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Police and Public Safety

Council Passes 20 Is Plenty Law, 2+U Alley Vacation, And New Madison Valley Park

Monday was a somewhat unusual meeting for the Seattle City Council. Leading off the proceedings was Mayor Ed Murray who delivered his remarks on the...

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...

About That $210 Million Youth Jail…

Block The Bunker activists celebrated after Mayor Ed Murray backed down and put the $149 million North Precinct police building on hold. But they...

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...

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...

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...
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How Do Private Security Patrols In Seattle Neighborhoods Affect Livability?

In December 2015, a team of private security guards from Central Protection began making six-hour patrols around the Magnolia residential area. In February 2016,...

North Precinct Goes Before The City Council

On Wednesday, the Seattle City Council's Gender Equity, Safe Communities, and New Americans Committee heard from Seattle Police Department (SPD) and staff from other...