The City of Seattle is notoriously liberal. Their current mayor, Ed Murray, is planning to run for re-election. “I love being mayor more than anything I have ever done. I am going to run for re-election (in 2017),” Murray told The Seattle PI.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray
In case you missed my blog post, there are many problems within the City of Seattle. Here’s a quick review:SEATTLE’S GUN TAX
Thanks to democrats’ new tax in Seattle, a gun store is packing up and moving out of Seattle. Sergey Solyanik, owner of Precise Shooter, is closing his gun shop and moving it to Lynnwood (just north of Seattle) after a December 2015 court ruling gave Seattle approval to impose a tax on gun sales.
Ed Murray and his rainbow sidewalks to prevent crimes.
SEATTLE’S EFFECTIVENESS IN DEALING WITH CRIMESeattle neighborhoods are hiring their own security because police are a rare sighting in their areas. I did a post on how Seattle neighborhoods started a petition for more police. The petition states that criminal activity has become an epidemic in the area, but police presence remains lacking, and response to 911 calls continues to be slow.
“The Jungle” homeless camp in Seattle/AP Photo
SEATTTLE’S HOMELESSNESS PROBLEMSThe mayor issued an emergency order on homelessness in November and opened “safe lots” for homeless people living in RVs. The city also has a serious (ongoing) problem with “The Jungle”, a homeless encampment area that is approximately 100 acres in size. The Jungle is generally considered unsafe at any hour. Last month, five people were shot (with two dead) at the The Jungle.
(FYI: In January 2016, a one-night count numbers showed a 19% increase in unsheltered homelessness across King County (which includes the city of Seattle). In total, volunteers counted 4,505 homeless people in King County, 732 more than last year. Of that total, 2,942 people were counted within Seattle, which is 129 more than last year. The county-wide number accounts for a 19.4 percent increase and Seattle’s share rose by 4.6 percent.)
Despite these issues, Seattle residents will probably re-elect Murray. MyNorthwest.com reports that an EMC citywide poll of 400 likely Seattle voters in June showed Murray’s approval rating as one of the highest among mayors in the country, with 70 percent favorable, compared to 22 percent unfavorable.
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