News
Anger, frustration roil Seattle City Council budget talks following news of sex worker arrests
Council members expressed support for funding alternatives to arrest.
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politics
As Seattle debates what to do about ‘prolific offenders,’ some say we already have the answer
The mayor has her own proposals, but some advocates and city council members wonder why the city doesn’t simply expand its current diversion and outreach programs.
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With alternatives stretched and neighbors angry, Seattle police return to arresting sex workers
Since 2012, Seattle has followed the "Nordic model" of arresting sex buyers over workers. Starting last summer, that's on hold.
Environment
Should King County renew its lease with one of the region’s largest emitters of pollution?
Ardagh Group’s glass recycling plant is located near two Seattle neighborhoods where residents live sicker and die younger than in other areas in the city.
Culture
Staff and supporters are fighting to save Intiman Theatre and its equity-centered mission. Is it too late?
The celebrated theater just emerged from yearslong debt. Now it's on the verge of shutting down.