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Public Health

Via to Transit On-Demand Shuttle Service Is Back

Social distancing and hygiene best practices will be incorporated into operations, but driver welfare remains a concern. Starting June 22th, Via to Transit, King County...

Sunday Video: The 1850s Map That Changed How We Fight Outbreaks

https://youtu.be/VJ86D_DtyWg The story of Dr. John Snow and the London Cholera 1854 Outbreak transformed epidemiology and our use of maps to track deadly outbreaks of...

Pandemic Recovery Guidance Should Emphasize Al Fresco Business Operations

The past few months have been very trying times as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country. By mid-March, Washington Governor Jay Inslee ordered non-essential...
This encampment under I-5 in the International District has since been cleared by the City. (Photo by author)

Seattle Must Reform Homeless Encampment Rules to Protect Rights and Public Health

Removals of homeless encampments, often called “sweeps,” cause both economic harm and severe emotional trauma for people who are living unsheltered. Sadly, while encampment...

Governor Inslee Extends Rent Freeze and Eviction Moratorium, Queues Up Payroll Tax Debate

On Tuesday, Governor Jay Inslee did something that normally would have made big news if not for police riots and Mayoral abdication of responsibility...
Tear gas rises near the East Precinct building on E. Pine St. on Monday, May 1, as police disperse a crowd of protestors. (Photo by Ethan Campbell)

Capitol Hill Deserves Answers and Accountability from Seattle Police

For days now, the constant presence of police, armored SWAT vans, “unarmed” but baton-wielding National Guard members, and circling surveillance aircraft have felt like...

To Address Health Inequities, Black Folks Need the Right to Move without Harm

On a crisp afternoon last fall, Douglas Pullen, a 69-year-old Black man, was nearly hit by a white driver during his daily walk through...
A large contingent of police barricaded 4th Avenue with their bicycles, blocking a route out of Westlake Park. (Photo by Robert Cruikshank)

On Fifth Day of Protest, Mayor Durkan Pledges Changes but Won’t Surrender Her Tear...

"I'm not going to stand up and make a promise," Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said to a crowd of people protesting police violence demanding...