The Collapse of Seattle - Another Dem City Destroyed

[Walla Walla Dawg II]

Conservatives who hate on California and Seattle are like the fat woman critiquing the model on the runway.

What? Have you been to Seattle lately? Like, downtown? I have no fucking clue how anyone could try and say that isn't a shit show, and that anyone that criticizes it is nuts. Dude....what the fuck?

He will just go against anything that a sensible person (or conservative) would say or believe. He is so full of anger, I don't know if he truly believes his bullshit or just trying to start a fight.

Although I didn't live in Seattle in the 1990's, I did live in Bellevue. My job took me to Seattle often to permit many construction projects. I can tell you that every time I had to go to the Building Department the entire area smelled of pot and urine (with some homeless hanging about). Now keep in mind that was back in the 90's when rec. pot and homelessness wasn't such a big thing. There is no doubt in my mind it has only gotten worse since the 90's.


I was in San Francisco just last year. My job required a site inspection of a facility on Van Ness Avenue, and I can tell you that I spent way too much time trying to avoid the needles, human waste and urine on the sidewalk than what should have been needed. I didn't know what to do when a homeless man started to take a piss on the sidewalk 15 feet away from where I was working.

That is why people call these places SHITHOLES.

Oakland, they do smash and grabs if you have anything in your car....in broad daylight.

[XpertDBA]

Here in Denver, it's almost a given among most everyone I know, to avoid downtown Denver at all costs.

It's crime-laden, disgusting, and filled with homeless people.

Not at the rates of LA, SF, or Portland/Seattle, but still pretty scary.

I guess SOB thinks we shouldn't believe what our own eyes can see, and noses can smell.

[DavidGee24]

I think that with Seattle it's a good city in that big businesses headquarter themselves there, it has a strong economy, lots of people moving there, and the surrounding area is very nice, but also has a huge homeless problem and a property crime rate that's become one of the worst when compared to the other 99 cities in the US that are the 100 most populated and a violent crime rate that's about in the middle whereas it used to be one of the best. Sound reasonable?

[Walla Walla Dawg II]

Here in Denver, it's almost a given among most everyone I know, to avoid downtown Denver at all costs.

It's crime-laden, disgusting, and filled with homeless people.

Not at the rates of LA, SF, or Portland/Seattle, but still pretty scary.

I guess SOB thinks we shouldn't believe what our own eyes can see, and noses can smell.

He has a blind undying trust in anything that the far left tells him.

[Mel Bradford]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5BEs2t2BiQ

Town halls...."base wants blood. Civility isn't working, House Dems fuel fire"

Sow and reap.

[auroraave]

Redmond's own Microsoft cancelling giant "Build" conferences in Seattle going forward due to crime, drugs, rioting, unsafe conditions. Here's Seattle's own Brandi Kruse discussing. More evidence that, when shit is unsafe due to governmental incompetence, or intentionally destructive policies - people and businesses leave. All the money this would generate for the community during the event - gone. There are consequences for bad policy.

It really boils down to this choice: are these politicians really this incompetent, or are their bad policies done by design? Which is the better choice? Eventually common sense has to take over - looking up and down the entire west coast - all strangled to death under brutally bad Dem policies.
Anyone forgotten Portland's "80 days of rioting" during covid? Imagine the financial loss. At some point do have to do the math.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1hRvSs ... randiKruse

[Michael K.]

According to this article, Seattle is the 12th most expensive in terms of housing...in all of America. I'm actually surprised it's only 12th. Funny that all these States seem to have something in common, like a lot of Blue.

https://www.kiplinger.com/real-estate/6 ... ome-prices

1. Manhattan, New York

• Borough population: 1,597,451
  Median household income: $101,078
  Average home price: $2,810,308
  Median home value: $1,010,800
  Premium to U.S. average: 399.7%

2. San Jose, California

• City population: 1,945,767
  Median household income: $153,202
  Average home price: $1,923,230
  Median home value: $1,393,400
  Premium to U.S. average: 234.9%

3. Honolulu, Hawaii

• City population: 341,753
  Median household income: $84,907
  Average home price: $1,644,173
  Median home value: $831,600
  Premium to U.S. average: 202.6%

4. Brooklyn, New York

• Borough population: 2,561,225
  Median household income: $76,912
  Average home price: $1,395,489
  Median home value: $880,300
  Premium to U.S. average: 173.7%

5. Orange County, California

• County population: 3,135,755
  Median household income: $110,042
  Average home price: $1,509,257
  Median home value: $961,400
  Premium to U.S. average: 166.6%

6. Queens, New York

• Borough population: 2,252,196
  Median household income: $81,929
  Average home price: $1,323,984
  Median home value: $692,500
  Premium to U.S. average: 157.5%

7. San Francisco, California

• City population: 1,535,341
  Median household income: $138,562
  Average home price: $1,369,694
  Median home value: $1,424,900
  Premium to U.S. average: 152%

8. Los Angeles, California

• City population: 3,820,963
  Median household income: $79,701
  Average home price: $1,342,193
  Median home value: $919,900
  Premium to U.S. average: 133.1%

9. Boston, Massachusetts

• City population: 652,442
  Median household income: $96,931
  Average home price: $1,070,817
  Median home value: $703,600
  Premium to U.S. average: 126.0%

10. San Diego, California

• City population: 1,388,312
  Median household income: $105,780
  Average home price: $1,153,380
  Median home value: $923,900
  Premium to U.S. average: 113.2%

11. Washington, D.C.

• City population: 678,972
  Median household income: $108,210
  Average home price: $1,074,929
  Median home value: $715,500
  Premium to U.S. average: 113.0%

12. Seattle, Washington

• City population: 755,081
  Median household income: $120,608
  Average home price: $1,079,100
  Median home value: $898,600
  Premium to U.S. average: 112.0%

[DavidGee24]

According to this article, Seattle is the 12th most expensive in terms of housing...in all of America. I'm actually surprised it's only 12th. Funny that all these States seem to have something in common, like a lot of Blue.

https://www.kiplinger.com/real-estate/6 ... ome-prices

1. Manhattan, New York

• Borough population: 1,597,451
  Median household income: $101,078
  Average home price: $2,810,308
  Median home value: $1,010,800
  Premium to U.S. average: 399.7%

2. San Jose, California

• City population: 1,945,767
  Median household income: $153,202
  Average home price: $1,923,230
  Median home value: $1,393,400
  Premium to U.S. average: 234.9%

3. Honolulu, Hawaii

• City population: 341,753
  Median household income: $84,907
  Average home price: $1,644,173
  Median home value: $831,600
  Premium to U.S. average: 202.6%

4. Brooklyn, New York

• Borough population: 2,561,225
  Median household income: $76,912
  Average home price: $1,395,489
  Median home value: $880,300
  Premium to U.S. average: 173.7%

5. Orange County, California

• County population: 3,135,755
  Median household income: $110,042
  Average home price: $1,509,257
  Median home value: $961,400
  Premium to U.S. average: 166.6%

6. Queens, New York

• Borough population: 2,252,196
  Median household income: $81,929
  Average home price: $1,323,984
  Median home value: $692,500
  Premium to U.S. average: 157.5%

7. San Francisco, California

• City population: 1,535,341
  Median household income: $138,562
  Average home price: $1,369,694
  Median home value: $1,424,900
  Premium to U.S. average: 152%

8. Los Angeles, California

• City population: 3,820,963
  Median household income: $79,701
  Average home price: $1,342,193
  Median home value: $919,900
  Premium to U.S. average: 133.1%

9. Boston, Massachusetts

• City population: 652,442
  Median household income: $96,931
  Average home price: $1,070,817
  Median home value: $703,600
  Premium to U.S. average: 126.0%

10. San Diego, California

• City population: 1,388,312
  Median household income: $105,780
  Average home price: $1,153,380
  Median home value: $923,900
  Premium to U.S. average: 113.2%

11. Washington, D.C.

• City population: 678,972
  Median household income: $108,210
  Average home price: $1,074,929
  Median home value: $715,500
  Premium to U.S. average: 113.0%

12. Seattle, Washington

• City population: 755,081
  Median household income: $120,608
  Average home price: $1,079,100
  Median home value: $898,600
  Premium to U.S. average: 112.0%

Orange County, where I lived for 27 years (I'm now in Los Angeles County), is about 50/50 red/blue. Honolulu's and San Diego's politics are pretty much irrelevant as they're awesome places to live.

What surprises me is how expensive Brooklyn and Queens are. Do a Zillow search on houses for sale in those two boroughs, pretty much every one of them you'd be all, no way in hell would I live in a dump like that. Not to mention the apartments you see depicted on TV and in movies, you're always expecting to see a chalk outline like in Coming To America.

[Michael K.]

Orange County, where I lived for 27 years (I'm now in Los Angeles County), is about 50/50 red/blue. Honolulu's and San Diego's politics are pretty much irrelevant as they're awesome places to live.

I'm not so sure it really matters about the area, or how nice it is to live there. All those States are considered blue. No coincidence.

[auroraave]

Orange County, where I lived for 27 years (I'm now in Los Angeles County), is about 50/50 red/blue. Honolulu's and San Diego's politics are pretty much irrelevant as they're awesome places to live.

I'm not so sure it really matters about the area, or how nice it is to live there. All those States are considered blue. No coincidence.

Orange County is not like LA county - it's a world away and is much more into law and order and "conservative" I suppose. "Non-insane-leftist" is more apt. I would be surprised if it wasn't red. No 'protests' happening in Newport Beach or Laguna. Lot's of vocal Trump supporters for sure. I've seen trump rallies all over LA - even in BH. Never seen a Harris or Biden rally - literally - ever.