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Downtown Seattle Black Markets and Drug Dens Thrive, Leadership MIA

Jonathan Choe
June 16, 2025
Crime, Law, and Order, Drug Epidemic, Street Report
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For the past few weeks, the entire news cycle has been dominated by protests and social unrest. But there are still major stories happening in Seattle that the politicians don’t want you to see.

Over the weekend, I spent several hours in the usual downtown hot spots. Unfortunately for the residents of District 7, the black market of stolen goods and drugs dens are raging out of control on 3rd Ave & Pike St, especially in the late evening hours. McStabby’s on Pine St. remains a mess and dealers are selling drugs all over Belltown.

Meanwhile, no sign of Mayor Bruce Harrell or Councilmember Bob Kettle. They should be out here in person, walking the streets to find better solutions. The current plan is not working.

Complaints from Constituent

One downtown constituent recently sent me this DM. He’s talking about the accessibility of former Seattle CM’s Kshama Sawant and Andrew Lewis. Then he proceeds to rail on CM Kettle for being MIA.

Seattle Losing Major Business

Mayor Harrell and CM Kettle should also be reflecting on why downtown lost one of the most important tech conferences in America. Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty broke this story. Sources say Visit Seattle is meeting with the Mayor’s office to discuss this epic failure.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.