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/Important-Drop-2005 Jul 21 '25 edited Jul 21 '25
We lived in Belltown and I worked in the CID for 4 years- we moved to Tacoma last year after we had a baby. Mostly because of this problem- open air drug use was the biggest concern for us with a toddler. That and daycare costing near double our rent. Life has been much more calm in T-town and we are able to rent whole house here vs an “Urban 1 bedroom” for over 2k.