by Nathalie Graham • May 24, 2021 at 5:55 pm
I guess we ve solved the East Precinct mystery that wasn t that much of a mystery. DAVID RYDER/GETTY
Twenty-year-old Alaskan sentenced for East Precinct fire: A federal judge sentenced Desmond David-Pitts, 20, to 20 months in prison for conspiracy to commit arson. David-Pitts set a fire outside the Seattle Police Department s East Precinct last August. Authorities identified David-Pitts by the pink camouflage pants he wore that night. Sponsored See Cherdonna alongside her creator in this hour-long feature dance film presentation.
Carmen Best spills: Former SPD Chief Carmen Best kinda revealed who made the decision to abandon the East Precinct last summer, the decision that precipitated the formation of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, and then the Capitol Hill Organized Protest. Best told the podcast Reducing Crime that her command staff chose to leave the prec
We have permanent Snowpocalypse brain. After that blessedly brief housebound week in February 2019, the sight of a single snowflake in Seattle triggers a now-familiar dash to the grocery store (to buy up all the kale, for some reason). But, it turns out, weâre pretty good at laughing at ourselvesâor at least each other. This light-hearted roast of Seattleâs annual snow-verreaction made our list of top stories after a puny dusting in January.
Seattle real estate junkies went berserk this year: They could no longer rely on the trusty calendar, had to deal with the Schroedingerâs Cat of suburban flight, and never quite got a break from skyrocketing home prices (though renters did). Our most-read real estate story addressed the fate of downtown Seattle condo buildingsâand downtown Seattle, for that matterâwhen Every Door Real Estateâs Lindsey Gudger says âweâre seeing a lot more interest in, âI just want room.ââ
In a follow-up post, another Antifa activist posted the addresses associated with the business owners. If we do stop this sweep, that’s a victory, and we can carry that energy to the next action, Baker tweeted on Dec. 17.
In addition to tweeting about protests, Baker also posted about working with children. I work full time as a childcare worker and I m a substitute teacher, idk what makes you think I d be unemployed, he wrote in response to another Twitter user.
In a subsequent post, Baker said: I m a history teacher, I m from the Olympic Peninsula before moving to Seattle for school and work.
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