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Durkan hits back at pledge to defund Seattle PD by 50%
The mayor offered ideas to restructure the department but rejected calls for deeper cuts.
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If police are defunded, Seattle firefighters could face a new reality
City council members and community groups are pushing for a third way to help people in crisis, which may involve some firefighters.
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How COVID-19 hurt Seattle's plan to strengthen its tree laws
The city council passed legislation in 2008 that was supposed to be temporary, but stronger measures still haven’t taken root.
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The Seattle we knew is gone. What comes next?
The pandemic wrecked the economy. The protests shook the city's soul. Now Mayor Durkan is staring down a dire future.
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A truly queer America won't be achieved by the Supreme Court
It's time to think beyond equal protections at work and demand something better than assimilation.