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Mayor kicks off summer of safety with Central District crime walk
The mayor looks for neighbors to tell the city what they need to build safe communities.
Bill Lucia
Bill Lucia is the editor-in-chief at the Washington State Standard. He has a decade of experience covering state and local policy and politics, including as a city reporter in Seattle for Crosscut.
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Murray goes for experience, vision in new SDOT director
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Supreme Court labor ruling could pose issues here
It remains unclear whether a ruling in a case brought by Illinois home care workers could affect local unions and workers providing in-home health care and child care.
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New Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole faces a big to-do list
As the new chief takes command of SPD, the challenges she will encounter are reflected in the issues that experts say she should prioritize.