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Black researchers say Seattle Mayor s Office has undermined their work to help reimagine public safety By
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At the height of the protests against police violence last summer, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan made a promise: $100 million for Seattle s Black residents â later committed to communities impacted by systemic racism, broadly.
That money, in part, has funded Black-led research into how the city can adopt public safety programs with significant input from the community.
But that effort has since been hedged, caught in a tangle of red tape and tension between the Mayorâs Office, City Council, and stakeholders.