Reply To: 2 weeks in the Pacific North West

[Sandgrounder]

Yep, I’ve given up staying downtown in Seattle (or Portland for that matter), I find Bellvue to be much more comfortable and an easy commute to whatever you want to see. There is an excellent explanation of the reason for the difference on Reddit:

‘Bellevue does not have homeless camps in its parks because Bellevue voters don’t want homeless camps in their parks. They vote for people who will enact policies that result in not having homeless camps in parks.

On the other hand, by their actions Seattle voters show that they do want homeless camps in their parks. They elect leaders who enact policies which result in homeless camps in parks.’

Naturally the discussion descended into a political slanging match afterwards, as things often do on that platform.