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But the final straw for many businesses to move their employees from the area or close their doors was the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Michael Delbianco on March 2 in the 1500 block of Third Avenue, which is near where Amazon’s office building is located.

Piroshky Piroshky bakery owner Olga Sagan, 38, made the tough decision to close her shop after the shooting. But said she constantly found the entrance blocked with drug users who refused to move – and she says the Seattle Police Department did nothing to help. . .

The McDonald’s on Third Avenue also closed for the safety of their employees.

Unbelievable....

1 posted on 03/15/2022 5:17:13 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

That could explain Democrat cities cleaning out their homeless camps. Killing the tax base could be the motivtor.


2 posted on 03/15/2022 5:20:29 AM PDT by Betty Jane
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Maybe they should pass a law that requires businesses to remain and stay open. sarc\


3 posted on 03/15/2022 5:21:30 AM PDT by Tupelo (“Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*ck things up” (Barack Obama))
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Nothing but racist and unamerican business owners. /s

How dare they!


4 posted on 03/15/2022 5:24:51 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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That McDonald’s on 3rd was always a rough spot going back to the early 2000’s. It was only open to 4pm and closed because staying open into the evening invited all of the wrong crowd. They even had a private security guard at the door during the day.


5 posted on 03/15/2022 5:28:25 AM PDT by BBQToadRibs2
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Between 2004 and 2010 I spent a lot of time in Seattle on consulting gigs, totaling up to over 2 years of time. It was a nice city back then.


6 posted on 03/15/2022 5:29:56 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (Welcome to leftist Planet Lab Cage where are YOU are the rat)
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What does anyone think will prevent Seattle from looking like any one of dozens of other cities in the United States?

Starting decades ago, cities continue to fail at supporting people and businesses. The port cities just held on longer than others.

Economies are built on taking something from the ground (drilling, mining, lumber, agriculture, livestock), taking something from the sea (drilling, fishing), making it into something (manufacturing, fabrication, assembly), or shipping it somewhere else.

There are exceptions such as tourism, research, education, and receiving things shipped from somewhere else and distributing them.

What does Seattle have to offer?

8 posted on 03/15/2022 5:33:53 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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In 2020 the democrats in Seattle allowed criminals to take over a portion of the city, which they named “CHOP.” The democrats gave the group moral and material support. “CHOP” called for defunding the police.

No one should be surprised at what happened.


9 posted on 03/15/2022 5:34:53 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Government is to be feared much more than the chicom virus.)
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Very believable and inevitable. It’s only going to get worse. Snake Plisken retired!


13 posted on 03/15/2022 6:14:42 AM PDT by gr8eman (When you're bought and paid for by commies...you're a commie!)
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Bttt


14 posted on 03/15/2022 6:20:03 AM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there..)
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What happened to the good old “no loitering” ordinances in urban areas when I was growing up? It was their way of sweeping bums off the streets and send them packing. Destroy their cardboard boxes and force them into shelters. Yup, men’s shelters can be dangerous but better they are dangerous to each other than innocent citizens.


15 posted on 03/15/2022 7:40:43 AM PDT by chuckee ( )
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Sounds like a leftist utopia to me. I guess Amazon isn’t woke enough after all.


17 posted on 03/15/2022 11:04:46 AM PDT by KosmicKitty (i am not responsible for gremlins attacking this tagline)
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