<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>TRU’s previous letter, voted on by our membership, is the majority of what we’d like to say. But now that the process is concluded and we’re just waiting on the results: It’s disappointing that Sound Transit couldn’t find a public way to engage transit riders and others around the region. As always, the Transit Riders Union wants an efficient, reliable, safe system to be built quickly for everyone to use it. We’re ready to advocate for transit riders and work with whomever the board chooses. In the future, and especially as it comes to all of the projects ST has on its plate (from CID station placement to ORCA improvements to exactly where Ballard/West Seattle Link is going to go), we hope for and will push for more transparency from ST.<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Mon, Mar 24, 2025, at 13:04, Doug Trumm wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Wes and co,<br></div><div><br></div><div>We are expecting Sound Transit to reveal the name of Candidate C(onstantine) soon when it puts Motion 2025-15 onto their <a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/calendar/board-directors-meeting-2025-03-27">meeting agenda</a> for Thursday, when they plan to approve the hire. Would TRU like to comment for The Urbanist article on the topic or stick with your letter and previous statements?<br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;">We'll do a breaking news story shortly after the reveal.<br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;">Thanks,<br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-size:12.8px;">Douglas Trumm</b><span class="size" style="font-size:12.8px;">, <i>Publisher</i></span></span></span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><div><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pronouns</span><i style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">: he, him</i><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><br></i></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;"><span style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136);"><a href="http://theurbanist.org/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);" target="_blank">The Urbanist</a> | </span><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">320.237.4771</span><br></div></div><div style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136);font-size:12.8px;"><b></b><br></div><div><img width="95" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xDCs6R9NPI36PZmfyVs2kB0wFjm93P_sXKvWwpAiV5xKV4GJ38nwYZ5gKLpoIs_VEMayhf6_Imquff"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote qt-gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM Wes Mills <<a href="mailto:wesmills@wesmills.com">wesmills@wesmills.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="qt-gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div class="qt-msg-6569153591791423739"><div><u></u><br></div><div><div>Look who we’re agreeing with, I feel weird about that lol <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/take-the-secrecy-out-of-hiring-of-sound-transit-ceo/" target="_blank">https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/take-the-secrecy-out-of-hiring-of-sound-transit-ceo/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Sat, Mar 8, 2025, at 19:17, Katie Wilson wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt-m_-6569153591791423739qt"><div>Go, Wes, go! <a href="https://komonews.com/news/local/sound-transit-delays-new-ceo-decision-amidst-transparency-ethical-complaints-seattle-link-train-express-bus-travel-commute-public-safety-economy-taxes-salary-washington-orca-sales-property-tax" target="_blank">https://komonews.com/news/local/sound-transit-delays-new-ceo-decision-amidst-transparency-ethical-complaints-seattle-link-train-express-bus-travel-commute-public-safety-economy-taxes-salary-washington-orca-sales-property-tax</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I’m gonna post this on the Wall too so sorry you’ll probably get another email.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-line:none;"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-line:none;"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-line:none;"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;"><div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span class="font" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="size" style="font-size:13px;">Katie Wilson</span></span></span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;"><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:rgb(102, 102, 102);">General Secretary</span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:rgb(102, 102, 102);">Transit Riders Union</span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a href="https://transitriders.org" target="_blank">https://transitriders.org</a></span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span><span style="color:rgb(102, 102, 102);">206-781-7204</span></span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">The Transit Riders Union is a democratic organization of working and poor </span></i><i><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">people, including students, seniors, and people with disabilities, taking control over our own lives, and building up the power we </span></i><i><span style="color:rgb(153, 153, 153);">need to change society for the good of humanity and of the planet. 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