1 00:00:01,034 --> 00:00:08,141 ♪♪ 2 00:00:10,710 --> 00:00:12,379 I'm Shaun Scott, and I'm running for 3 00:00:12,479 --> 00:00:15,148 Seattle City Council, District 4. 4 00:00:15,248 --> 00:00:17,417 The question before us in this election cycle 5 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:19,853 is whether we want to be a city of compassion 6 00:00:19,953 --> 00:00:22,288 or a city of cruelty. 7 00:00:22,389 --> 00:00:24,524 A compassionate city is one that builds enough 8 00:00:24,624 --> 00:00:26,593 deeply affordable social housing 9 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:27,927 for those already here 10 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:29,496 and for those on the way. 11 00:00:29,596 --> 00:00:31,798 A compassionate city is one with a fair tax code, 12 00:00:31,898 --> 00:00:33,666 where working people, renters, 13 00:00:33,767 --> 00:00:35,135 and homeowners don't shoulder 14 00:00:35,235 --> 00:00:37,637 a disproportionate share of our tax burden 15 00:00:37,737 --> 00:00:40,240 with regressive sales and property taxes. 16 00:00:40,340 --> 00:00:42,475 A compassionate city is one where every Seattleite 17 00:00:42,575 --> 00:00:45,278 can enjoy public parks, free public transit, 18 00:00:45,378 --> 00:00:48,381 and mental health and supportive housing services. 19 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:49,582 As a former journalist 20 00:00:49,682 --> 00:00:51,017 and editor of Real Change News 21 00:00:51,117 --> 00:00:52,218 and a field organizer 22 00:00:52,318 --> 00:00:53,753 for Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's 23 00:00:53,853 --> 00:00:55,555 2018 reelection campaign, 24 00:00:55,655 --> 00:00:57,457 I've worked almost my entire life 25 00:00:57,557 --> 00:00:59,259 towards studying and organizing 26 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:01,127 for policies that make Seattle 27 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:03,296 a more compassionate city. 28 00:01:03,396 --> 00:01:05,732 I've been endorsed in this race by Cary Moon, 29 00:01:05,832 --> 00:01:07,534 the Washington State High School Democrats, 30 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:09,469 Jessyn Farrell, Seattle Subway, 31 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:11,004 the Transit Riders Union, 32 00:01:11,104 --> 00:01:13,006 Our Revolution, and The Stranger 33 00:01:13,106 --> 00:01:14,941 because of my commitment to creating 34 00:01:15,041 --> 00:01:17,043 a more compassionate city. 35 00:01:17,143 --> 00:01:18,578 Some forces in this city 36 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:20,447 would turn us into a cruel city, 37 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:22,715 a city that wastes $10 million a year 38 00:01:22,816 --> 00:01:24,951 on ineffective sweeps of the homeless, 39 00:01:25,051 --> 00:01:27,353 that displaces vulnerable homeowners 40 00:01:27,454 --> 00:01:29,989 and only builds housing for the richest among us, 41 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:31,758 a city with no treatment centers 42 00:01:31,858 --> 00:01:34,094 and no investment in social services 43 00:01:34,194 --> 00:01:35,562 like childcare. 44 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,630 I think that we can do better. 45 00:01:37,730 --> 00:01:40,433 I think that we can have a compassionate city. 46 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:41,901 As a Seattle City Council member 47 00:01:42,001 --> 00:01:43,670 representing District 4, 48 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:45,105 I'll work to build a unified, 49 00:01:45,205 --> 00:01:47,273 progressive coalition with organized labor, 50 00:01:47,373 --> 00:01:49,843 environmentalists, and everyday Seattleites 51 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:52,045 to build a compassionate city. 52 00:01:52,145 --> 00:01:53,680 And in the November general election, 53 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:55,882 I'm asking for your vote to help build that city. 54 00:01:55,982 --> 00:01:57,484 Thank you.