Chinatown International District (CID)

As holiday shoppers pack downtown Seattle’s retail core, Little Saigon is dying. The only thing thriving here is the black market of stolen goods and the drug deals. Councilmember Tammy Morales virtue signals from the council dais and says she stands for BIPOC communities. But apparently Asian Americans are the wrong minority and are not deserving of her help. Morales’ CID district is on life support but she is nowhere to be found. I think it’s time for Mayor Bruce Harrell to finally follow through and clean up this neighborhood for good. The rest of downtown is getting activated, but part of that equation apparently means dump all the drug addicts and homeless in one of the most vulnerable minority Read More ›

Saturday evening, Hing Hay Park looks like a human dumping ground. The crown jewel of Seattle’s Chinatown-ID has been hijacked by drug addicts, the mentally ill, and homeless. The dude tweaking earlier in the day is now causing a stir at night. Since Councilmember Tammy Morales has abdicated all responsibility in her district, it’s now on Mayor Bruce Harrell to restore this Asian American neighborhood before it’s completely lost.

Happening Now Homeless drug addicts have ripped through a fence and are now setting up an encampment right across the street from Summit Sierra High School in Chinatown-ID. Last year, I first told you about all the open-air drug use and crime disrupting student life in the area. Sadly, nothing has changed. Councilmember Tammy Morales was MIA then. She remains MIA today. Her District-2 is a disaster. She voted against all the CID public safety amendments this year. It’s almost like she wants this neighborhood to fail.

Little Saigon in Chinatown-ID is absolutely broken. It remains Seattle’s worst drug scene. Making matters worse, all the insanity of 3rd Ave & Pike St. has been pushed into this Asian American neighborhood. Seattle Fire crews are constantly responding to fentanyl OD’s and mental health disasters continue to play out in the streets. Mayor Bruce Harrell’s Downtown Activation Plan is not working here. Councilmember Tammy Morales remains MIA. Mom & pop businesses continue to flee. Social media influencer Nick Shirley is in the city this weekend to document it all.

Notice how 3rd Ave & Pike St in downtown Seattle is relatively clear of drug addicts and crime? Well, this proves once again change is possible if the city wants to get things done. Problem is, most of the problems have been pushed into Chinatown-ID. I recently caught up with Councilmember Tanya Woo who’s been sounding the alarm about this unfair game of Whack-A-Mole destroying her Asian American community. And with this week’s stabbing rampage in the CID, it proves once again she was right.

For the past few weeks, I’ve been watching parts of Seattle’s Chinatown-ID disintegrate before my eyes. Drug dealers, addicts, and criminals now own Hoa Mai Park on King St. That’s why this week’s stabbing rampage should not be a surprise to anyone. City leaders like socialist CM Tammy Morales have allowed this culture of lawlessness to flourish. Morales has totally abandoned her district.

Drug Addicts Suspected Witnesses reported flames and smoke billowing out of a building Tuesday evening in Seattle’s Chinatown-ID. In reality, biz owners say it was a dumpster fire which is so symbolic of what’s happening in this neighborhood. Of course drug addicts are suspected of causing this chaos. Meanwhile, Councilmember Tammy Morales has abandoned Asian Americans in her district. And at this point, constituents are also losing patience with Mayor Bruce Harrell. 12th Ave & Jackson St should be declared a war zone. Next to Asian Grocery Store Right next to an Asian grocery store. Typical.

Victimized Again Graffiti taggers went wild on the old school Mobile Seattle police precinct. It was briefly parked on King St in Chinatown-ID. This city is losing the war on graffiti. Same Mobile Unit Targeted 2 Years Ago A couple years ago, the same mobile unit got hit up by EAGR near 3rd Ave & Pine St in downtown Seattle. Never leave this thing unmanned.

Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood continues to attract all kinds of characters who just want fentanyl. When all the hard-core drug addicts get cleared from 3rd Ave & Pike St, they all jump on a bus and end up here. Seattle Police and King County Sheriff’s deputies do routine patrols, but it’s still not enough.