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Why refusing to forget is a powerful political force
The grassroots reckoning with past wrongs in Seattle and across the nation could be the precursor to real change.
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Mayor proposes $20M cut to Seattle Police budget amid COVID shortfall
The 5% decrease is a step toward closing the city's $378 million budget gap, but it's also less than the 50% cut protesters are demanding.
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We must reform our police. Here’s how
We need more intentional policing, better discipline, a state investigatory agency and training that acknowledges the nuance of these times.
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Confusion, anger in Seattle Police Dept. after East Precinct exit
SPD Chief Carmen Best says she didn’t order cops to abandon the station. It's unclear if there was even an order at all.
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Juneteenth: On police violence and unexplained loss
Seattleites reflect on freedom, resistance and joy to honor the day liberation from slavery finally arrived, over two years after Emancipation.