Op-Ed: Seattle Police Mishandled Protests Again, We Must Learn from Mistakes
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell called for an internal report after police took heat for disrupting a pro-LGBTQ counterprotest and shielding anti-trans protesters. Given a long-running pattern of police failures, the process must be public and rigorous to make a difference, Seattle City Attorney candidate Rory O'Sullivan argues.
Council Stands with Protesters as Police Turn Violent Again in Day 9
Police again deployed chemical weapons and flash bang grenades on nonviolent protesters Saturday night, but by midnight four Seattle City Councilmembers were standing at...
Council’s Homeless Sweeps Bill Could Lead To Showdown With Mayor
The Seattle City Council's Human Services and Public Health Committee held a special meeting yesterday (video) to consider legislation to make treatment of the...
Sunday Video: Why The US Drinking Age Is 21
https://youtu.be/9aWYJugVTs4
Why America has a universal minimum legal drinking age is due to roads, Vox explains.
Sunday Video: What “Defund The Police” Really Means
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9w841nrIBg
"Defund the Police" seems ambiguous to many, but Vox explains what the movement is trying to achieve in communities across the country.
Independent Journalists Urge City to Drop Media Subpoenas Aimed at Punishing Protesters
Today The Urbanist joined with dozens of other independent journalists in signing a letter asking the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to drop its subpoenas...
Op-Ed: Seattle Police Officers Guild is the Problem
The Seattle Police Officers Guild has continually sabotaged reform after reform. We can no longer allow SPOG leadership to remain an obstacle to accountable, constitutional policing. Seattle City Attorney candidate Nathan Rouse lays out what the office can do to help.
“Rapid Response” Safety Improvements in SoDo Don’t Prove So Rapid
Last year, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), following a series of high-profile traffic deaths in the SoDo neighborhood, announced they would be making...