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...
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...
Seeking a Defund Mechanism as Mayor and Police Chief Fortify in Opposition
Mayor Jenny Durkan held another press conference on Tuesday to criticize Seattle City Council and their efforts to defund police by 50% and reallocate...
Midweek Video: Why America’s Police Look Like Soldiers
https://youtu.be/KOAOVbyfjA0
How did America’s civilian police forces go from just uniforms and basic equipment to militarized forces mirroring the national military? Vox takes a look...
Durkan Declares Seattle Fed-Free, but Her Own Violent ‘Troops’ Dig In
Mayor Jenny Durkan did a victory lap on national media yesterday declaring Seattle free of federal agents, but local residents noted that the Seattle...
The Defund SPD Community Teach-In and the Layered Resistance to Change
Decriminalize Seattle and King County Equity Now are making a big ask. Their plan to reduce the Seattle Police Department budget is bound to...
Seattle Will Defund Police, But By How Much?
Mayor Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best remain at odds with the City Council over reducing the police budget.
The Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP)...
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.