Seattle Commons — The Case For

Why this is a win for Rob Saka (D1 — West Seattle, South Park, SODO, Pioneer Square)

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The Win

Your district doesn't have a direct geographic stake in the Arch, but Pioneer Square — the southern edge of D1 — is the other end of the downtown civic corridor that the Commons would anchor. Your background matters here: you grew up in public and low-income housing. Civic space that doesn't require a convention badge, a membership, or a ticket is the kind of public infrastructure you know the value of firsthand.

The fiscal conservatism angle is also available: the Commons acquisition is structured to prevent a worse fiscal outcome. A PFD reserve crisis doesn't just affect convention attendees — it potentially triggers lodging tax increases that hit every hotel worker and visitor in the city, including the ones in your district.

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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of Rob Saka (D1 — West Seattle, South Park, SODO, Pioneer Square). There's a civic proposal to convert the WSCC Arch building at 7th & Pike into a year-round public commons operated by Seattle Center. The case being made to Rob Saka (D1 — West Seattle, South Park, SODO, Pioneer Square): Your district doesn't have a direct geographic stake in the Arch, but Pioneer Square — the southern edge of D1 — is the other end of the downtown civic corridor that the Commons would anchor. Your background matters here: you grew up in public and low-income housing. Civic space that doesn't require a convention badge, a membership, or a ticket is the kind of public infrastructure you know the value of firsthand. The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com What are the strongest arguments for and against, from Rob Saka (D1 — West Seattle, South Park, SODO, Pioneer Square)'s perspective?
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