Council Poised To Approve $149 Million North Precinct Design
The controversial, expensive, and seemingly rushed-through North Seattle police precinct is now headed for a vote of the full City Council on Monday, which...
Chief Best Resigns After Seattle Council Trims 100 Police Officer Positions
Chief Carmen Best announced yesterday she would be resigning effective September 2nd in a message to Seattle Police Department (SPD) employees after conservative radio...
Parking Enforcement Does Not Belong in SPD
While much of the media may have convinced itself that Seattle City Council radically defunded the police, it didn't. What Council did do was...
Op-Ed: Seattle City Attorney Is Dropping the Ball on Drunk Driving Prosecution
Since Ann Davison took over as Seattle City Attorney, the office has been much slower in prosecuting drunk drivers. While her office blames the state toxicology lab, it appears her office is not making DUI cases a priority.
Seattle’s Embattled Police Accountability Director Resigns, Raising Reform Questions
Office of Police Accountability Director Gino Betts resigned amid police union criticism and complaints of harassment and creating a toxic work environment. The turmoil has raised questions about the effectiveness of the city's accountability system and the police reform it was supposed to advance.
Sound Transit Deploys Light Rail Safety Barriers
At light rail stations across the Central Link network, Sound Transit has installed safety barriers to meet a mandate by the Federal Transit Administration...
Bruce Harrell Stakes Claim to Center Lane in Seattle Mayor Bid
Former City Councilmember Bruce Harrell announced his bid for Mayor of Seattle today. While light on policy specifics, the themes Harrell stressed included decreasing...
Council Postpones Showdown Over North Precinct’s Cost And Tone-Deafness
Last week it seemed like the Seattle City Council might approve the Seattle Police Department's North Precinct design and fund the $149 million project...