Erica C. Barnett

ericacbarnett.bsky.social

18 October 2026 00:29

Interim police chief Sayles issued a statement tonight, in which he said the "department did not understand the depth of concern within the LGBTQ+ community before this event, and that our actions that day damaged trust."

Erica C. Barnett

ericacbarnett.bsky.social

18 October 2026 00:18

Cop Who Encouraged Fellow Officers to "F___ People Up" At Pro-LGBTQ Counterprotest Gets Written Reprimand Justifying the slap on the wrist, SPD said the officer, Lt. Matthew Didier, cooperated with the investigation and appeared contrite.

Erica C. Barnett

ericacbarnett.bsky.social

13 October 2026 20:03

Sigh. Watching the Seattle council's morning budget meeting and Maritza Rivera is telling council staff that there will always be a budget deficit because of inflation. They're explaining to her that Mayor Katie Wilson's budget includes inflation assumptions (as does every mayor's budget).

silverbeard2026

silverbeard2026.bsky.social

11 October 2026 19:45

FYI

Push The Needle

pushtheneedle.bsky.social

09 October 2026 21:11

I don’t think city planners and architects understand cities at all if they can illustrate this type of graphic without asking the question of why that space isn’t used? Freeways are loud, unpleasant gashes in cities and the only way to create this level of vibrancy is to remove them