this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2026
9 points (100.0% liked)

Seattle

2116 readers
53 users here now

A community for news and discussion of Seattle, Washington and the surrounding area

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

two Seattle residents filed a recall petition alleging she’s “derelict in her duties for public safety of the city of Seattle.”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] specialseaweed@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Wilson’s public safety approach to areas such as Aurora Avenue and Little Saigon

Which are virtually unchanged from every adminstration so far. Completely nonsensical and also lol at the argument that these people give a hot fuck about Aurora or Little Saigon. Have they been up there fighting for funding for these areas for improvement? Are they leading the charge to build support for durable changes? Of course not.

her move to turn off CCTV cameras in the Stadium District after the World Cup

The pubic feeling is VERY mixed on the cameras and there's no harm in turning them off while we have a debate about it. The council should be more involved in the decision going forward as well so they can have skin in the game instead of throwing rocks like the losers they are (Saka, Rivera, Kettle).

and asking the police chief to resign two weeks ago

This is my favorite. A mayor dismisses a city dept executive who has a VERY mixed record at best (including some huge mistakes) and that's a reason to recall her. All these people complaining about the firing (including most of the council) and you know what I haven't seen? A single substantive defense of Chief Barnes's tenure. Not one. Some of the council think they should have been more involved. OK. I kinda disagree because this is a clear cut power of the executive but whatever.

These people are right wing lunatic clowns who think public safety is the way to attack liberal minded politicians because they have nothing else.