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We collected this fentanyl foil handed out by Public Health - Seattle & King County in a matter of minutes at a West Seattle park today. The foil was used to smoke lethal fentanyl and discarded in the park. It should be unlawful to hand out foil by the county and use fatal drugs in our parks. Mayor Katie B. Wilson @wilsonformayor @CMSaraNelson

We collected this fentanyl foil handed out by Public Health - Seattle & King County in a matter of minutes at a West Seattle park today. The foil was used to smoke lethal fentanyl and discarded in the park. It should be unlawful to hand out foil by the county and use fatal drugs in our parks. Mayor Katie B. Wilson @wilsonformayor @CMSaraNelson

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We 💚 Expedia! Expedia brought their finance team out today to clean up our urban hiking trails. They had an eye opening experience and look forward to recruiting more employees to come out next time. Their time is matched and turns into a cash donation from Expedia.

We 💚 Expedia! Expedia brought their finance team out today to clean up our urban hiking trails. They had an eye opening experience and look forward to recruiting more employees to come out next time. Their time is matched and turns into a cash donation from Expedia.

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A well-known Seattle elder told me something I keep coming back to. What the opposition gets wrong is the aim. They fire a silver bullet at a heart they don’t believe I have. That’s why it misses. The heart and soul of We Heart Seattle is simple. We care. We love people. We love our parks. We show up and do the work. There is a new round of noise right now , lies about my donors, my affiliations, my motives. It is noise. It is not the work. Andrea Suarez Timothy Emerson Trash-Trust-Triage-Truth … Blast from the past 😂 Brandi Kruse KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM🎙

A well-known Seattle elder told me something I keep coming back to. What the opposition gets wrong is the aim. They fire a silver bullet at a heart they don’t believe I have. That’s why it misses. The heart and soul of We Heart Seattle is simple. We care. We love people. We love our parks. We show up and do the work. There is a new round of noise right now , lies about my donors, my affiliations, my motives. It is noise. It is not the work. Andrea Suarez Timothy Emerson Trash-Trust-Triage-Truth … Blast from the past 😂 Brandi Kruse KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM🎙

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🇧🇦 vs. 🇶🇦 !! Wow! A sea of Bosnia fans chanting all night and started again this morning by 8:30! FIFA World Cup

🇧🇦 vs. 🇶🇦 !! Wow! A sea of Bosnia fans chanting all night and started again this morning by 8:30! FIFA World Cup

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Apparently, cleaning up garbage from our shared spaces and helping people get off drugs and off the streets, makes you a Nazi in the city of Seattle. Elon Musk

Apparently, cleaning up garbage from our shared spaces and helping people get off drugs and off the streets, makes you a Nazi in the city of Seattle. Elon Musk

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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.

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.

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1,485,541 views • 2 months ago

Assisted Nick Shirley Nick shirley into Seattle’s “jungle” with Timothy Emerson and Jonathan Choe. An open drug scene takes over bike trails next to Rizal Park , kids’ playground, and off leash dog park. Fentanyl Foil, needles, tents in the brush. A body was found burned to death on that trail a few weeks ago. Nick watched our team pull 10–20 bags of trash out of there as our direct action to reveal the failed policies. His words: “Without We Heart Seattle it would be even worse”. This is not a housing shortage. This is addiction and government cruelty. If you can help, please do. (a non corrupt 501c3)

Assisted Nick Shirley Nick shirley into Seattle’s “jungle” with Timothy Emerson and Jonathan Choe. An open drug scene takes over bike trails next to Rizal Park , kids’ playground, and off leash dog park. Fentanyl Foil, needles, tents in the brush. A body was found burned to death on that trail a few weeks ago. Nick watched our team pull 10–20 bags of trash out of there as our direct action to reveal the failed policies. His words: “Without We Heart Seattle it would be even worse”. This is not a housing shortage. This is addiction and government cruelty. If you can help, please do. (a non corrupt 501c3)

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171,665 views • 1 month 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

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

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1,508,428 views • 1 year ago

Murder of a 17-year-old. Clean up aftermath in Belltown. Third murder in less than 24 hours. When you have a city led by a mayor with an anti-camera, anti-cop, and anti-accountability agenda, this is what we get. 💔 Kids die.

Murder of a 17-year-old. Clean up aftermath in Belltown. Third murder in less than 24 hours. When you have a city led by a mayor with an anti-camera, anti-cop, and anti-accountability agenda, this is what we get. 💔 Kids die.

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196,462 views • 1 month 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.

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.

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528,346 views • 6 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

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

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329,134 views • 4 months 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

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

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1,041,310 views • 1 year 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

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

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91,910 views • 1 month 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)

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)

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90,687 views • 1 month 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.

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244,985 views • 6 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”.

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”.

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240,889 views • 6 months 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 🌁

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 🌁

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77,949 views • 1 month 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. 👇🏼

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. 👇🏼

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123,447 views • 3 months 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.

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.

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327,346 views • 9 months ago

The video don’t lie (quoting Jonathan Choe). Nick told me a shocking detail that he’s only required to check in twice a week to keep his tiny home. No matter how much we expand shelter beds the streets and parks will never clean up without law enforcement and intervention by cops and social workers who believe in accountability and treatment mandates. Incidentally we ran into Nick Saturday at Dr. Jose Rizal Park and he confirmed he abandoned his tiny home. Drugs and streets will always win no matter how much we expand shelter.King County Executive Girmay Zahilay I hope you watch this. Tiny Houses are an insult for families and useless and enabling for drug addicts. Thank you Brandi. Great coverage of the tiny house reality.

The video don’t lie (quoting Jonathan Choe). Nick told me a shocking detail that he’s only required to check in twice a week to keep his tiny home. No matter how much we expand shelter beds the streets and parks will never clean up without law enforcement and intervention by cops and social workers who believe in accountability and treatment mandates. Incidentally we ran into Nick Saturday at Dr. Jose Rizal Park and he confirmed he abandoned his tiny home. Drugs and streets will always win no matter how much we expand shelter.King County Executive Girmay Zahilay I hope you watch this. Tiny Houses are an insult for families and useless and enabling for drug addicts. Thank you Brandi. Great coverage of the tiny house reality.

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51,052 views • 1 month ago

My neighbor Dawn uses a wheelchair. She can’t get down her own Seattle sidewalks without being blocked by tents and open drug activity. The ADA says the city has to keep the pedestrian path usable. Forcing a wheelchair user into an open air drug scene is not a policy debate. It’s an access failure. Where are the groups that say they defend that right? DOJ Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Access Board AAPD National Disability Rights Network Disability Rights WA Rooted in Rights Disability Mobility Initiative Washington Civil & Disability Advocate City of Seattle Seattle Department of Transportation Mayor Katie B. Wilson

My neighbor Dawn uses a wheelchair. She can’t get down her own Seattle sidewalks without being blocked by tents and open drug activity. The ADA says the city has to keep the pedestrian path usable. Forcing a wheelchair user into an open air drug scene is not a policy debate. It’s an access failure. Where are the groups that say they defend that right? DOJ Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Access Board AAPD National Disability Rights Network Disability Rights WA Rooted in Rights Disability Mobility Initiative Washington Civil & Disability Advocate City of Seattle Seattle Department of Transportation Mayor Katie B. Wilson

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36,805 views • 27 days 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.

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.

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195,416 views • 6 months 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 😭💔

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 😭💔

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65,349 views • 1 month 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

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

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67,556 views • 2 months ago

We Heart Seattle has seen wire-stripping operations across the city, including in unsanctioned encampments. We have cleaned up piles of stripped wire in parks, under bridges, and public spaces for years. Here is a man in a cul-de-sac, steps from a recycle center, doing it in broad daylight. I’m glad King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion is cracking down on this. I have years of evidence. A few bucks in scrap is costing millions in repairs for small businesses, playgrounds, and transit. King County Prosecuting Attorney

We Heart Seattle has seen wire-stripping operations across the city, including in unsanctioned encampments. We have cleaned up piles of stripped wire in parks, under bridges, and public spaces for years. Here is a man in a cul-de-sac, steps from a recycle center, doing it in broad daylight. I’m glad King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion is cracking down on this. I have years of evidence. A few bucks in scrap is costing millions in repairs for small businesses, playgrounds, and transit. King County Prosecuting Attorney

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36,830 views • 1 month ago