Yeah she is definitely trying. I too have been in situations where I was brand new and made wrong steps or assumed things, so I’m crossing my fingers that things improve!

Government just moves so damn slow…

I voted for Katie. I do think she wants to do great things and am rooting for her.

That said, if you look over how her administration has handled things like passing legislation to the city council, it seems obvious that her team (not Katie, her staff) are not well versed in how things have been done in the past or how government works. I’ve heard not once, but twice now, that they have given the council less than 24 hours notice they had legislation they wanted voted on right away. That’s simply not enough time to look through things, get a sponsor, and could lead to critical legislation we need to be voted down.

In previous administrations the executive branch works with the legislative hand in hand to get things done - coequal branches of power with respect for each other. I’m sure these are growing pains, but it if she is to be as productive as she wants to be (and I truly hope she is), I hope her team improves in this area.

Erica specifically calls this out and Katie seemed to shrug it off though, which is a bit disheartening

ECB: I’m talking specifically about the conflict with the council—

KW: I mean, we’ve moved on since then, and we got our three pieces of legislation through, right?

I agree much can change from now until the middle of the month. I just saw this today after not keeping up on recent local news for a while.

One thing I think we can all agree on is that the weather shouldn’t be a political topic.

Another source for the upcoming potential heatwave: https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=ecmwf_aifs&p=850t_anom&rh=2026060406&fh=282&r=us_nw&dpdt=

I am going to be the minority here, but I also rarely see people use bike lanes. I live in the north end and don’t often go downtown where I know more people are biking. At least on N 125th/130th, Pinehurst Way, and even Campus Way near North Seattle College, it is a shock seeing anyone use the bike lanes at all.

I drive those routes five days a week. I am not against bike lanes, but… at a certain point when you don’t see people using them you start questioning whether they need to be everywhere.

I have made the mistake of trying to drive into Pike Place when I was younger. So many people just stared at me like I was an idiot. Never again.

We should simply stick to the original ST3 plan. More transit will ensure our city doesn’t require as many cars in the future.

Taste is subjective. I think its pretty good!

Do you have any other recommendations?

Food does get trucked in somehow!

Right? Fuck this guy. Someone else will take his place and we wont have to deal with his shit takes anymore

I am really getting sick of it. Our local news is all negative bias toward our city.

The right will do anything to smear our mayor. She’s less than a week in and they are foaming at the mouth.

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Asking the real questions. I’d go with Mariners?

I agree with you

The loop only works when you compress it

Probably for statistical curiosity about ratios of different types of beans in the packet. Maybe you’re being shafted on expensive beans?

That may have worked before, but the rules of the game have changed. We can’t afford to take the high road in practice. In theory we would discuss the pros and cons thoroughly, doing what is best for everyone in terms of representation. When one political party threatens the entire system, the system is already broken.

Agreed. I imagine most Washingtonians may think the same.

Would Bob Ferguson even entertain this?

Many companies have a referral bonus if you submit someone’s resume and they are hired. I think the point Publicola is trying to make here is - should we really be giving bonuses to someone who already makes $300k or more?

I imagine the article wouldn’t really be a headline if any random SPD worker had referred someone and gotten the bonus.