Guy Oron

NEW: I’m excited to announce a new project I’ve been working on, the Seattle Sweeps Open Data Repository. This open-source data set contains records related to Seattle’s policies of displacement against unhoused people. gossipguy.net/introducing-...

Such a historic and hard-fought victory! Lula and the Brazilian left beat the entire establishment and U.S. imperialist meddling. Their win is a win not just for Brazilians, but also the climate and world.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins fourth term, according to electoral court.

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Had the privilege of talking to members of the Massage Parlor Organizing Project, which is fighting for hundreds of working class migrant Asian women across the Seattle region. The group will be honored tonight at the International Examiner's annual gala: iexaminer.org/massage-parl...

It’s important not to understate how few homeless RV residents will likely be able to obtain a permit under this regime. Also, the council made it clear that it doesn't see RV/trailer living — including by folks who aren't homeless — as a legitimate form of housing in Seattle.

Last night, the Seattle City Council passed the most comprehensive reform of large vehicle regulations in a generation to make it harder for homeless people to live in RVs and trailers. @guyoron.net reports.

NEW: The Seattle City Council just passed legislation, that while presented as a permitting program, will effectively ban homeless people living in RVs and trailers on city streets. The city doesn't even have a safe lot open yet. Read in @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...

The Seattle City Council will be voting on a proposal to require RV residents to register for a specialized permit. The package would also increase funding for services and outreach. But many providers and advocates are concerned the legislation will push hundreds further into the margins.

NEW: The Seattle Social Housing Developer has officially announced its first original construction project, a 20-unit low-rise apartment building in the Central District. It represents another milestone in the agency’s ambitious expansion plans. @thestranger.com www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...

This is a consequence of the impunity given to Israel and directly connected to Israel's mass assassinations of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. All perpetrators must be brought to justice, and mainstream media must end its complicity with this brutal, anti-free press regime.

MAJOR NEWS: The Seattle Social Housing Developer is announcing its first new construction project, in the Central District at 2402 E Yesler Way. The SSHD board is set to vote on property acquisition momentarily. Construction is set to start next year and wrap in 2028.

CPJ calls on Egyptian authorities to release the 6 detained journalists working for investigative media platform Matsadaash, reveal their whereabouts, ensure they have prompt access to lawyers and families, and drop any charges stemming from their legitimate journalistic work. cpj.org?p=625000

The Schrödinger paradox: Traffic safety both is and is not public safety

At this point they're basically inventing reasons to be mad at Katie Wilson

Although it looks the ordinance will likely pass, Council President Joy Hollingsworth has introduced a last-minute amendment to clarify that non-pricing related surveillance for loss prevention and criminal enforcement would still be allowed. Privacy advocates are calling for it to be rejected.

Why pay reporters when you can do whatever the hell this is going to be. www.geekwire.com/2026/former-...

NEW: Seattle is about to ban supermarkets from using your data to set individualized prices and coupons to curb price gouging and discrimination. The big grocer lobby is pissed, and is spamming Seattleites with scary text messages. Read in @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...

"I'm in a squad that does public corruption, hate crimes, civil rights matters, things like that," she said in the back of the SPD cruiser. www.hardpressed-info.com/seattle-fbi-...

I get that people like to clown on Macklemore, but he's quietly done so much good for Seattle. Besides the stuff on his website, he's donated to the music program at my kid's school and sponsors the free summer parks concerts.

This segment about public safety is worth a listen and Guy Oron makes an excellent point about the lack of criticism of the Harrell administration, during which gun violence continued to rise in Seattle despite a national downward trend. Seattles #1 public safety issue since 2023 is traffic safety.

On @citycastseattle.bsky.social today @bretthamil.bsky.social @samjleeds.bsky.social and I dissect the recent political discourse about public safety and ask if Mayor Katie Wilson is being unfairly criticized as homicide numbers decline from their post-COVID peak: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/wha...

At the Embassy Suites in Pioneer Square, hotel workers, through UNITE HERE Local 8, have been on strike since June 18. It's now the longest hotel strike in Washington history. soseaem.org/3SLw2Et

Robin Hunt and I made a zine about the Black Lives Memorial Garden as part of Common Area Maintenance’s pocket neighborhoods collection. You can pick up a physical copy tonight 5:30-7:30pm at King Street Station during the Pioneer Square art walk.

An interesting Seattle political fact: This station was included in ST3 after heavy lobbying from then-newly elected District 5 council member Debora Juarez. It will open just 2 months before she finishes out her last interim term in that very same seat.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Pinehurst Station at NE 130th Street will open on September 30.

SEA and Seattle Public Schools have just reached a tentative agreement, averting a teacher’s strike on the first day of school tomorrow.

Seattle Officer Caleb Howard is featured in our 2026 Protest Pack. It's on sale now! Buy it here: tinyurl.com/divestcards26

Two youth-focused initiatives on WA’s November ballot have ignited fierce debates over student wellbeing and trans rights at school. How they would impact the youth they claim to protect? A thorough research report by four Fellows from @washingtonbus.org: www.chum.news/rights-on-th...

Tune into @citycastseattle.bsky.social today to hear me, @bretthamil.bsky.social and @janehu.bsky.social chat about the Meta settlement and how Seattle’s police guild contract hamstringing non-police crisis response team: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/wil...

Someone is polling Seattle voters to test out opposition messaging against city council candidate Nilu Jenks. Appears like some of the statements are not just incendiary but also inaccurate...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Signs Order on Traffic Safety, But Not Before Rob and Bob on the Council Give Her a Political Headache

BREAKING: The Seattle Education Association has officially authorized a strike, with 91% voting in favor. Its 6,000 members will join the picket lines starting on Wednesday — delaying the start of the school year — unless the union reaches a last-minute deal with the district.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson signed an order to speed up traffic safety projects. But it couldn’t happen without some drama from Rob Saka, who tried to upstage her with his unfinished bill, and Bob Kettle, who used a poll to (yet again) call for more police cameras. www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...

great recap on the circus that is city hall and also the significance of Mayor Katie Wilson's Vision Zero executive order from @guyoron.net www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...