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Rantz: Mayor Harrell offers Seattle a bandage for crime surge — it needs sutures
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell retains providing the town bandages when it wants sutures. The town is bleeding out.
Harrell introduced a program to assist small companies cowl the prices of injury dedicated by the criminals that Democrats enabled. The town ceded the neighborhood to homeless addicts who ran guests away from companies that when thrived. And so they fought to maintain prolific criminals out of jail as a substitute of behind bars the place they’d cease victimizing harmless Seattleites.
Let’s cease pretending that is even remotely sufficient.
Actually, the least the town might do is pay for among the harm they precipitated. But native media retailers, staffed with left-wing reporters, editors, and information administrators, have allowed this small gesture to get in the best way of what must be relentless strain for an precise plan to cease the disaster.
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Harrell is all discuss, no motion
Downtown Seattle has been below siege by COVID because of Democrat-passed insurance policies and laws enabling criminals. At first, Democrats blamed the crime surge on COVID, a declare so silly sane individuals rightly laughed it off. Then they pretended there was no crime disaster, regardless of knowledge that proved in any other case.
Now, they’re lastly acknowledging the disaster, however not really doing a lot about it.
After a sequence of shootings within the College District, Harrell once more did all he was able to doing: speaking. He stated he’ll deal with the issue, however claims to don’t have any fast options.
“We’ll do an evaluation of the fast drawback, see what options must be put in place, once more I’ll work with the college to determine it out, however I have no idea if there shall be fast modifications,” he informed KING 5.
When a Lyft driver was murdered in Belltown, Harrell informed a gaggle of involved ride-share drivers that they have been the one ones who might provide you with options to make their jobs safer.
One ought to surprise when the Mayor will really begin doing his job.
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The place’s the media?
Moderately than foyer the state legislature to reverse its anti-police, pro-criminal legal guidelines liable for the crime surge, Harrell is lobbying them to permit cities to ban weapons.
This can be a lazy and uninspired transfer, after all. Harrell is aware of banning weapons would do nothing to cease the present disaster. Nevertheless it permits him to inform the media he’s doing one thing. And like-minded reporters don’t want a lot to hold a Democrat’s water in Seattle.
In a metropolis with goal and severe media retailers, Harrell can be pressured to supply a plan. However they’re bored with urgent him for an answer. Reporters who don’t even dwell in Seattle faux there’s no problem. Others inexplicably interact in bad-faith assaults towards Republicans who name out the crime disaster. It’s embarrassing.
Until it will get approval from Black Lives Matter activists, KING 5 received’t put strain on politicians. KOMO removed reporters who held politicians to account, now they do transactional reporting. They inform us what occurred, however not why. The Seattle Occasions reprints Washington Democrat Celebration or Patty Murray press releases and speaking factors memos however does little extra exterior of the occasional Danny Westneat column that provides a sober evaluation of the dire state of affairs.
Harrell’s media technique
Perhaps it’s not all of the media’s fault. Maybe some reporters are attempting to get solutions however discovering themselves on the unsuitable aspect of Harrell’s media technique.
Harrell runs one of many state’s least clear and least accessible workplaces. Beneath communications director Jamie Housen, they merely don’t reply to requests for remark or context. When you’re prepared to transcribe their press releases, you may get some entry. However in the event you’re reporting on one thing they’d desire you didn’t, you’ll be ghosted.
It’s not simply KTTH that will get this remedy, both.
It’s in stark distinction to the communications technique of King County Govt Dow Constantine, Seattle metropolis councilmember Andrew Lewis, and even anti-police state consultant Jesse Johnson (R-Federal Means). To their credit score, their workplaces at the very least reply to questions.
Harrell has remarkably skinny pores and skin and a scorching mood, often yelling at individuals who query him. Perhaps Housen doesn’t need to be yelled at for talking out of flip? Or perhaps he realizes the media right here received’t press them too exhausting, making it a lot simpler to disregard media.
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Seattle bakery near UW named one of best in U.S.
The New York Times just declared a local Seattle bakery as one of the best in America. That’s right, Saint Bread on Portage Bay Waterfront near the University of Washington has made the list of “22 best bakeries across the U.S. right now.”
SEATTLE – The New York Times just declared a local Seattle bakery as one of the best in America.
That’s right, Saint Bread on Portage Bay Waterfront near the University of Washington has made the list of “22 best bakeries across the U.S. right now.”
The Times picked out the bakeries based on their travels across the country this past year. Some of the baked goods featured by the magazine include Saint Bread’s cardamom croissant and its cinnamon-Okinawan sugar toast.
Saint Bread Bakery in Seattle
We caught up with the owner, Yasuaki Saito, who told FOX 13 he had no idea his bakery was going to make the list.
“Oh you know they don’t tell you about these sorts of things, they kind of show up in the press. We are very fortunate here. We’ve had some good press over the years…this is another one of those recognitions of the hard work and effort the team puts in every day. We are the type of place that is based in our community, and we make sure the product going out is really great, and we are serving it with a smile.”
Saito says they will be closed for the holidays, so the next time you can check them out will be on Friday, January 3.
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Seattle weather: Christmas rain, wind, and snow across western WA
FOX 13 Meteorologist has your 7-day forecast, including which areas will see a white Christmas and where snow won’t fall across western Washington.
SEATTLE – A potent atmospheric river arrives on Christmas Day. Conditions will be blustery with increasing wind along the coast, through the Inlet and for some portions of the North Sound.
Heavy lowland rain and mountain snow will increase throughout the morning and into the evening.
We’re tracking the chance for heavy mountain snow from Wednesday into Thursday in Washington. (FOX 13 Seattle)
Luckily, Santa will scoot in and out of Western Washington before all the rain settles in. Rainfall totals will range between 1-2″ during the day tomorrow. Heavy snow will impact pass travel beginning tomorrow through perhaps Friday.
An atmospheric river will arrive on Christmas day, bringing wind, rain and mountain snow.
Along with the rain and mountain snow, winds will be gusty at times with the arrival of the front tomorrow. A high wind watch will be in effect for the coastal regions, along with the Inlet and Western Skagit and Whatcom counties.
Powerful winds could lead to power outages and damage along the coast and North Sound on Wednesday and Thursday.
Powerful winds could lead to power outages and damage along the coast and North Sound on Wednesday and Thursday. (FOX 13 Seattle)
Heavy mountain snow totaling 1-3′, along with gusty winds will be possible. A winter storm warning will go into effect early Wednesday morning. Travel will be very difficult in the coming days over the passes.
Please monitor the weather conditions along with road conditions before traveling.
Heavy mountain snow is forecast to hit our area passes from Wednesday-Friday.
A weather alert day is in effect for Wednesday and Thursday for rain, wind and snow. The week remains unsettled with more chances for rain. By New Year’s Eve, conditions are looking a little drier to enjoy the show at the Space Needle.
A weather alert day is in effect for Wednesday and Thursday for rain, wind and snow. The week remains unsettled with more chances for rain.
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After dropping a tough 27-24 contest to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks no longer control their own destiny and to win the NFC West, they will have to have several dominos fall their way beyond simply winning their final two games.
As their first order of business, Geno Smith and the Seahawks will have to travel to Chicago on the day after Christmas and defeat the Bears at Soldier Field. A loss or a tie on Thursday night would not eliminate them from playoff contention, but in that scenario, the Rams would lock up the division by beating the Cardinals on Sunday, making the upcoming rematch between the two teams in Week 18 a non-factor in deciding the NFC West.
But even if Seattle does beat Chicago on the road, however, that will not guarantee the season finale ends up being a winner-take-all battle at SoFi Stadium in the final week. If Los Angeles beats Arizona, they will improve to 4-1 in the NFC West, meaning the worst they can finish for the season is with a 4-2 record, which would tie Seattle after a loss in the season finale.
Along with being equal with that tiebreaker and splitting their head-to-head series, the Seahawks and Rams would both have identical 4-4 records against similar opponents and the same conference record, making strength of victory the next tiebreaker to determine who would win the division. Going into Week 17, Los Angeles holds a nine-game advantage in that category after being Buffalo and Minnesota earlier this year, meaning Seattle will need teams that it beat earlier in the season to step up and win games this weekend to keep them alive in the title race and close that gap.
Specifically, per an official memo from the NFL, the Seahawks will need four wins from Packers, Jets, Lions, Falcons, Broncos, or Dolphins out of six games this weekend to stay in the NFC West hunt if both they and the Rams win in Week 17. In other words, they would need a ton of help from other teams to ensure that the season finale becomes a division title game.
In a more simple pathway to the division title and a home playoff game, if the Seahawks and Rams both lose this weekend, the winner of their Week 18 rematch would be the NFC West winner no matter what else happens around the league.
Considering all of those scenarios and the possibility that the Seahawks may or may not be in contention anymore next week regardless of whether they beat the Bears or not, 12s better buckle up, as the next several days should be quite interesting with playoff races reaching the final stretch during the holiday season.
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