Seattle Business Owners Call on Mayor to Protect Them From Violence

Alex Nester
September 15, 2020 3:00 PM

Hundreds of Seattle business owners are calling on Mayor Jenny Durkan (D.) and Seattle City Council to pledge to protect businesses and the local community, citing problems with vandalism and theft that some say the city has ignored.

Black Leaders In Seattle Condemn Protesters and Praise Police Chief

Alex Nester
August 21, 2020 3:00 PM

Black activists and faith leaders in Seattle criticized Black Lives Matter protesters for violence in their city and voiced their support for police chief Carmen Best.

Seattle Police Chief Steps Down After City Council Slashes Police Budget

Alex Nester
August 11, 2020 1:40 PM

Seattle police chief Carmen Best announced her resignation Monday night after the Seattle City Council passed a set of budget amendments that would lay off up to 100 officers and cut millions in funding for the city’s police department—a move that Best said was “reckless.”

Seattle City Council Votes to Lay Off 100 Police Officers

Alex Nester
August 6, 2020 5:00 PM

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of police budget proposals that would lay off 100 police officers, despite objections from the city's mayor and police chief.

Seattle Creates Anti-Bias Training for Whites Only

Alex Nester
July 31, 2020 2:11 PM

Seattle’s Office for Civil Rights created a whites-only racial-bias training program for city employees earlier this summer, according to recently released documents.

Seattle to Hire ‘Social Justice’ Advocates for Administrative Roles

Library, utilities administrators with six-figure salaries will work to advance "racial and social justice"

Alana Goodman
July 15, 2020 5:00 AM

The city of Seattle is hiring "social justice" advocates to staff its administrative offices—and unlike private sector jobs, these positions aren’t subject to the city’s new tax on six-figure salaries.

Seattle Police Clear ‘Lawless and Brutal’ Protest Zone After Violence

Reuters
July 1, 2020 9:25 AM

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle authorities moved on Wednesday to dismantle a protest zone that the city’s police chief derided as “lawless and brutal” and which had prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for action against demonstrators.

Seattle Mayor Says City Will Disband Police-Free Autonomous Zone

Alex Nester
June 23, 2020 1:10 PM

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan said she is disbanding the city's autonomous zone after three people were shot—one fatally—in two separate shootings that occurred within a 48-hour period in the police-free area.