Oliver J. Moffat
@olivermoffat
Interurban Canopy - Local news for North King County, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, sometimes Kenmore, Bothell
Instead of spending $3,195 per taxpayer, on mass deportations, what could Shoreline taxpayers have funded? How many Teachers and Nurses and how much Housing could have been funded in our city instead? The Economic Policy Institute has an app for that. www.epi.org/deportation-...
Also in LD12, incumbent Republican Brian Burnett (former member of a Wenatchee christian nationalist church) is facing a competitive race from Democrat newcomer Stacy Willoughby. They will both be on the November ballot. www.stacyforhouse.com
Washington’s 12th Legislative District was redrawn in 2024 and contains all of Chelan county and parts of eastern Snohomish and King counties, including Wenatchee, Leavenworth, and bits of Monroe, and Snoqualmie
The Seattle Times’ election coverage this morning. Does it? Really?
Wenatchee Christian Nationalist preacher Adam James raised over $345k in a campaign to beat incumbent Republican Mike Steele. But Democrat Maggie Adams is second-place in the primary... so far Mike Steele: 42.60% Maggie Adams: 32.77% Adam James: 24.54% results.votewa.gov/results/publ...
In LD 1, Bothell deputy mayor Jenne Alderks is trailing behind Republican Cliff Moon. Alderks is challenging incumbent Shelley Kloba. Moon is a perennial unserious candidate whose website lists fake endorsements. results.votewa.gov/results/publ...
A close race in the 32nd LD between Dems Keith Scully, Danica Noble, and Republican Lisa Rezac.
Bellevue $6,184 Bothell $5,671 Everett $5,434 Kirkland $5,340 Puyallup $4,689 Redmond $4,262 Lynnwood $3,905 Edmonds $2,972 Olympia $2,847 Renton $1,906 Lacey $1,875 Sammamish $1,864 Marysville $1,775 Federal Way $1,729 Lakewood $1,704 Kenmore $1,231 Mountlake Terrace $1,033 Burien $750
Where do state legislature candidates stand on school funding? The Shoreline PTA Council asked candidates for the state legislature about school funding. www.shorelinepta.org/legislative-...
Farmers Market Bike Valet in Shoreline. Volunteers from the community have been providing free bike valet parking at the Shoreline Farmers Market. They'll watch your bike while you shop and you can connect with neighbors making the community more bike-able and walkable. UrbanistShoreline.org
Law Enforcement costs vary widely around North King County and South Snohomish County according to data from the State Auditors Office (SAO) Financial Intelligence Tool and official population estimates from the Office of Financial Management (OFM) for 2024 (the most recent year data was available).
Camp United We Stand building a new portable shower And you can donate materials to help. All labor will be done by camp residents and we already have the plans.
The Shoreline city council will declare May Bike Month and then review a Transportation Plan that cuts bike lanes local.interurbancanopy.news/p/shoreline-... Bike lanes on Meridian Ave were cut. More cyclists are being hit by drivers on Shoreline roads, according to the latest Traffic Report.
LFP Neighbors fight for more parking at Lakefront Park Lakefront Park funding is at risk after a hearing examiner found the plans don’t meet the city's parking rules. local.interurbancanopy.news/p/neighbors-...
Shoreline gave 125 e-bikes to residents in the city’s most polluted neighborhoods in Ridgecrest and Briarcrest last year. Those e-bike recipients drove less, reducing tons of climate pollution. More e-bike rebates are coming from Shoreline and WSDOT local.interurbancanopy.news/p/shorelines...
Although police costs have increased, Shoreline pays less compared to neighboring cities for law enforcement. According to data from the State Auditors Office and official population estimates from the Office of Financial Management for 2024 (the most recent year data was available).
The number of Dispatch Calls for Service per Officer has reached the lowest rate since 2013 according to the 2017 service report www.shorelinewa.gov/home/showpub...
Metro cuts Flex service in Lake Forest Park in response to rider usage data kingcountymetro.blog/2026/04/06/a...
Thanks North City Station Cleanup Volunteers Over a hundred volunteers showed up to clean up North City Station in Shoreline near the new light rail station We had people of all ages. We had fun and made new friends. And no one got hurt!
Use this form to RSVP for the North City Station Spring Cleanup on Saturday, March 21st, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
local.interurbancanopy.news/p/rich-tears... Let’s kill noxious weeds and tax the rich! If you want to tax the rich in Washington state, you should tell your legislators. The Balance Our Tax Code coalition has a handy Take Action page (balanceourtaxcode.com/take-action).
New Tiny Home Village in Lake City. With 45 Tiny Homes: Each with electricity, heat, A/C, and a door that locks. Shared kitchen and gathering spaces, restrooms, showers, and a laundry. Fully fenced with 24/7 security and case management. Mayor Katie Wilson Spoke.
Shoreline Neighborhood Greenways Network. Kids in all neighborhoods should be able to go for bike rides on safe streets near where they live. This proposal asks the city to use WSDOT’s Quick Build techniques to quickly and cheaply convert existing low-traffic streets into walkable Greenways.
Building a Hedgerow at the restoration site; a dense row of woody debris, trees, shrubs, and other native plants to encourage park visitors to stay on the trail at the forest restoration site while also providing wildlife habitat. local.interurbancanopy.news/p/building-a...
I’m in Olympia to tell my legislators to tax the rich to house the homeless!
Shoreline Greenways? Shoreline stopped building green streets while neighboring cities have converted existing local streets into walkable greenways. Now, some residents are asking the city of Shoreline to build a network of Neighborhood Greenways local.interurbancanopy.news/p/fifteen-ye...
