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Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· 25d

Folks of all income levels, please spend 5 minutes to fill out this anonymous survey for @seasocialhousing.bsky.social about what you would want from Resident Governance if you were fortunate enough to live in Social Housing. www.surveymonkey.com/r/DWCJ6HP

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· 27d

Progressive Voters Guide is a Super PAC. It is paid political advocacy funded by Fuse Votes, an Independent Expenditure Political Action Committee operated by Fuse Washington. Their Board (donors) decide the important (“controversial”) endorsements. www.progressivevotersguide.com/washington/n...

Who makes the recommendation decisions?

The Fuse Communications team in consultation with the Campaign Director and the Executive Director make most of the recommendation decisions. The Fuse Board of Directors is consulted on approximately five percent of races that we anticipate will be most controversial.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jul 8

We're excited to co-host a house party in Fremont next Tuesday for tsocial housing champion and 46th LD candidate @ronpdavis.bsky.social! Bring a friend and come hang out with us! secure.anedot.com/ron4staterep...

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jul 7

Councilmember Hollingsworth has submitted an amendment to defund free school lunch. Come to the committee hearing 9:30 AM Wednesday to testify against this. seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...

https://seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=15674844&GUID=FBB7F081-CED0-4B89-BFC4-CD5D400285B5

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jul 3

MHA is like taxing farmers during a famine.

Graph showing that the number of applications to construct new housing has declined significantly since the MHA tax on renters was enacted while applications to build housing outside of MHA area state study. Both have started to decline since interest rates and inflation went up.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jul 1

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Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jul 1

We’re thrilled to endorse Rebecca Saldaña for King County Council District 2, and Jaelynn Scott & @kelabe.bsky.social for 37th State Legislative District Representatives

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jun 30

Do you want to regulate video surveillance in Washington State? Want to ban cities from criminalizing our unhoused neighbors? Join us Wednesday 6PM at the Columbia City library to hear from @acluwa.bsky.social and to learn about ways to support their work.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jun 28

Yesterday we talked to neighbors in north Seattle about @ronpdavis.bsky.social and @niluj.bsky.social about housing affordability, fully funding our public transportation network, righting our broken regressive tax code, and fighting back against the Trump administration. Join us next time!

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jun 26

Senator Murray is right. Trump’s SCOTUS nominees and their supporters own the overturning of Roe. Everyone knew what confirming Kavanaugh would mean for America, including Will Dreher, who campaigned to put him on the Supreme Court.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jun 19

Seattle’s stadium tied for 1st of the 16 World Cup venues. Strangely no Bellevue stadiums were ranked. 🤔 www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

The first is its location, right in the centre of downtown Seattle. There is so much that is great about this, but primarily it means the city feels alive wherever you are on a matchday. Nobody stresses about how they are going to get out to the stadium. Local organisers have done an excellent job at providing a carnival around the venue, with the Pioneer Square area bouncing ahead of Egypt's game with Belgium. It was great to see independent bars, pubs and restaurants embracing and benefiting from Seattle being a host city.

Then there is the stadium's design. This is not an identikit bowl that could be anywhere. Each stand is shaped differently, but it is known especially for the Hawk's Nest, which offers views of downtown and beyond. I cannot think of a stadium in the world that feels so connected to the city it belongs to.
Ratings
• Matchday experience 9/10
• Match atmosphere 8/10
• Transport and location 10/10
• Aesthetics 10/10
• Suitability for soccer/football 10/10
Total: 47/50

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Jun 9

Join us for a King County Assessor and District 2 Council Housing Forum moderated by @finchfrii.bsky.social Wed 6/10 6-9PM at El Centro de la Raza RSVP - www.eventbrite.com/e/june-10th-... @theurbanist.org @tech4taxes.bsky.social Got Green

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Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 27

80% of the roles Meta cut in our region were outside Seattle (Bellevue, Redmond, and remote roles).

While Meta is headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., the company maintains a presence in Western Washington. The layoffs affect 259 employees across two Seattle offices, 699 workers at a Bellevue office and 206 at a Redmond office, plus 231 remote workers statewide.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 25

On Friday 5/22, Dreher also stated that he’s closely aligned with Tech 4 Housing’s policy stances. We decided to ask follow up questions about whom has voted for recently to assess that statement, which we often do with candidates. He has declined so far to answer.

hi, Will.
I'm going to post on the Tech 4
Housing Bluesky a correction that you voted for Prop 1A and that we incorrectly stated that you had refused to answer that question in your Saturday May 16
phone call with me. We ask questions like that to assess a candidate's political alignment when we're not certain whether a candidate's published statements and past actions match our viewpoints. In our phone call yesterday, you stated that you're aligned with Tech 4 Housing on most issues. To help us assess that, can you tell us whom you voted for in these recent local elections? Can you respond by 9PM Sunday 5/24?
Let me know if you need more time than that:

* 2025 Mayor (Harrell / Wilson) -
* 2025 City Council #9 (Nelson /
Foster) -
* 2024 City Council #8 (Woo /
Rinck) -
* 2023 City Council #4 (Davis /
Rivera) -
* 2021 Mayor (Harrell / González)
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* 2021 City Attorney (Davison /
Kennedy) -
* 2021 City Council #9 (Nelson /
Oliver) -
* 2023 Feb 14 Special Election
(I-135) - Why didn't you vote in this election?

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 25

@ronpdavis.bsky.social didn’t skip the I-135 vote to create the Social Housing Developer and he organized this press conference with @mlklabor.bsky.social calling out Amazon and the Chamber for spending $800K against Prop 1A.

Press conference for Prop 1A in front of Bezos’s Balls.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 22

This is the first Seattle Social Housing Developer building.

The Elara apartment building that the the Social Housing Developer is acquiring.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 20

Yup. The pattern of large out of state contributions is odd.

Graph showing that in comparison to Pollet and Davis, Dreher has received a large number of large contributions from people who work at AI companies.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 17

Dreher did send a follow up letter that he was “deeply troubled” by the allegations. But. praising a nominee who was clearly going to vote to repeal Roe v Wade, legalized “Kavanaugh stops” of people committing Citizen While Brown, and gut the Voting Rights Act is unacceptable.

October 1, 2018
The Honorable Chuck Grassley, Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate
135 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Dear Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein:
We are former clerks to Judge Kavanaugh. In early July, we joined letters sent to this committee describing our positive experiences with the Judge as a boss and mentor on the D.C. Circuit. Over the weekend, the committee publicized quotations from those letters, creating the impression that they were responsive to the serious allegations raised in the last several weeks. We write to clarify that, like many Americans, we have been deeply troubled by those allegations and the events surrounding them and were encouraged by the initiation of a formal FBI investigation, which we believe is warranted. We hope, for the good of everyone involved, that this investigation will be independent and thorough.
Sincerely,
Will Dreher, Bridget Fahey, and Rakim

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 17

Praising Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court is inconsistent with the values of Washington’s 46th District. www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-re...

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 12

Live footage of @poulchapman.bsky.social

Screen snapshot of a scene from the movie uncut gems starring Adam Sandler.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· May 6

We've endorsed @ronpdavis.bsky.social campaign to unseat anti-housing incumbent Gerry Pollet in the 46th district. Davis consistently fights to make our community affordable for working families. Donate to his campaign to help cancel the out of state money! www.voterondavis.com/donate

House Our Neighbors Prop 1A press conference organized by Ron Davis to alert the public that the Chamber of Commerce, Amazon, and Microsoft were spending $800K against Social Housing.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Apr 10

Corporate PACs spend ~$20/vote purchasing Seattle elections.

Graph showing that Super PAC spending on behalf of conservative candidates far exceeded spending for progressive candidates in the 2023 Seattle City Council elections

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Apr 9

More than 80% of Capitol Hill residents voted for the Crisis Care levy, but their elected leaders chose to listen mostly to wealthy white property and business owners who objected to building a Center in their backyard.

King County's crisis care levy passed by a wide margin with Capitol Hill voters, but business owners have been less receptive. (James Wu)

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Apr 7

Sara Nelson’s city council gave Seattle Police officers a contract that allows them to investigate and exonerate themselves for this.

Seattle Police Officer Brian pepper spraying LGBTQIA+ protestors in Cal Anderson Park.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Mar 31

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Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Mar 28

@nondriver.bsky.social arranged for @mayorofseattle.bsky.social to take a walking tour of the very dangerous pedestrian routes to the new Judkins Park station and a reckless person happily obliged by driving their Tesla into the crosswalk.

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Mar 9

The cost of housing has doubled over the last 20 years, and solving it will require leaders who we can trust to stand up to powerful corporate lobbies that oppose progress; leaders who are ready to act. @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social #OnYourLeft

ENDORSED:
Hannah Sabio-Howell 43rd District State Senator

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Mar 4

Come hear from Jaelynn Scott and @neighborsfornilu.bsky.social on their candidacies for local office. Both are in the current @emergeamerica.bsky.social Washington 2026 cohort. Our March meeting: Thu 6PM Beacon Hill Library votejaelynn.com neighborsfornilu.org

Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Mar 2

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Tech 4 Housing@tech4housing· Feb 25

SEATTLE TECH CAMPUSES: Safer Together SolidarityNetwork Kick Off Call: Thur 2/26 5:30 PM Sign Up - forms.gle/N3DMCGxhgSnq...