[News] "Write a Check for $11,000. She Was 26, She Had Limited Value." SPD Officer Jokes with Police Union Leader About Killing of Pedestrian by Fellow Cop - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
In a conversation with Mike Solan, the head of the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild, Seattle Police Department officer and SPOG vice president Daniel Auderer minimized the killing of 23-year-old student Jaahnavi Kandula by police officer Kevin Dave and joked that she had “limited value” as a “regular person” who was only...
“Nightmare Tenant” Story Amplified by Seattle Times Crumbles Under Scrutiny ( publicola.com )
Seattle Police Knew Officer Who Struck and Killed Pedestrian Had "Checkered History," But Hired Him Anyway - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
Police Contract Offers Big Raises, No Significant Accountability Improvements - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
The tentative contract, which runs through the end of 2023, is dated retroactively to January 6, 2021—the day of the national insurrection and attempted takeover of Congress by rioters attempting to overturn the election for Trump.
King County Regional Homelessness Authority lays off homeless advocates; abandoning 5-year commitment ( publicola.com )
As the Workers Behind the KCRHA’s Abandoned Partnership for Zero Program, We Were Betrayed. And So Were You....
"Arrest Those Individuals": Councilmember Demands Police Response to Protests Outside Locked Council Chambers - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
Seattle Officer Who Struck and Killed Pedestrian Cited for Two Collisions Before He Was Fired by Tucson Police - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
The New City Council Is Just Asking Questions - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
Harrell Considered Hiring Ceis to Embed in Homelessness Authority, Council Starts Government 101 Briefings - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
An Outreach Worker's Offer to Homeless Shelter Residents Sounded Too Good To Be True. Turns Out, It Was - PubliCola ( publicola.com )
A Foregone Conclusion: Tanya Woo appointed to Seattle city council two months after losing election ( publicola.com )
In a vote that Councilmember Tammy Morales called a “foregone conclusion,” the city council appointed Tanya Woo to fill the vacant Position 8 council seat on Tuesday. Woo—a Chinatown-International District activist who recently led a successful campaign to stop the expansion of a Salvation Army shelter in SoDo—lost to...