Jill Jackson

Thanks ⁦@SeattleOpera⁩ for the wonderful show today. The kids loved Monkey & Francine!

@SeattleCityClub has been chosen to host the highly anticipated public forum for the @SeattleCouncil vacancy. This event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at City Hall, and broadcast/livestreamed on @SeattleChannel. 🧵

New survey: Safety is the top factor for businesses when making decisions about work site location and is seen as more important than the cost of doing business or the cost of rent. Read more: bit.ly/3QFrsUo

I just bought my tickets for August 24th. Excited for the chance to “re-engage” with the @SeattleCityClub community and hear from @RickSteves. Join us!

Thanks to @editorpublisher for giving this recovering journalist the opportunity to share what I’ve learned since leaving the news business and offer a bit of advice. editorandpublisher.com/stories/advice…

@markknoller @StevenTDennis Love this magic wand question though

@StevenTDennis Ban magic wand questions.

My youngest son asked a bunch of senators what law they would make if they had a magic wand. What law would you make?

@sydbrownstone @jontalton @seattletimes @STWatchdog I just finished your story and couldn’t put it down. Amazing work.

1/ Today I published a story I’ve been wanting to do ever since I landed on the @seattletimes investigative team (@STWatchdog). It’s a bit of an odd one with an interesting backstory, so I ask you to bear with me and read through this *thread*.

⁦@MayorofSeattle⁩ and his #OneSeattle vision on full display today announcing the City’s Downtown Activation Plan. downtownisyou.com

Exciting news for Seattle!

NPR quits Twitter after it questions the network’s editorial independence - my story: npr.org/2023/04/12/116…

@NPRmelissablock @NPR @npratc Your reporting IN THE MIDDLE of the earthquake in China is something I will always remember. And your 9/11 coverage was so moving. Good luck on your next adventure!

📻Some personal/professional news:📻 After 38+ years @NPR, I've decided to take a voluntary buyout. I'll be staying on as a correspondent until the end of June, and you'll hear me guest-hosting @npratc later this month... 1/2

@BraddahGomes That’s exactly why I got it out! To clean all that off. Hope you are well!

@jacksonjk Hope the kayak wasn’t full of Seattle’s unofficial plant, Moss!!!

Spring cleaning in Seattle is really about making sure your kayak is ready.

Panel discussion on transportation accessibility with regional transportation executives Greg Spotts, Director of @seattledot Ric Ilgenfritz, CEO of @MyCommTrans Michelle Allison, General Manager at @KingCountyMetro Julie Timm, CEO of @SoundTransit

Happy International Women’s Day from Seattle’s Monument team. ⁦@BellaMerritt30⁩ ⁦@ktrut⁩

So great to see my former colleague ⁦@AngelaKingKUOW⁩ at ⁦@SeattleCityClub⁩’s legislative preview. She led a thoughtful and informative discussion about the upcoming session.

For those of you already messing up on new year resolutions, just use Bill Hader on “Barry” as inspiration. Every time he kills yet another person after vowing to quit his job as a hit man, he shuts his eyes & whispers — “starting now!” Never too late to start over again! ✨

@StewartVerdery I don’t see Seattle there!

In no particular order, DC (Capitol), NYC (most diverse and important), LA (most famous to foreigners), Miami (noses out Vegas for most unique) and one of Minneapolis, Denver, St. Louis or Atlanta (most generic but great and huge American city). Sorry Chicago, Boston, Phily, etc.

@KromanDavid There might be a million new resources now, but Happiest Baby on the Block was everything when I had both my babies.

18 million websites on parenting and none of them as helpful and comforting as some thread from 9 years ago

Having a newborn has turned me into a Reddit guy

@RachelAPOly @axios Congratulations!

After 25 years at AP (nearly 18 covering #waleg in Olympia!), I’m off to try something new. Starting Nov. 28, I’ll be a West Coast-based editor for Axios Local. I’ll miss my AP colleagues and the statehouse crew, but excited to work with the great group of journalists at @axios