High utility bills, blackouts more likely unless WA takes this step | Editorial Another sobering study shows the limits to deep decarbonization. Legislators should heed those warnings to avoid higher utility bills and blackouts.

Seattle Times wants the state to rely more heavily on "natural" gas and hope for nuclear fusion instead of decarbonizing, which is yet anohter example of why editorial boards—made up of non-experts who often get facts wrong about stories in their own newspapers—should go the way of the dodo.

Seattle To Explore Moratorium On Data Centers A letter writing campaign overwhelmed Seattle City officials with more than 60,000 letters demanding a moratorium on new data centers last week. And those letters didn’t merely shout into the void: Se...

ICYMI: Seattle officials are considering a moratorium on data centers after more than 60,000 people sent them letters demanding the City stop four companies eyeing Seattle for five new data centers. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/seattle...

Also, hilarious that Rob Saka is STILL mad that people made fun of him for wanting to undo a safety project so drivers could turn left into the tiny parking lot of his kids' preschool. He's now saying it would have helped "immigrant and refugee communities... kids' daycares, [AND] working families."

Did Mayor Wilson Keep Her Promise on the Planned Parenthood Camera? It Depends How You Count Did Mayor Katie Wilson keep her promise to turn off one surveillance camera? It depends on how you’re counting. Last week, anti-surveillance advocates accused Wilson of failing to follow through on he...

NEW: Advocates accused Mayor Wilson of failing to turn off a surveillance camera near a Planned Parenthood. She did in fact turn off a camera, but not the whole installation as advocates expected based on how she has previosuly counted cameras. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/did-may...

SPOG presses Mayor Wilson for more camera surveillance as many voters say turn it all off By Hannah Saunders The Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) is pressing Mayor Katie Wilson for an increase in surveillance resources, despite the fact that 20 CCTV cameras are set to be installed i…

SPOG is pressing Mayor Wilson for an increase in surveillance resources, despite 20 CCTV cameras set to be installed in the Stadium District ahead of the World Cup this June. For months, constituents have expressed the harm surveillance inflicts, with hopes of getting cameras turned off completely.

At 100 Days, Wilson Faces Backlash Over Seattle Surveillance Cameras Community groups and former campaign staff say they feel betrayed as Mayor Katie Wilson keeps most surveillance cameras online, sparking protests and renewed calls for people-first investments.

"I voted for her, and I’m pissed off."

At 100 days, Mayor Katie Wilson faces criticism from some supporters over Seattle's surveillance cameras, with calls to shift funding to community needs.

Connor Nash reports here: soseaem.org/4cvvvMF #SeattleNews #SeattlePolitics

Call Your Senators: Stop U.S. Weapons to Israel It’s time to call your Senators and tell them to vote “yes” this week on three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) that would block hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. weapons transfers to the...

NEW: When the Senate considered blocking weapons to Israel in July, WA Sen. Murray voted "yes" for the first time. Now, as the Senate considers this again, advocates want to get Sen. Cantwell to flip on her previous votes supporting Israeli military www.theburnerseattle.com/post/call-yo...

Final speaker list from our Community Not Cameras Rally & Press Conference early this afternoon. Thank you all for showing up and pouring your heart into this important work. We have a beautiful community blossoming, and this is just our first big step forward!
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“I understand that there are some people here for whom the answer to that balance is no surveillance ever—turn it all off,” she said. “That’s not where I’m at at the moment, and I also don’t think that’s where Seattle residents, speaking broadly, are at.”

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Excited for the Community Not Cameras Rally tomorrow! 💛 #CommunityNotCameras

Can you chip in $25 to help cover costs for the rally? gofundme.com/f/support-rally-for-accountability-at-city-hall

If you signed the Stop Surveillance Expansion letter, you’re invited to join our virtual town hall with @mayorofseattle.bsky.social via Zoom link, or at the in-person watch party at Stoup Brewing on Capitol Hill from 5:30-6:30pm on Tuesday April 7th! #thisisourseattle 🍻

Making a banner for Friday's Communty Not Cameras Rally! 💜🧡❤️💛💚🩵💙

THANK YOU @350seattle.bsky.social Art Build Team for hosting us in the Cathy Hillenbrand Community Room!! 🥰

SIGNUP to attend & ask questions directly to @mayorofseattle.bsky.social on Tuesday, April 7th! This Zoom call is a response to our demand letter signed by 1,355 of her suppoters, plus three major unions. Fill out the form in OurSeattle's bio to submit a question! And see you next Tuesday!! 👀🍿

Plus, the Real-Time-Crime-Center operates on Axon tech that can EASY be hacked by the Federal Government, foreign actors, hackers and practice anyone else that wants access to your face. Meet us in Seattle City Hall Plaza Friday 4/10 at noon for the Community Not Cameras Rally linktr.ee/ourseattle

Melissa speaks at @troublemakers.bsky.social's Federal Building Fridays rally this afternoon to draw attention to Axon's contracts with I.C.E., and asking Mayor Wilson why the heck is she partnering with Axon to EXPAND the CCTV camera surveillance pilot program
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#thisisourseattle

Officially invited @mayorofseattle.bsky.social to the Community Not Cameras Rally next Friday (4/10@noon) in front of Seattle City Hall. We hope she walks down the steps to hear from the most impacted community members and anti-surveillance experts on her 100th day in office.
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Seattle, WA — The MASS (Move All Seattle Sustainably) Coalition—an alliance of 13 organizations working toward a safer, more accessible, and climate-aligned transportation system—released a public letter today calling on Mayor Katie Wilson to take swift, visible action on a set of near-term priorities. With Wilson’s election—and her deep roots in the movement, the MASS Coalition is stepping forward with renewed clarity, unity, and ambition. As its letter notes, Mayor Wilson’s “recent electoral victory creates a historic mandate and an opportunity to translate progressive campaign commitments into real results for Seattle,” citing her long record as a transit advocate and her previous leadership of the coalition. Wilson co-founded the MASS Coalition in 2018 to connect Seattle’s diverse and vibrant neighborhoods, minimize reliance on private vehicles, achieve Vision Zero, make Seattle carbon-neutral, create walkable communities, and ensure equitable access to transportation for all people. A Vision for a City That Moves People, Not Just Cars The coalition’s collective recommendations span four areas—mobility, accessibility, livability, and climate—and emphasize projects that are urgent, equitable, and feasible. These actions, MASS writes, “will improve Seattle in multiple, mutually reinforcing ways” and represent significant early opportunities for the Wilson administration. Its letter calls for redesigning Seattle’s most dangerous streets, expanding frequent transit, and filling critical gaps in the bike network: not as isolated projects, but as the backbone of a transportation system that allows people to move safely and reliably without needing a car. The letter also urges the City to strengthen neighborhood livability and ensure communities can meet daily needs close to home through people-centered planning and more connected urban design. It also calls for stronger climate accountability by requiring transportation and related projects to demonstrate how they su…

The MASS Coalition Stands Ready to Partner The MASS Coalition brings together a broad cross-section of Seattle’s transportation, climate, and community organizers and advocates. It currently consists of 350 Seattle, America Walks, Cascade Bicycle Club, Fix the L8, Nondriver Alliance, Seattle Streets Alliance, Seattle Subway, Seattle Transit Blog, Sierra Club Washington, Transit Equity for All, Transit Riders Union, Transportation Choices Coalition, and the Urbanist. As stated in its letter, the coalition is ready to collaborate with the new administration: offering volunteer power, technical expertise, and community engagement capacity to help accelerate implementation. “We stand ready to collaborate with your administration to pursue these actions…Seattle can achieve something truly great,” the letter concludes, “when city government works alongside the community.”

The MASS coalition, an alliance of 13 organizations working toward a safer, more accessible, and climate-aligned transportation system in Seattle, has released a letter to Mayor Wilson urging her to advance these progressive priorities.

Read the full letter at:
www.masscoalition.org

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SAVE THE DATE for the Community Not Cameras Rally at City Hall on April 10th at noon! Mayor Katie Wilson will have been in office for a 100 days on April 10th, and she has yet to TURN THE CAMERAS OFF! #CommunityNotCameras

Trump was watching YOU at #NOKINGS today! Here's a recording of SDOT's live video cameras of about an hour of sped-up footage showing your faces. Creepy surveillance state is already watching us 24/7 #turnemoffkatie @mayorofseattle.bsky.social

Flyers that we'll be handing out at Town Hall Seattle shortly! SAVE THE DATE - Rally for Katie's 100th Day as Mayor of Seattle, with speakers starting at noon on April 10th at City Hall Plaza #CommunityNotCameras 💛

Washington's E-bike Rebate Program Reopens for Applications March 30 The second opportunity for Washington residents to snag a $300 or $1,200 rebate for a new e-bike will last an entire year, with random winners selected monthly through next spring.

NEW STORY// Washington's E-bike Rebate Program Reopens for Applications March 30
By Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org

Seattle Gives High-Tech Toilets Another Go, Starting in Pioneer Square - PubliCola By Erica C. Barnett Anyone who has walked through Seattle’s densest neighborhoods—First Hill, downtown, Capitol Hill—knows that it’s damn…

Seattle Gives High-Tech Toilets Another Go, Starting in Pioneer Square
The new loos will only be accessible through an app, QR code, text message, or access card.

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YASSS ERICA!!! ✨📢 Speak The Truth!
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Katie campaign volunteers Melissa & Jake deliver paper copy of letter to @mayorofseattle.bsky.social’s office from 1,355 supporters, @mlklabor.bsky.social , @uaw4121.bsky.social , and @aft-seattle.bsky.social requesting a Zoom meeting to discuss surveillance in Seattle.

Part 2 of Melissa’s speech, right before we delivered letter to @mayorofseattle.bsky.social

Katie campaign volunteer Melissa speaks outside Seattle City Hall before delivering letter to @mayorofseattle.bsky.social

To: @mayorofseattle.bsky.social
Cc: @mlklabor.bsky.social, @uaw4121.bsky.social, @aft-seattle.bsky.social
Re: Letter from 1,355 Supporters: Meet to Discuss Surveillance

Mayor Wilson Turned Off One Camera, The People Who Got Her Elected Still Want More After pressure from her progressive base to shut down the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) surveillance infrastructure, Mayor Katie Wilson agreed to turn off exactly one camera in the entire system —...

NEW: Mayor Wilson will "pause" part of the surveillance program expansion she opposed during her campaign, but the people who pulled off her underdog victory are not satisfied with an audit and axing one camera. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/mayor-w...

The Grassroots Movement That Got Mayor Katie Wilson Elected Is Demanding She Turn The Surveillance Cameras Off Mayor Katie Wilson is in trouble with supporters from the very grassroots movement that pulled off her seemingly impossible win last November. Volunteers and staffers from Wilson’s campaign are gather...

NEW: The same people who got Katie Wilson elected are collecting signatures for a letter demanding she turn off the surveillance tech she campaigned against. You have until March 17 to sign on. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/the-gra...