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Recall petition filed against Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson faces ‘uphill’ battle (www.kuow.org)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by chaospatterns@lemmy.world to c/seattle@lemmy.world

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

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[–] chaospatterns@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The claims are "citing Wilson’s public safety approach to areas such as Aurora Avenue and Little Saigon, her move to turn off CCTV cameras in the Stadium District after the World Cup, and asking the police chief to resign two weeks ago."

IMO These claims justifying a recall after a year in the role are tenuous at best. As somebody who lives downtown, public safety is a concern (not a OMG Seattle is hell-hole level,) but a remote police chief is not somebody who is invested in Seattle, and cameras--I ultimately think public safety should not come at the cost of mass surveillance.

[–] specialseaweed@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days 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.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago

I’m a massive fan of remote work but city employees (at least those with huge influence) needs to live in the city.