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State of Washington is investigating We Heart Seattle for picking up the needles and fentanyl foil they hand out. For six years we’ve removed hundreds of thousands of pieces of used drug paraphernalia from Seattle parks, greenbelts, and neighborhoods, the exact litter created by government-funded distribution programs. Now L&I is investigating us for “improperly” collecting the same needles and foil that officials freely distribute and then leave for communities to deal with. This bureaucratic overreach will drain time and resources meant for cleanups and outreach. If you believe this is hypocritical and want the work to continue, support us today: We pick up what they drop. Don’t let them stop us.
We Heart Seattle1,470,172 views • 26 days ago
Sammy has been arrested more than 75 times since she started smoking drugs at 15. She shared her catch-and-release story, and what it actually takes to break the cycle. Her bottom line: take the charges. Do some jail time. Or accept mandated treatment. Words of wisdom from a young woman still trapped in it. King County Executive Girmay Zahilay Seattle City Attorney's Office King County Prosecuting Attorney Purpose. Dignity. Action. (PDA) Washington Policy
We Heart Seattle71,210 views • 5 days ago
The Mayor of Seattle walked out on neighbors after some pleaded to answer submitted public safety questions. To Mayor Katie B. Wilson you can look to other cities who are making bold changes. Here they are 👇🏼This is the type of action neighbors want. 👇🏼 Following other major cities like SF, PDX, San Jose: 1: Defund government funded drug paraphernalia such as glass pipes and foils in the name of harm reduction (SF Model) 2: Budget reform to fund clean and sober housing options (SF Model) 3: Family Unification / Tickets Home (PDX Model) 4: Defund diversion and put money towards more parole officers and process (SF Model) 5: Enrollment in treatment plan to receive cash and food benefits if *new* to city (Prop F- SF Model) 6: Outlaw all tents in parks and on sidewalks (Tukwila, Burien, Renton, Auburn, Everett) 7: 3 strikes for low level crimes: Take a felony or 6-months mandated treatment (Prop 36 – SF Model) 8: 3 strikes for service resistant / following San Jose policy on “responsibility to accept shetler” (San Jose Model)
We Heart Seattle89,735 views • 8 days ago
NEW: Our crew went inside this Seattle camp. This is what “no rules” actually looks like. M.S.W treat public space like an anything-goes playground. What we saw: trespassing, vandalism, off-leash aggressive dogs, narcotics in the open. Most of it is already illegal. Rep. Pramila Jayapal doesn’t want people arrested for living in public spaces. That policy does not stay theoretical. It shows up as this. Arrest for the crimes. Offer treatment. Public spaces are not a campground. Jeremy Harris Spencer Pratt T Wolf 🌁
We Heart Seattle62,616 views • 6 days ago
After multiple formal requests during her campaign and after she was elected, Mayor Wilson has ignored us. She once told me, “I heard things about you.” Last night she wouldn’t take questions and then walked away from our volunteers who followed her out asking for a few minutes. That’s not leadership. Our volunteers deserve better. We’re still here, ready to help her make the bold changes Seattle needs. The door is open. Mayor Katie B. Wilson 😭💔
We Heart Seattle64,890 views • 8 days ago
Seattle cops are showing up on ATVs to break up the open air drug scenes in our parks. People are being warned they will be arrested for openly using. This is a step in the right direction. Thank you Seattle Police Department KOMO News KIRO 7 KING 5 News FOX 13 Seattle
We Heart Seattle67,556 views • 11 days ago
Watch for yourself what “affordable housing” or “housing first” looks like in Seattle. Rosa hasn’t slept in her apartment in over a year and instead lives on the streets where we met. She invited me into her home to see why she doesn’t sleep there. DESC a 100M NPO keeps building more and more housing projects without first investing in the need for supportive services they claim to offer (and on your tax paying dollar). 👇🏼Rosa is educating voters and I hope you listen to her. Department of Housing and Urban Development
We Heart Seattle1,506,077 views • 11 months ago
During this week’s cleanup we found a 9-month-old baby & mom living in a tent in the park. Mom has already cycled through the best family shelter programs in the county… yet she’s still on the streets. Immediate needs: clothes, food & diapers. She wants a low-barrier (illegal drugs allowed) tiny home. Multiple agencies referred her to the cities’s Unified Care Team. Pallet Shelters are literally across the street. We’ll make daily contact & neighbors are stepping up. This is why “housing first” fails families. Treatment & accountability first saves lives. Mayor Katie B. Wilson King County Executive Girmay Zahilay Governor Bob Ferguson Seattle City Council King County Council
We Heart Seattle329,105 views • 2 months ago
A woman hadn’t left her box truck in over 3 years. Her garbage and human waste buckets were no longer being slipped through her door for her homeless neighbor to collect and dispose. He asked me for help. After she refused all services, we called for a wellness check today. First time in 5+ years I’ve seen someone with severe mental illness taken against their will. How bad does it have to get? This bad 👇Thank You Seattle Police Department Seattle Fire Dept.
We Heart Seattle528,346 views • 5 months ago
We Heart Seattle needs your help! 👇🏼 The state is investigating us for “improper handling of drug needles and fentanyl foil” in our parks. The process is expected to take months, our temp agency is under investigation as well. We are being asked to produce a long list of documents including “disciplinary action” files. 🤦♀️ OSHA_DOL This is a good time to donate. We need your support.
We Heart Seattle79,107 views • 25 days ago
So much for the American Dream. This small landlord couple is speaking out on Seattle and Washington’s failed policies. Crime pushed out their renters. Now the city is citing them for the vandalism left behind. One personal story that exposes every policy failure. 👇🏼
We Heart Seattle123,320 views • 1 month ago
50 times stronger and 50 times cheaper with Fentanyl you can get a heroin high for the cost of a piece of licorice and as a warning to parents, you can now get a suicide kit, handed out to your children with no questions asked. Any, and all distribution of these types of drug paraphernalia should be outlawed. Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk King County Council Public Health - Seattle & King County
We Heart Seattle1,041,082 views • 1 year ago
This is Permanent Supportive “Housing First” in Seattle on full display. Just three weeks ago, (intellectually disabled) Jacob was placed in a brand new DESC Housing project and has been assaulted, offered illegal drugs, and harassed by drug addicted and violent neighbors. Listen to Jacob plead to Mayor Katie B. Wilson that policies need to change. Department of Housing and Urban Development Soledad Ursua Scott Turner T Wolf 🌁 King County Executive Girmay Zahilay DESC We are now working with Jacob to connect back to Mom and Grandma in Missouri where he came just a few short months ago. Seattle City Council We don’t just have a county responsibility issue we have other state residents coming to “Freeattle”. Look at the harm inflicted on Jacob.
We Heart Seattle244,985 views • 4 months ago
As follow up to KOMO News Joel Moreno City Hall coverage on Drug Possession Laws listen to Andrea Suarez and Homeless Drug Addict Cory Rattleff testify about the enabling culture in Seattle and ways to pivot to Recovery Oriented policy. Cory represents thousands of men and women in recovery who were held accountable not “slapped on the wrist”.
We Heart Seattle236,433 views • 4 months ago
Death by overdose in Seattle’s SODA zone (stat out of drug area). Seattle City Council Sara E Nelson passed legislation that would have saved this man’s life. Current leadership is not enforcing these laws intended to protect the community and save lives. Seattle City Attorney's Office Mayor Katie B. Wilson Governor Bob Ferguson Enough is Enough.
We Heart Seattle28,486 views • 16 days ago
NEW! The Mayor Katie B. Wilson just postponed indefinitely the first scheduled encampment sweep under her leadership. People in these tents need intervention to treat addiction and mental illness. I hope our new mayor can see for her own eyes this isn’t a shelter or housing crisis and act compassionately and urgently. There are places to go, to treat, to house with pathways to self-sufficiency.
We Heart Seattle327,317 views • 8 months ago
I led Fox News digital through four Seattle parks recently and showcased the harm open air drug scenes have on the community. The human suffering and environmental decimation was shocking to them. The foil that our government hands out to addicts to smoke fentanyl pollutes our shared spaces. Full article in comments.
We Heart Seattle195,366 views • 4 months ago