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Mar 31

Yesterday was one of the best days of my life! Surrounded by 860 friends, family, & supporters. All of us coming together to uplift community heroes and the mental health of our neighbors. Thank you so much to my table captains,

, & to

for this video 🙌🏾

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Wishing our friends in the Khmer, Lao, Bengali, Burmese, Nepali, Thai, and Sinhalese communities a happy new year! May your year be filled with happiness, peace, and prosperity.

King County Crisis Care Centers Levy

Apr 14

Going live at 7pm with the

@seattletimes

and

@LWVSeattleKC

for a virtual town hall on the behavioral health levy. Tune in, get some info, ask some questions: Vote yes by April 25 on Prop 1! Link:

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An educational forum co-sponsored by the LWVSKC and Seattle Times Mental Health Project. Know before you vote in the King County special election on April 25!

Apr 13

Thank you also to all the co-hosts and guests who came. Loved reconnecting with our alumni community 🙏🏾

If you grew up watching

@KING5Seattle

, you’ll probably recognize these two legends. Thank you Mimi Gan (

@Mi2Media

) &

@LoriMatsukawa

for hosting an alumni mixer for my re-election 🙌🏾 #GoCard

Eat at Rainier Teriyaki this week! Help continue their strong momentum since reopening after the tragic loss of father & business owner Hansoo Kim. “The restaurant became so busy, he said, that staff had to close to prep more food.” 3330 Rainier Ave S

Rainier Valley teriyaki shop reopens months after owner’s murder

The owner's 20-year-old son has taken over running the restaurant after the family took months off to grieve the January slaying of the patriarch in the mom-and-pop business.

Apr 13

Link: seattletimes.com/seattle-news/h

We have the opportunity to renew VSHSL this year and continue supporting our unhoused veterans. Let’s do it! “King County has seen a 37% drop in veteran homelessness between January 2018 and the end of 2022.”

Converge Media

@WWConverge

Apr 12

Budget cuts continue to impact the lives of students at Washington Middle School and beyond - this time coming for one of the school’s most beloved teachers within the school’s highly rated Jazz program. “Kids like me will never discover these things if band isn’t able to be… Show more

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The Seattle Times

@seattletimes

Apr 11

NEW: The Washington state Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow duplexes or fourplexes in most neighborhoods in most cities throughout the state, regardless of local zoning rules.

WA Senate passes bill allowing duplexes, fourplexes in single-family zones

The legislation, aimed at increasing housing supply and density, would see the state override zoning decisions that have traditionally been made by cities.

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Apr 11

April 27 – 30, 2023 at Seattle Center, Seattle/King County Clinic will offer free dental, medical and vision services to anyone who struggles to access or afford healthcare. No ID is required, and interpreters will be available. Learn more: seattlecenter.org/patients

A white graphic with organic teal and yellow shapes decorating the top, right, and bottom left. The title text reads, "FREE Dental, Medical, & Vision Services! Seattle/King County Clinic, April 27-30, 2023 at Seattle Center." Below it is a bullet point list that reads: "For people in need; All services are free; No ID required; interpreters available; Limited number of admission tickets - Distribution starts at 5:30 AM in Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center; First come, first served." Below this list is text that reads, "More information: seattlecenter.org/patients". At the bottom of the graphic are four healthcare related graphic images. From left to right, the images are: a healthcare professional in a white coat writing on her clipboard, an optemetrist giving a patient a vision test, a dentist examining a patient's mouth, and a healthcare professional checking a patient's blood pressure.

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Apr 11

“I would like a place to take Jaime when the situation is dire. The urgent care clinics proposed in the Crisis Care Centers levy will help at-risk youth by filling the gap in services, which is the start of change.”

As a mother of a mentally ill teen, I know the gaps in care that must be fixed | Op-Ed

The monetary impact of a mentally ill child is hard with a two-parent family, but as a single parent, I’ve nearly lost it all.

Apr 10

I shared some thoughts on how failures at our highest levels of government trickle down into local level suffering.

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Apr 7

Here’s the part where I go in on the state and federal governments which are absolutely failing us on the topics of mental health and addiction

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This is not a “don’t hold local governments accountable” post. We are all accountable. I’m just trying to connect the dots in our political discourse. State and feds seem more removed, but their consistent defunding of recovery & housing infrastructure has had huge consequences.

This has resulted in hundreds of people languishing in jail with severe mental health and/or substance use disorders. In addition to the human suffering, we also experience huge strains on our local level systems. Again, our state and feds are failing us all on these issues.

King County’s jails see hundreds of people every year who legally should not be there because they’re not deemed competent to stand trial. Under its own laws, the state should be removing those individuals from jail and providing restoration services within 7 days. It’s not.

We need more accountability from our state and federal governments on local issues like homelessness and behavioral health. “It is now 2023. The state failed to meet its goals. The resulting logjams have overloaded both jails and psychiatric facilities.”

How WA’s plan to transform its mental health system has faltered

Logjams at state psychiatric facilities have left families and advocates frustrated as hundreds of incarcerated people languish without mental health services.

Know any alums in Seattle? Tell them to join this re-election mixer on Wednesday! electgirmay.com/stanford

Sarah Reyneveld

@SarahReyneveld

Apr 8

Joined 800 amazing people to support

and his transformational leadership! The Hometown Heroes lunch was outstanding, inspiring and powerful! Thank you for your leadership and for elevating community voices Councilmember Zahilay!

@eecarm

@elect_dawn

#hometownheroes

Apr 9

Happy Easter to all who are celebrating!

Converge Media

@WWConverge

Apr 8

#ElijahLewis - Last night was an evening of reflection and celebration at the Rainier Valley Safeway, as community members honored the life of Elijah Lewis, who was shot and killed just a week ago in Capitol Hill. The event followed several vigils around the city that… Show more

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Girmay Zahilay Hosts First Annual Hometown Heroes Lunch

MLK Labor

@MLKLabor

Apr 7

All union members are invited to join us tomorrow to get out the vote for Yes On Prop 1 - Crisis Centers Levy. King County Prop. 1 creates a place for people to get lifesaving behavioral health care and supports them on a path to recovery.

Here’s the part where I go in on the state and federal governments which are absolutely failing us on the topics of mental health and addiction

“How do you respond to this whole idea that another tax like this is just making King County unaffordable?”

Behavioral health levy debate: Me versus Tim Eyman on the

@SeattleChannel

. Tim brought up good points, especially about our state’s horrible tax code and what it does to low & middle income earners. I’ll share a few clips but full debate is worth a watch: youtu.be/1lRphyyH6kc

See you all tonight for a Community Healing Space honoring Elijah Lewis. 5pm @ the Rainier Beach Safeway.

Short recap video:

#WWConverge “It didn’t feel like a stuffy ballroom event - to me it felt like humanity,” King County Council Member Girmay Zahilay.Zahilay hosted his first a...

Full video thanks to

Macklemore on addiction, redemption, and loss at the Hometown Heroes...

#WWConverge #Addiction - Sometimes we forget that addiction has a face and a name. So many in our community and across our country struggle daily with addict...

With the right infrastructure and support, people can and do recover from addiction.

@macklemore

made this point through his powerful personal story at my lunch event last week.

Macklemore makes the case for King County's crisis care levy

Why the platinum-selling rapper has become a pitchman of sorts for the local property tax levy that will appear on voters’ ballots this month.

Apr 6

Do you live or work in Capitol Hill, First Hill, Central District, or Madison Valley?

@KingCountyMetro

is holding open houses and pop-up events about the proposed changes coming to the Madison Street corridor: madisonstreetproject.com/#events

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Tre Simmons

@tre_ugk

Our Garfield Boys and Girls state champs had the privilege to be invited by

and kick with him for lunch and get awarded by the city!! THANKS GIRMAY‼️

KCTS 9

@KCTS9

🌊 Drought + the End of Hydroelectricy in the PNW w/ Nick Bond of

@WAstateclimate

🏛️

@BuzzFeedNews

live w/ King County Councilmember

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@voxdotcom

The Weeds live taping on anti-trans legislation, with

@danniaskini

of the Gender Justice League (2/3)

The Seattle city skyline and Mount Rainier in the background. The entire image is tinted purple. Text reads: Crosscut Ideas Festival. April 29 - May 6. GET TICKETS.

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Find Me In Seattle

@findmeinseattle

Calling all my #Seattle Teriyaki fans 🚨 the owner of Rainier Teriyaki, Hansoo Kim, was murdered three months ago at his family business, the restaurant has been closed since. This week, the family reopened the business and I hope we can give them a big community hug by visiting

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Happy Passover to our Jewish friends and family! We wish you a joyous and prosperous Passover.

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Bill Would Make It Easier for Washington Cities and Counties to Raise Taxes for Arts

"The sponsors would need to show me that this would create benefits for our lowest income communities that outweigh the burdens of a tax that disproportionally harms poor people," said Zahilay "Past iterations of this initiative failed to meet such a test"

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Julia Reed likes to say that art saved her life. As an awkward teen who wasn't into sports and was one of the few biracial and Black students in her North Seattle public school, participating in …

Yesterday, we hosted the Garfield Basketball boys and girls teams at the King County Council! Fun times. Congrats to the champs and thank you for bringing the state trophy to District 2 🏆 🏀

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Shasti Conrad

@ShastiConrad

Yes! You can invest in

@washdems

and help us organize to victory year round! secure.actblue.com/donate/wa-stat

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Amanda Litman

@amandalitman

Hot take: Investing in state parties every year - not just in even-years - is good and I think Democrats should do more of it.

King County Council

@KCCouncil

Apr 4

Today the Council recognized the Garfield High School boys and girls basketball teams for winning the WIAA 3A State Championships. Congratulations state champions!

Top photo: Councilmember Zahilay with the Garfield basketball coaches. Bottom photo: Girls and boys basketball teams line up behind the dais with councilmembers seated in front of them.

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37th LD Democrats of WA State

TONIGHT! Join

who will be joined by

@CMTMosqueda

and

@SEIU1199NW

to learn more about the importance of Building Behavioral Health, Yes KC Prop 1, and how we can help support the measure on the April 25th ballot! RSVP at bit.ly/YESKCPROP1SW

Tech 4 Housing

@tech4housing

Apr 3

Tech 4 Housing endorses YES on Prop 1, a levy that will build 5 crisis care centers in King County. Join this Zoom today to learn how you can help get it passed this April.

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