A few weeks back as CHS examined the progressive sweep in the November election led by Katie Wilson’s defeat of incumbent Bruce Harrell, we looked at the block by block, precinct by precinct maps documenting the victories.
They showed the latest adjustments to the now familiar political fault lines in the city where the less wealthy, more densely developed neighborhoods swing left while the wealthiest areas ringing Seattle’s waterfronts swing right.
A map we didn’t share then, we bring you now as an invitation to a District 3 area to rejoin its city.
In November, there were only two precincts in the city where residents voted against renewing the city’s $1.3 billion education levy needed to support a growing spending plan for childcare and preschool, K-12 academic supports, and the Seattle Promise program.
You can zoom in and explore the maps here thanks to the Washington Community Alliance.
One precinct that voted against the levy covers the residents of the Sand Point Country Club. There, voters actually came out even, split 172 vs. 172 on the proposal.
The other? District 3’s gated Broadmoor community. There, the levy was rejected — 229 to 203.
Fortunately for the city’s funding of education like its early learning, free college tuition program, and school safety and mental health resources, the rest of Seattle’s voters put up strong support for the levy.
It passed easily with 80% of the vote.
On the map showing the precinct results from the Washington Community Alliance, Sand Point and Broadmoor appear in grey.
You might have a hard time distinguishing them from the empty areas of water surrounding the city. When the results are so far off from the rest of the city, it is an apt visualization.
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I’m shocked! They don’t want to be American’s.
If you actually did journalism and analyzed how SPS spends this bond money you wouldn’t have written such a snide article. Montlake elementary was redone with bond money. Beautiful monster that now sits 50% empty. There are many such examples of wasteful spending by SPS. And each of these levies is levied against landlords who then raise our rents. Do better
This isn’t a Seattle Public Schools bond, but a levy allocating city dollars to educational programs like childcare, preschool, and free two-year college for city residents. Don’t quit your day job either!
Of course…Why pay it forward?
So appreciate Capitol Hill Blog. Crucial info for my neighborhood. Bias always clear but actually usually pretty balanced but jseattle in attack mode now I guess .