# Jonathan Choe posted on August 5, 2026 that Seattle voters passed a $480 million library levy and criticized the library system's distribution of naloxone and fentanyl test strips.

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Canonical: https://kleory.com/news/cases/xnews-4e8b65a3db78/

## Receipts
- 2026-08-06T21:05:26.776Z: Reporter Exposes Drug Issues in Seattle's Costly Central Library
- 2026-08-06T21:05:26.776Z: screenshot_timestamp
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: subject_identity
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: Jonathan Choe authored the retained post connecting the approved library levy with naloxone and fentanyl-test-strip distribution.
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: Choe published the source post on X; the X News headline was not found verbatim and adds a Central Library framing absent from the post text.
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: Jonathan Choe posted on August 5, 2026 that Seattle voters passed a $480 million library levy and criticized the library system's distribution of naloxone and fentanyl test strips.
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: Directly fetched X post retains Choe's levy amount, tax-rate description, and criticism of library naloxone and fentanyl-test-strip distribution.
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: Seattle Public Library states that free naloxone and fentanyl test strips are available at all library locations while supplies last.
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: The library says the seven-year levy funds hours, collections, building maintenance, digital infrastructure, programs, Central Library improvements, and seismic retrofits; it does not directly answer Choe's post.
- 2026-08-06T21:25:30.000Z: The library reported 72% yes while votes were still being counted; certification and any direct institutional response to the editorial framing remain pending.