this graphic! We dual endorsed Balducci and Zahilay.
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Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social · Jul 18
Ballots are arriving now! Here are TRU's updated endorsements for the 2025 Primary Election. Vote by August 5th!!! 🗳️🗳️🗳️
Transit Riders Union 2025 Primary Endorsements: Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor Alexis Mercedes Rinck for Seattle City Council Position 8 Dionne Foster for Seattle City Council Position 9 Jamie Fackler for Seattle City Council Position 2 Rory O’Sullivan for Seattle City Attorney Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay for King County Executive Andrew Reding for Bellingham City Council Ward 6 Brittany Miles for Bothell City Council Position 5 Hugo Garcia for Burien City Council Position 1 Sam Mendez and Rashell Lisowski for Burien City Council Position 3 Sarah Moore for Burien City Council Position 5 Rocco DeVito for Burien City Council Position 7 Nigel Herbig for Kenmore City Council Position 4 Kurt Dresner for Kirkland City Council Position 7 Josh Rosenau for Lake Forest Park City Council Position 3 Josh Binda for Lynnwood City Council Position 3 Paul Charbonneau for Newcastle City Council Position 6 Michael Westgaard for Renton City Council Position 1 Carmen Rivera for Renton City Council Position 2 Paul Dutton for Renton City Council Position 6 Caitlin Konya for SeaTac City Council Position 2 Mohamed Egal for SeaTac City Council Position 4 Hannah Hedrick for Tukwila City Council Position 3 Krysteena Mann for Tukwila City Council Position 7 Devin Rydel Kelly for Pierce County Charter Review Commission
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · Jul 17
Employees under Mayor Harrell endorse Wilson.
Seattle city workers’ union backs Katie Wilson for mayor
The largest union representing about 3,000 city of Seattle workers chose not to endorse the incumbent in the mayor's race, breaking with many other labor unions.
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Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social · Jul 18
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The Transit Riders Union is a democratic, member-run union of transit riders organizing for better public transit in Seattle, and King County.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · Jul 17
At a press conference at City Hall this morning, the Working Families Party and PROTEC17—the largest union of City of Seattle workers—endorsed Katie Wilson for mayor. The city union's endorsement is especially monumental because for most of these workers, incumbent Bruce Harrell is their boss.
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · Jul 16
Hot off the presses: The Urbanist's primary election endorsements.

Ballots arrive in mailboxes as soon as tomorrow.
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2025 Primary Election Endorsements » The Urbanist
# The Urbanist Elections Committee is excited to announce our 2025 primary election endorsements, which span the region from Tacoma to Everett. Be sure to vote by August 5.
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