When combined with the stresses of COVID-19, people and their families are now waiting days or even weeks to get mental and behavioral help in numbers that government officials and advocates say...
But the committee’s plan leaked early, and the backlash was so intense that then-Mayor Ed Murray killed it in an effort to save what he viewed as more crucial recommendations.Since that plan’s...
After months of sometimes brutal campaigning between the two former colleagues, the end result of Tuesday’s election was resounding. As of Thursday, voters are favoring Harrell by around 48,000 votes, or 24...
That will change today, as voters living in a new world will have the chance to choose new leadership. They will do so, polls suggest, with a shared frustration over homelessness, public...
The DOJ had raised the prospect that the trainings, which focused on internalized racism and were made public by a former candidate for Seattle City Council, Chris Rufo, violated the Civil Rights...
“I've never seen Ann Davison at any of those meetings, and I've never seen NTK in any of those meetings,” said Thomas, the former director of community justice initiatives at the...
On the phone with a Seattle Police Department dispatcher, Garcia explained that this was a person in crisis. The staff was not seeking arrest, but instead wanted help with an involuntary commitment...
Durkan is proposing enough funding to hire 125 officers for a projected net increase of 35 officers over attrition next year. Under her proposal, the department would grow to 1,230 officers, still...
