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Most people think what we see on Seattle’s sidewalks is a housing crisis. It isn’t — and after losing my sister to the same disease, I can tell you exactly why we keep failing. We are spending over a billion dollars a year in this region to manage homelessness, and the numbers on the street keep climbing. The reason is simple, and almost no one in power will say it out loud: we are funding the symptom and ignoring the cause. What’s killing people on the street is overwhelmingly addiction and mental illness — and we spend almost nothing to treat it. I know this disease from the inside. My sister had every advantage, even a PhD studying addiction, and it still took her capacity to choose, one piece at a time, until it killed her. We tell ourselves that leaving people on the street respects their choices — but she couldn’t choose anymore, and neither can they. That isn’t freedom. It’s neglect we’ve dressed up as freedom. I wrote about her, and about what her story reveals about a system that spends a fortune to fail the sickest among us. It’s the most personal thing I’ve published — and, I think, the most important.

This is a daily occurrence in Capitol Hill, and I never see them with tickets. SMC 11.72.320 “No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a planting strip unless the vehicle bears a special placard or license plate issued under RCW Chapter 46.19.”

Most people think what we see on Seattle’s sidewalks is a housing crisis. It isn’t — and after losing my sister to the same disease, I can tell you exactly why we keep failing. We are spending over a billion dollars a year in this region to manage homelessness, and the numbers on the street keep climbing. The reason is simple, and almost no one in power will say it out loud: we are funding the symptom and ignoring the cause. What’s killing people on the street is overwhelmingly addiction and mental illness — and we spend almost nothing to treat it. I know this disease from the inside. My sister had every advantage, even a PhD studying addiction, and it still took her capacity to choose, one piece at a time, until it killed her. We tell ourselves that leaving people on the street respects their choices — but she couldn’t choose anymore, and neither can they. That isn’t freedom. It’s neglect we’ve dressed up as freedom. I wrote about her, and about what her story reveals about a system that spends a fortune to fail the sickest among us. It’s the most personal thing I’ve published — and, I think, the most important.

This was on my commute yesterday around 6:30pm and really upsetting. The dog barked, they do that sometimes. And this guy yanks the leash UP so the dog is dangling from its neck, and then the guy grabs it in a chokehold. Horrific. PSA for anyone else reading: dogs generally don’t understand don’t do the thing. It’s way more effective to say “quiet” and when they stop barking you say “good quiet” and reward them, and they learn what behavior they should be doing. You have to dedicate time to training.

It’s passcode protected and in airplane mode. Dm me if you think it may be yours - if you can unlock it that’s proof enough for me.

I have been waiting to make this post because I wanted to wait until I moved out of my apartment before sharing. Targa Real Estate/604 Sheridan Apartments is a terrible rental that you should think twice about before considering renting. We rented a 2 bed/1 bath which is advertised as 989 square feet. We were not able to look at the rental in person before moving. Unfortunately, after moving in we realized the place seemed really small. We measured the entire apartment INCLUDING the balcony AND the uninhabitable public hallway outside of our apartment just to give the rental as much benefit of the doubt as we possibly could. We did the math twice just to be certain. The total square footage is much closer to 650 square feet. If you do live here, you could probably use this marketing scam to get out of your lease per a lawyer we talked with. Next, we had a few maintenance issues that we reported over and over again and got no response. The property manager also changed 2-3 times in ONE year. As part of your lease, you are supposed to submit written info 60 days before you want to vacate the property. I did this and did not hear back so I reached out a few different ways and found out the property manager had changed so the email I sent was never received. Thankfully, they did take the notice. Then move out came around. The property manager went over the place with a fine toothed comb. We had meticulously cleaned the place and were very clean renters, yet we were charged for "light cleaning". We were also charged for "wall scuffs" which were very minor. I would consider all of that within normal wear and tear. We ultimately only getting $200 of our >$1200 security deposit back. I asked for an itemized list and one was not provided. They also wanted to give it back to us in the form of a prepaid card that came with substantial fees. We requested a check be sent and they did send a check but it required asking which not everyone may do...

Hello, I inherited this motor scooter, but the problem is the key is lost. Most shops I called are not able to help since the vehicle is off-brand, older and not worth their effort. Anyone have any recommendations for how I can get this rekeyed/serviced? Here’s a link to the same or a similar model: https://www.motorcycle.com/specs/e-ton/scooter/2009/beamer/iii/detail.html

47.4974566, -122.1131333 Desd kitty on 900, black long fur. rip 🙏

Hi lovely neighbors, I’m possibly branching out into handyman services from my usual landscaping work and I’m wondering what people are charging for handyman work. What are your handymen/women charging you for basic tasks like hanging shelves, curtains, etc? Thank you!

Hi! I am looking to do a 5k sometime in 2027. I have never been a runner, but I am trying to challenge myself to do new, difficult things. I was wondering if you guys have favorite 5k races that are hosted in the general area (willing to drive an hour or so out of Seattle). I googled it, and so many came up...so I'm honestly overwhelmed by choice. I was hoping to get some more personal recommendations instead. I'm looking for low-incline official races (willing to spend up to $50 on registration) that are friendly and encouraging. I am open to both paved and trail and beautiful views are a plus. Thank you!