Just listed and down the street from my house. Redfin says the taxes are less than mine! My wife insisted this must be an error .. but she looked it up. The assessed value on the house is $2 million. The taxable value $0 ![...]
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July 23rd, 2016 - 9:12 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Iniitiative 123: Xanadu comes to Seattle
Christopher Goodwin Initiative 123 is a plan to build a new viaduct on the site of the existing viaduct and make it into an elevated park from Pier 70 all the way to the stadiums. They are claiming that this will be exactly like New York’s Highline park. In 1980 a rail company gave the […][...]
July 20th, 2016 - 7:28 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Law Suit Threatens to Close WASTATE Public Schools
State schools chief Randy Dorn filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Seattle Public Schools and six other districts alleging that they illegally rely on local levies to fund basic education. (from Seattle Times) The seven school districts, which the lawsuit says are named as examples, are Seattle, [...]
July 19th, 2016 - 9:34 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Anchor Found .. was it from Vancouver’s Boat?
Capt. George Vancouver’s anchor? Salvagers hope so They say they’re now $70,000 into proving that an old anchor they pulled up off Whidbey Island was from a ship in Captain Vancouver’s historic exploration of the Northwest in 1792. An expert who examined the relic is doubtful, but Scott Grimm [...]
July 18th, 2016 - 9:47 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Shots heard in Issaquah
Sue Lani W. Madsen FACEBOOK Was on the phone with Craig while I was driving home just after 10pm when he said, “Somebody’s shooting off fireworks” and the line went dead. Got home and the Issaquah Highlands FB group confirmed my fears – the goats have stampeded. Please pray [...]
July 17th, 2016 - 11:07 pm § in The Ave Scene
Somebody should ask Pramila Jayapal: Why do you support Sawant?
TEN QUESTIONS FOR PRAMILA Sawant’s opposition to the Democrartic Party, Raises Questions Jayapla should answer. Kshama Sawant Showed Up at the DNC to Tell Bernie Sanders Supporters to Vote for Jill Stein. Sawant’s supporter, Pramila Jayapal is running for Congress. Pramila Jayapal [...]
July 17th, 2016 - 4:01 am § in The Ave Scene
July 17: The Potlach Riots in Seattle
As Seattle Yacht Club celebrates its annual Potlach, perhaps our good citizens may want to remember the events of a century ago .. The Great Potlach Riots. One hundred years ago this week in downtown Seattle, a riot broke out that would dramatically alter the way the city saw itself politically. Com[...]
July 14th, 2016 - 7:59 am § in The Ave Scene
The Nut Left
Jill Stein Promotes Homeopathy, Panders On Vaccines Jill Stein disappoints rational progressives by pandering to the left’s anti-science lunatic fringe. PATHEOS.COM|BY PROGRESSIVE SECULAR HUMANIST EXAMINER Jill Stein Pledges to Grant Edward Snowden a Full Pardon and Appoint Him to Her Cabinet. E[...]
July 12th, 2016 - 2:55 pm § in The Ave Scene
Of Pramila and Brady: a Dialogue on Facebook
Over at FB, I asked a Bernieoid, Jack Smith ,why he was supporting Pramila Jayapal for Cingress in the the 7th Congressional District. My question arose because Jayapal was a Bernie endorser, but she does not live in this District. Stephen Schwartz So why do you support Pramila over Brady? D[...]
July 12th, 2016 - 11:42 am § in The Ave Scene
Jesse Wineberry .. a Black man to represent the “district of color.”
Charlie James For those of you who live in the 9th Congressional District this will be the first time you will have a competitive race and a chance to elect a African American Congressman, Jesse Wineberry. This district was designed for a Minority candidate so lets fulfill its mission. The ballots a[...]