Bitter Lake

The gun violence and prostitution issues there are some of the most high profile public safety issues in your district and, you know, in Seattle overall.

We got this question from Angela, who lives in Bitter Lake.

And Angela asks, what are you going to do about the crime situation in North Seattle? We are at this point feeling like the city doesn't care at all.

Senator Solomon, we'll start with you.

I am basing this on the sheer number of inquiries that I get in a single day of driving the 77.

People out of Lake City and Bitter Lake both seem to be waiting with some excitement.

I know this is simply anecdotal evidence.

However, as I said earlier, it makes me hopeful.

So I would agree on that, Leland.

On the 185th station in Shoreline, there's a lot of development in North City that's even closer than...

Bitter Lake is to the 130th station, but that's North Seattle geographic geekery from my position.

I take your meaning.

As you can hear, we have an in-studio audience.

The two candidates are running to represent the city's northern neighborhoods from Greenwood to Bitter Lake and Crown Hill to Lake City.

This is Seattle's only city council race this year, made possible because former council member Kathy Moore stepped down from the position.

That means that whoever is elected into this office will only serve for a year before they have to run again next November if they want to serve a full term.

Candidate King, you know, we reached out to our listeners for their questions for both you and Candidate Jenks, and I want to turn to one of them now.

This came through our text club.

says, quote, we have a huge public safety problem in Bitter Lake, and the city has done very little to address it.

We're tired of being ignored and having our lives in danger.

Anyway, well, an arsonist walks into a building at 747 North 135th Street in North Seattle.

This is just east of Bitter Lake.

And this is the address of the Four Freedoms House.

And it had seven stories, about 350 residents living in it.

you drive into our neighborhood? We've probably got your license plate.

If you picked up a prostitute on Aurora Avenue in Seattle, you've participated in a crime that has decimated North Seattle neighborhoods of Bitter Lake, Greenwood, and other...

You've committed a

crime! You're