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Dec 18, 2024 · On June 8, 2020, after a week of the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) dispersals of Black Lives Matter protesters in Capitol Hill, the department changed course and began to leave its East Precinct. While the last officers on bikes pedaled away, a person moved forward from a crowd of protesters into the territory formerly occupied by SPD, between 11th and 12th Avenues on East Pine Street.
Seattle City Council passes SODA and SOAP banishment laws …
Sep 27, 2024 · On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed into law two controversial ordinances, known as Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA) and Stay out of Areas of Prostitution (SOAP), intended to address concerns around public drug use and sex work.
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Dec 20, 2024 · A new report published on July 9 by the Seattle City Auditor has brought fresh attention to a handful of city blocks considered “hot spots” for controlled substance use and crimes against persons. These 10 street segments had a combination of at least 100 such reports in the 13-month period between July 2022 and July 2023. The concerns come amid a sharp rise of drug overdoses in recent ...
ENGAGE | Nov. 13-19, 2024 | Real Change
Nov 13, 2024 · Dec. 18, 2024–Jan. 7, 2025. For a special holiday issue, Real Change included ways to support local businesses during the holidays, a debrief on what’s happened in the city so far and, of course, beautiful wrapping paper designed by local artists.
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Nov 21, 2024 · The morning after the election, all I felt in my body was despair. I remember googling the results at 3 a.m. and choking up at what I saw. My mind went into spirals of fear as I had to convince myself this was real — this was happening. ...
In the face of despair | Nov. 20–26, 2024 | Real Change
Nov 21, 2024 · Dec. 18, 2024–Jan. 7, 2025. For a special holiday issue, Real Change included ways to support local businesses during the holidays, a debrief on what’s happened in the city so far and, of course, beautiful wrapping paper designed by local artists.
As usual, Trump succeeds in being the center of attention
Nov 21, 2024 · Biden apparently wants to remind us all that he’s still president. So he’s letting Ukraine fire U.S. rockets deep into Russia, at least until Jan. 20.
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Nov 27, 2024 · On Nov. 12, the King County Council voted 8 to 1 to approve a formal, non-binding request to outgoing King County Executive Dow Constantine for him to begin drafting a plan to fund at least $1 billion for the development of new affordable homes. The initiative, sponsored by King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, promotes a vision of “workforce housing” that is affordable to a mix of ...
Democratic Attorney General candidate Nick Brown talks to Real …
Oct 17, 2024 · Read Nick Brown's answers to Real Change's lightning round questions here. The retirement of Jay Inslee from the post of governor after three terms in office has set off a game of political musical chairs in Olympia.
King County’s failure, our resistance | Oct. 9–15, 2024 | Real Change
Oct 9, 2024 · Global patterns have local effects. What happened at the Kent EconoLodge camp is part of a larger pattern of neglect and displacement. These asylum seekers fled violence and persecution in their home countries, hoping to find safety and stability in the U.S.