Metro Increasing Security Officers at Transit Facilities and on Buses
King County Metro has announced plans to increase security onboard buses and at transit facilities this fall. The agency is bringing on dozens of...
Seattle Police Crack Down on Black Lives Matter Protests and Continue to Resist Reform
Cities across America are on edge right now. Many have seen clashes between police and protesters, resulting in injuries, arrests, and destruction. It was...
Streetcar and 101 ‘Ghost’ Positions at SPD Survive Budget Deliberations
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has a special privilege granted to no other department in the City. The City allocates funding to SPD for...
Harrell’s Dual-Responder Proposal Would Fail to Civilianize Crisis Response
Seattle's road to a non-police alternative to address its behavioral health crisis has been a long, convoluted one.
This month the new Community Assisted Response...
Mayor Murray Delays North Precinct Project
Yesterday morning, I attended a Seattle Design Commission meeting on the parking design of the North Precinct building. By the evening, Mayor Ed Murray...
The Cost of Vision Zero
Every life is precious, and over the course of a year, thousands of lives in Seattle are impacted by traffic violence.
In just the past...
Leslie Kern’s ‘Feminist City’ Offers Critical Corrective to Patriarchal City-Making
Leslie Kern teaches feminist geography, but she is under no illusion that straightforward solutions can magically cure the imbalance and violence baked into our...
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.