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Civics and Culture

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Washington Cities Question Use of License Plate Readers Citing Federal Overreach

A recent University of Washington report on data security issues with automatic license plate readers has been creating waves among law enforcement agencies using the technology, including Lynnwood, Redmond, and Stanwood. Other cities remain committed, despite the risks.

Sunday Video: Don’t Blame Scooters. Blame The Streets.

https://youtu.be/c2YInNlzMDQ In this video, Vox looks at e-scooters and the challenges of streets that they must share. 

Remedying Our Cities Amidst a Crisis

The city as we know it is collapsing. The virus is forcing us to reckon with the depletion of the buildings that comprise the...

Local And State Leaders Resolutely Reject Trumpian Tyranny On Immigration

Donald Trump has increasingly exhibited tyrannical and despotic tendencies during his less-than-one-week control of the federal government. His opening salvo was presented in his...

Womxn’s March On Seattle Helped Transit Reach New Heights In Ridership

Saturday's Womxn's March on Seattle--with attendance estimated as high as 200,000--helped transit reach new heights in ridership. While it wasn't a regional record-setter like...

Don’t Be Scared Of My Friends, Part I

Perhaps you know of the famous (but not famous enough) loophole in the Thirteenth Amendment. It states that no person in the U.S. can be...

Sunday Video: Vancouver Dad On Raising Five Free-Range Kids In City Apartment

https://youtu.be/skaoQy04EjU This short documentary takes a look at the lives of a father and his five kids living in a smallish central Vancouver tower condominium...

Midweek Video: Seesaws In The Middle Of NYC’s Broadway

https://vimeo.com/384352456 Streetfilms shows Manhattan’s Broadway continues to evolve as a people place. It now features people riding seesaws in the middle of the street instead...