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Equity, race, policing and social justice: The nationwide debate has come to Edmonds. The city’s search for a new police chief, the Equity and Social Justice Task Force report and an upcoming police department audit have quickly sharpened that debate locally.
Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self
State Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, who represents the 21st District that includes Edmonds, put it this way: “This is probably the safest place I have ever lived.” But, she said, “systemic racism is built into our systems; the system was not made to work for everyone and those outside it struggle to fit in and struggle to succeed.”