#Wa State

[sam-keeper]

Hey if you're in Seattle you still have time to vote for affordable housing!

if you weren't aware, there's a vote on tuesday about funding the social housing initiative that passed last year. that initiative created an authority in the city that can just buy property and build housing that the city owns, a portion of which will be permanently affordable (unlike a lot of "nonprofit" housing in the city, which they can put back on the market and jack up the rents after a few decades). you should have gotten a ballot in the mail if you're registered to vote (if you didn't or if you're not you can go to votewa.org to get that fixed).

the ballot has two parts: a y/n vote on whether to fund the initiative (so, yes on that) and then a 1a and a 1b option. we're pushing for 1a, which would create a new tax on business who have someone on their payroll earning more than $1,000,000. if someone's earning a million dollars a year, their employer has to start paying 5% into the housing fund. the other option would raid existing city housing funds to pay for this permanently affordable housing.

you can see an example of how to fill out the ballot on https://www.letsbuildsocialhousing.org/ and read more about the initiative (which, again, we OVERWHELMINGLY already voted in favor of a year ago! people want social housing, but the goofy way ballot initiatives work in Washington gave big business and their city council stooges a chance to try and scuttle the project)

and check your mail for your ballot! there's tons of locations in the city where you can just drop your ballot off, no lines, no fuss.

[barstoolblues]

cattle point prairie, san juan island WA

5/23

[spookysalem13]

Source

WA State PNW for all the dark moody & gloomy weather.

[pervysmirks]

Proud of my state!

[astraoptics]

long beach, washington, 2010 traditional lower chinook territory

photography by @astraoptics ✦ website ✦ instagram ✦ unsplash

[things-from-strings]

So jealous I won't be able to view your booth irl!! Quick tour?

super quick bc i did not take enough pics 😅 next time we restock, i'll take more lol

here's the whole booth; we rly should have some signage, but tbh i kinda like the "mystery artists" vibe we got rn

my gf's side: they hadn't told me their art was also abstract/spirally b4 we set up, & i got so excited when i saw! now i kinda want them to design a tattoo like this for me 😍 (esp like the explosive-looking painting!) my gf is SO cool 🥰💕

my side: one of my work buddies actually bought the little orange piece! yay!! aside from wall art, i'm also selling scrunchies & assorted small shapes

if i have any WA (state) ppl following who wanna check it out, dm me for the address! aside from our booth, there is a TON of cool art at this market by just the awesomest local artists 😁✨️

[hunne-writes]

Missing Washington a little extra today, especially when the beginning of autumn looked like this 🌻🩵

[duraliadahliafarm]

ᴀᴜʀᴏʀᴀ ꜱᴋʏ [10/10/24]🌌✨

[dilong-paradoxus]

Washingtonians! It's not too late! You can still register in-person to vote up to and including on election day! Look up your elections office here: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/county-elections-offices

If you've already voted make sure to check your status here in case there's an issue: https://voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/login.aspx

[16oun]

[barstoolblues]

digging for razor clams. Moclips, WA

3/23

[only-fragments]

Hey queer Washingtonians! The first ever survey of queer folks in our state is currently open and needs as many responses as possible! You know what to do. 😘

❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

[pervysmirks]

👏

[tooangrymustinternet]

CALL TO ACTION (WA State):

Please support SB 5599, which would provide some protections for trans youth who run away from home to seek gender affirming care but is bringing the haters out en masse to complain. It's in Senate Rules Committee, so a good action is to email members of that committee to urge them to move it to a floor vote before the deadline! SB 5599: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5599&Initiative=false&Year=2023 Two other bills to follow and support are HB 1469 (which just passed out of the House today) and SB 5489 (its companion bill in the Senate). These provide protection to ensure reproductive and gender affirming care will remain protected in WA state, and that the records of people who come here to receive that care cannot be subpoenaed by legal actions in other states. HB 1469: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?billNumber=1469&year=2023&initiative=False SB 5489: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5489&Initiative=false&Year=2023

[findcait]

North Cascades National Park 6/29/23