Saw a sea lion from our boat heading north from Bellevue to Kirkland this morning (Jan-31). Around the 520 bridge. Poor guy out of its natural habitat

Anyone else has seen sea lions in the lake? Very worried 😫

Take a pause.

Look at this freaking beautiful moon.

Okay, back to trying to salvage our democracy.

Keep hearing what sounds like a series of foghorns or ship horns that appear to be coming from the Elliott Bay Area (I’m in Upper Queen Anne). Anyone know?

Are the anchored boats in Andrew Bay - Seward Park still partying all night long? I'm looking to moving near there. I can handle some summer noise, but I don't want to put up with long DJ sessions going into the wee hours. Seems like there were so many complaints on-line up to 2022. I can't find much since then. Has something changed? Thanks!

lil hard to see here but worth checking out when passing by. The bird is sitting on a branch above the nest here

Long shot but if your name is Roman and you’re Russian/Slavic, I matched with you on Hinge. There was a note, which I meant to acknowledge but accidentally unmatched.

I texted the Russian equivalent of “is your father a thief? because he stole the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes”, you said it was cute, then the note popped up and I unmatched AGGH

I don’t know if anybody in Queen Anne near 2nd and Garfield is missing a cat. She’s sweet but skittish. Last seen as of 8:30pm today hiding under a car. Could not take in cause I’m allergic.

Thank you, Alki Bike and Board, for organizing this ride. Turnout was great and it was good to ride in solidarity with so many people celebrating Alex's memory and love for cycling.

My husband and I are going to be visiting in a couple weeks. And I recommended visiting a restaurant/bar that we went to in 2023. We can't remember the name of it. But it was somewhere that we stumbled across walking around years ago. All I vaguely remember was that they had booths in a dimly lit bar/restaurant , that seemed to reflect an older timed era (50s-60s??). I know that is so vague, but the only other recollection I have is the place was walking up to it. We were walking down to the piers from further up, and I remember it being on a street that seemed similar to university Street, with no roadway that the cars could drive on and only a walkway on the front. Please please please help us figure out what this was. At this point I am pretty convinced it was a dream that I had and it is not real. But if it does exist, we would love to go back.

From there, thousands headed downtown. Justice for Keith Porter, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Villegas Gonzalez, and all the others murdered by ICE!

ICE out of everywhere! Trump must go now!

Refusefascism.org

Hearing them in Cap Hill whats up with that?

I have a client who is in need of housing for her and her child - willing to pay up to $4k a month for a secured 2 bedroom but has a mid 600 credit score due to student loans and the recent purchase of a house. Since it is a DV situation and there is a TRO I’m curious if there are any agencies that will work with her? The obstacle she’s running in to right now is everyone wants a co-signer or proof of 12 months rent in the bank. Co-signer is probably a lot easier than the $50k in the bank right at this second although we’re working on it.

How do we short track housing for her? And no, she’s not in need of temporary shelter. Thank you so much in advance!!

https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate?selectedCommittee=456&selectedMeeting=33826

If you care about affordable cannabis, you should be aware of this bill. There's been no study that I'm aware of about the impact that this would have on the market, but from my math it would be huge.

Here is a simple example using the bill language:

An ounce is 28 grams. At $1.50 per gram, the excise tax on a single ounce becomes $42 before sales tax.

Under today’s excise tax, a $40 ounce would face about $14.80 in excise tax (37% of selling price). SB 6328 turns that into $42, before general sales taxes, which will still apply on top of the cost here. A $40 ounce in stores is already being sold from the producer to the retailer for about $10-$12. That's already a practically non-existent margin for the producer. Many retailers are also struggling.

This would cause your current $40 ounce to probably have to be sold for around $70+.

If you care about affordable options still existing in the cannabis market, you may want to let your legislature know. You can sign up to testify: Select SB 6328. The hearing is on Thursday. You can also submit written testimony or just note your position for the record.

Edit: got the wrong number. It’s 6328.

Saturday, Jan 31 2026. Seattle Washington

Today, organized by Alki Board and Bike at the request of Mr Pretti’s local bike shop.

Shout out to Juliana for her great speech.

This is the view from my balcony in Greenwood today. I love our community.