1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,435 of redlining, gentrification, and racism 2 00:00:02,502 --> 00:00:04,871 with residents being overlooked and ignored. 3 00:00:04,938 --> 00:00:07,540 I want to provide and restore the opportunities in District 3 4 00:00:07,607 --> 00:00:09,809 that allow everyone to thrive. 5 00:00:09,876 --> 00:00:11,745 The American dream is having a good job 6 00:00:11,811 --> 00:00:13,146 that can support a family. 7 00:00:13,213 --> 00:00:15,482 I will expand opportunities for apprenticeships, 8 00:00:15,548 --> 00:00:17,484 create a website to help individuals navigate 9 00:00:17,550 --> 00:00:20,487 all the training and educational opportunities available, 10 00:00:20,553 --> 00:00:24,023 and ensure protections for workers across all industries. 11 00:00:24,090 --> 00:00:26,626 The American dream is being able to own a home. 12 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:28,027 I will start a home-buying program 13 00:00:28,094 --> 00:00:30,163 to help those now excluded from ownership 14 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:33,133 and protect seniors from being taxed out of their homes. 15 00:00:33,199 --> 00:00:36,336 I will tax out-of-state or -country real-estate purchases 16 00:00:36,403 --> 00:00:37,837 to pay for affordable units 17 00:00:37,904 --> 00:00:41,007 rather than taxing us and assess fees on Seattle's 18 00:00:41,074 --> 00:00:43,610 many empty apartments and commercial space. 19 00:00:43,676 --> 00:00:46,246 I will bring an end to inadequate in-lieu fees 20 00:00:46,312 --> 00:00:49,048 and demand affordable units in new development. 21 00:00:49,115 --> 00:00:51,351 The American dream is being able to start a business. 22 00:00:51,418 --> 00:00:53,253 I will make it easier to start or expand 23 00:00:53,319 --> 00:00:54,788 a small business in Seattle 24 00:00:54,854 --> 00:00:56,856 and provide support for immigrant, minority, 25 00:00:56,923 --> 00:00:58,658 and women-owned businesses. 26 00:00:58,725 --> 00:01:00,493 The American dream is a community 27 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,295 that has your back when you're in need. 28 00:01:02,362 --> 00:01:04,297 I will fight for on-demand mental health 29 00:01:04,364 --> 00:01:05,565 and drug treatment. 30 00:01:05,632 --> 00:01:08,435 We must provide results-oriented services to help people, 31 00:01:08,501 --> 00:01:11,671 not just give those suffering a space to suffer in. 32 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:13,606 I ask you to join me. 33 00:01:13,673 --> 00:01:16,810 We can once again aspire to our highest potential. 34 00:01:16,876 --> 00:01:20,213 You, too, can have the American dream right here in Seattle. 35 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:21,848 If you put your faith in me, 36 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:24,384 I will dedicate all of my energy to making 37 00:01:24,451 --> 00:01:26,252 Seattle the best that it can be. 38 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,422 I am Pat Murakami, and I am ready to fight for you. 39 00:01:29,489 --> 00:01:32,392 We can do better together. 40 00:01:34,461 --> 00:01:36,062 -Hello, I'm Egan Orion, and I'm running 41 00:01:36,129 --> 00:01:38,431 for Seattle City Council in District 3. 42 00:01:38,498 --> 00:01:41,301 Today, I ask you to join my campaign for innovation, 43 00:01:41,367 --> 00:01:43,403 accountability, and pragmatic solutions 44 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:46,406 for the very real challenges our city faces 45 00:01:46,473 --> 00:01:48,374 and to help me celebrate the best of what Seattle 46 00:01:48,441 --> 00:01:49,776 has to offer. 47 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:52,312 I believe that in one of the most innovative places on earth, 48 00:01:52,378 --> 00:01:54,180 anything is possible. 49 00:01:54,247 --> 00:01:56,916 I'm a 4th generation District 3 resident. 50 00:01:56,983 --> 00:01:59,552 From the district, I've started two small businesses 51 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:01,654 and a nonprofit. I love Seattle. 52 00:02:01,721 --> 00:02:03,323 I celebrate it every day. 53 00:02:03,389 --> 00:02:05,758 I celebrate it by throwing the biggest single festival day 54 00:02:05,825 --> 00:02:08,361 in all of Seattle -- PrideFest -- which in itself, 55 00:02:08,428 --> 00:02:10,930 celebrates the best of our values of inclusion, 56 00:02:10,997 --> 00:02:12,532 diversity, and love. 57 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:15,134 Through my work in Capitol Hill, I celebrate small businesses 58 00:02:15,201 --> 00:02:18,104 and all that they contribute to a healthy, vibrant community. 59 00:02:18,171 --> 00:02:19,305 In the Central District, 60 00:02:19,372 --> 00:02:21,407 I celebrate the diversity of my neighborhood 61 00:02:21,474 --> 00:02:24,344 where gay and straight and black and white live side by side 62 00:02:24,410 --> 00:02:26,813 and have taught me what it means to be a good neighbor. 63 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,014 To all my District 3 neighbors, 64 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:30,450 I vow to represent your voice at council 65 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:32,318 and be accountable to you. 66 00:02:32,385 --> 00:02:34,754 Central to my campaign is the imperative to provide 67 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:37,290 24/7 low-barrier shelter and treatment 68 00:02:37,357 --> 00:02:38,992 on-demand for mental health and addiction 69 00:02:39,058 --> 00:02:40,460 to all who need it. 70 00:02:40,527 --> 00:02:42,629 Let's use our expanded partnership with the county 71 00:02:42,695 --> 00:02:45,665 to bond over 1,000 new supportive housing units and vow 72 00:02:45,732 --> 00:02:48,001 to bring them online within three years. 73 00:02:48,067 --> 00:02:49,636 Despite our wealth and resources, 74 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:52,438 we are letting our unsheltered neighbors languish 75 00:02:52,505 --> 00:02:53,740 on our city's streets. 76 00:02:53,806 --> 00:02:55,542 Let's bring everyone to the table to remedy 77 00:02:55,608 --> 00:02:57,577 this human crisis that the current council 78 00:02:57,644 --> 00:03:00,046 has failed to adequately address. 79 00:03:00,113 --> 00:03:01,948 We live in one of the most innovative places on earth. 80 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:05,251 Let's harness that innovation to lead on climate change policy 81 00:03:05,318 --> 00:03:07,153 by investing in wind and solar 82 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:09,322 incentivizing green building and remodeling, 83 00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:12,825 and by electrifying our entire public transportation system. 84 00:03:12,892 --> 00:03:15,094 While our current D3 council member 85 00:03:15,161 --> 00:03:16,930 has moved our politics further left, 86 00:03:16,996 --> 00:03:18,231 she's failed to do the hard work 87 00:03:18,298 --> 00:03:20,466 to actually move our city forward. 88 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:22,835 I celebrate our city's progressiveness, 89 00:03:22,902 --> 00:03:25,104 but will pair it with a plan and a coalition 90 00:03:25,171 --> 00:03:27,340 so we can actually get something done. 91 00:03:27,407 --> 00:03:29,042 I believe that with the collective innovation 92 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:32,312 and will available in our city, we can tackle anything. 93 00:03:32,378 --> 00:03:33,746 There's so much to do, so join me. 94 00:03:33,813 --> 00:03:34,881 Let's get started. 95 00:03:37,016 --> 00:03:39,352 -I've used my two terms in city hall 96 00:03:39,419 --> 00:03:43,022 to help build powerful movements to win historic victories 97 00:03:43,089 --> 00:03:46,092 in the face of fierce corporate opposition. 98 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:48,094 I'm proud to have helped make Seattle 99 00:03:48,161 --> 00:03:52,231 the first major city to win the $15 minimum wage. 100 00:03:52,298 --> 00:03:55,835 I worked alongside movements for landmark renters' rights, 101 00:03:55,902 --> 00:03:58,237 such as the move-in fee payment plan so renters 102 00:03:58,304 --> 00:04:01,841 no longer need thousands of dollars just to move in. 103 00:04:01,908 --> 00:04:04,344 We established Indigenous Peoples' Day, 104 00:04:04,410 --> 00:04:07,547 gained crucial funding for LGBTQ services, 105 00:04:07,614 --> 00:04:10,717 and won the first-ever city funds for legal support 106 00:04:10,783 --> 00:04:12,986 for renters facing eviction. 107 00:04:13,052 --> 00:04:15,788 Seattle is rapidly becoming unaffordable. 108 00:04:15,855 --> 00:04:18,625 The for-profit housing market has failed us. 109 00:04:18,691 --> 00:04:20,660 In spite of a construction boom, 110 00:04:20,727 --> 00:04:22,495 our housing and homelessness crisis 111 00:04:22,562 --> 00:04:24,864 remains among the worst in the nation. 112 00:04:24,931 --> 00:04:27,266 That's why Seattle needs rent control 113 00:04:27,333 --> 00:04:29,235 free of corporate loopholes. 114 00:04:29,302 --> 00:04:32,271 We also need a massive expansion of affordable 115 00:04:32,338 --> 00:04:36,009 social housing paid for by taxing big business, 116 00:04:36,075 --> 00:04:38,378 not working people or small business. 117 00:04:38,444 --> 00:04:40,213 Seattle needs a Green New Deal 118 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,116 which can create thousands of union jobs. 119 00:04:43,182 --> 00:04:45,752 What's at stake this year is who runs Seattle, 120 00:04:45,818 --> 00:04:48,121 big business or working people? 121 00:04:48,187 --> 00:04:50,690 Last year, Jeff Bezos bullied our city 122 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:52,558 to defeat the Amazon tax 123 00:04:52,625 --> 00:04:55,094 which would have funded housing and services. 124 00:04:55,161 --> 00:04:58,831 Now Amazon and big business are trying to buy this election 125 00:04:58,898 --> 00:05:02,869 and have piled $1 million into two corporate PACs. 126 00:05:02,935 --> 00:05:05,405 Their mission -- anybody but Kshama Sawant. 127 00:05:05,471 --> 00:05:07,006 Why? Because they know 128 00:05:07,073 --> 00:05:09,976 I am unshakably accountable to working people 129 00:05:10,043 --> 00:05:12,945 and because our movement has shown that when we fight, 130 00:05:13,012 --> 00:05:14,280 we can win. 131 00:05:14,347 --> 00:05:17,450 As a socialist, feminist, and union member, 132 00:05:17,517 --> 00:05:19,052 I am proud to be endorsed 133 00:05:19,118 --> 00:05:21,220 by National Women's Political Caucus, 134 00:05:21,287 --> 00:05:24,323 by Sierra Club, and by unions in public schools, 135 00:05:24,390 --> 00:05:26,693 healthcare, universities, hotels, 136 00:05:26,759 --> 00:05:29,195 and by postal workers and laborers. 137 00:05:29,262 --> 00:05:31,497 I appeal to you to join our movement 138 00:05:31,564 --> 00:05:34,500 to make Seattle affordable for all. 139 00:05:36,569 --> 00:05:38,438 -Hi. My name is Ami Nguyen, 140 00:05:38,504 --> 00:05:41,107 and I'm running for Seattle City Council, District 3,