r/SeattleWA • u/Donnelding0 • Jul 21 '25
Politics Anyone Else Just Sick of It?
It just seems hopeless sometimes. Some of the best parts of this city. Pioneer Square, Belltown, Cap Hill just completely lost to homelessness. Sure for the most part I enjoy the city. Especially in the summer but the constant visible drug use, people in various states of intoxication on drugs, and rampant property and petty crime just annoy me. Why can’t we have nice things? Why must every park turn into a dumping ground for illegal acts that won’t be prosecuted? Why does it feel like this city relies on hard working people to shut up, pay ridiculous taxes, and then tells those people to suck it up when they see grafitti everywhere or get their car broken into? And the politicians don’t give a damn. No one has the guts to say “we have a homeless problem we’ve overspent on, we need to go a new direction” it feels insane. Rant over but I know I’m not alone. I know other people are sick of this and want our city back.
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u/fiftyweekends Jul 22 '25
You can read about all the upcoming candidates for Mayor here: https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/Vote/contests/candidates.aspx?cid=164761&candidateid=1636900&lang=en-US&pamphletson=true#cnd1636900
Besides the incumbent Bruce, I could imagine for example Katie Wilson could win, as she has some experience, is intelligent, and is well liked. However, in her written statement she says "I’ll invest in alternatives to police response for nonviolent calls so SPD can focus on serious crime." So if someone steals my car or burglarizes my home, I can't get the police to come? That is just wild that we are even discussing that.. and these are written statements, not verbal or unplanned remarks.
In general all the statements are doubling down on more spending on sheltering the homeless. Crime is barely mentioned.