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Seattle was officially incorporated in 1889, but had been a town since 1851, when a group of pioneers from [[Illinois]] settled West Seattle, a peninsula within the current city limits to the west. From about 1960 until about 2000, the population remained relatively static, just under 600,000.  However, the population increased into the suburbs north toward [[Everett]], south toward [[Seatac]] and [[Tacoma]] and east (across [[Lake Washington]]) to [[Mercer Island]], [[Kirkland]], [[Redmond]], [[Bellevue]] and [[Issaquah]]. As fuel prices have increased and zoning has allowed more growth, Seattle has grown about 40,000 in the last 6 years.

Seattle was officially incorporated in 1889, but had been a town since 1851, when a group of pioneers from [[Illinois]] settled West Seattle, a peninsula within the current city limits to the west. From about 1960 until about 2000, the population remained relatively static, just under 600,000.  However, the population increased into the suburbs north toward [[Everett]], south toward [[Seatac]] and [[Tacoma]] and east (across [[Lake Washington]]) to [[Mercer Island]], [[Kirkland]], [[Redmond]], [[Bellevue]] and [[Issaquah]]. As fuel prices have increased and zoning has allowed more growth, Seattle has grown about 40,000 in the last 6 years.

Long influenced by [[liberal]] policies, Seattle has been in a state of decline,<ref>Jasper, William F. (April 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31992-seattle-is-dying-radical-progressivism-is-the-reason Seattle Is Dying: Radical “Progressivism” Is the Reason]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 11, 2019.</ref> particularly in recent years under current [[Democrat]] mayor Jenny Durkan, an open lesbian who has drawn criticism for her racism and sexism for her attacks on white men (along with throwing around accusations of "white privilege"), claiming them responsible for the rioting and destruction being caused in the [[2020 Antifa riots]] (while ignoring that she herself is white and that those she blames for the chaos are actually leftists like herself).<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2020/06/lesbian-mayor-blames-white-men-violence-destruction-riots/ Lesbian mayor blames 'white men' for 'violence and destruction' at riots] at WorldNetDaily</ref>  On July 10, 2020, it was announced that a King County Superior Court judge had approved a petition to recall Durkan due to her poor handling of the Antifa rioting in Seattle.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/12/judge-approves-petition-recall-democrat-seattle-mayor-jenny-durkan/ Judge Approves Petition to Recall Democrat Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan] at Breitbart News Network</ref>

Long influenced by [[liberal]] policies, Seattle has been in a state of decline,<ref>Jasper, William F. (April 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31992-seattle-is-dying-radical-progressivism-is-the-reason Seattle Is Dying: Radical “Progressivism” Is the Reason]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 11, 2019.</ref> particularly in recent years under current [[Democrat]] mayor [[Jenny Durkan]], an open lesbian who has drawn criticism for her racism and sexism for her attacks on white men (along with throwing around accusations of "white privilege"), claiming them responsible for the rioting and destruction being caused in the [[2020 Antifa riots]] (while ignoring that she herself is white and that those she blames for the chaos are actually leftists like herself).<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2020/06/lesbian-mayor-blames-white-men-violence-destruction-riots/ Lesbian mayor blames 'white men' for 'violence and destruction' at riots] at WorldNetDaily</ref>  On July 10, 2020, it was announced that a King County Superior Court judge had approved a petition to recall Durkan due to her poor handling of the Antifa rioting in Seattle.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/12/judge-approves-petition-recall-democrat-seattle-mayor-jenny-durkan/ Judge Approves Petition to Recall Democrat Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan] at Breitbart News Network</ref>

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