Tuesday Open Thread
The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
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Kiro has two school related stories this morning, Asa & Mann
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/seattle-school-squatters-warn-itchy-trigger-finger/nbnxG/
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From the KIRO-tv report:
"Someone inside the Seattle Public Schools-owned building left KIRO 7 a voicemail after a photographer working for the station shined a light to take video Saturday night.
"I was wondering if you could tell your cameraman to please turn his light off because we thought it was the police and our guy up on the roof, he's got an itchy trigger finger,” the man in the message said. “So if you would please turn that off, that'd be great."
"Friday night, City Light crews were pushed back when they tried to turn the lights out. The main man stopping them from doing their job was Omari Garrett.
Garrett is a well-known community activist, convicted 11 years ago of assaulting former Mayor Paul Schell with a bullhorn. The attack shattered bones in Schell's eye socket and nose."
"Garrett said his group has no plans to leave the school.
“We’re going to court on this,” he said."
Wyking Garrett is the head of Africatown. This is all happening under his watch.
It's like watching a slow, slow trainwreck.
I'm thinking the contractor is not coming in on Tuesday unless the police proceed them on Monday.
Those are some brave news-gatherers.
Credit to "cd parent" on the Mann confrontation. Asa Mercer fire & theft is disturbing !
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For all of the supporters, particularly Ed, how can you support this guy. He is blatantly racist, antigay and does not care about kids.