Seattle police officers deploy chemical agents, pepper spray and flash-bang grenades on protesters at the intersection of 11th Avenue and East Pine Street on the 10th day of protests in Seattle following the murder of George Floyd, shortly after midnight in the early morning hours of Monday, June 8, 2020, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Blastballs and projectiles: A fierce debate over Seattle Police use of force Jan 27, 2021
Community organizer Nikkita Oliver opposed Seattle Policeâs proposal for the use of specific crowd control weapons.
âI find it challenging to have a polite discussion about what is acceptable harm from the Seattle Police Department,â Oliver said.
Colleen Echohawk joins race for Seattle mayor
The executive director of the Chief Seattle Club is a well known name in City Hall and the world of homelessness and philanthropy.
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In this Dec. 17, 2018, photo, Colleen Echohawk, right, executive director of Chief Seattle Club, is applauded by Mayor Jenny Durkan as Echohawk speaks during a news conference announcing that Seattle will invest more than $75 million on affordable-housing units in the following year. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Colleen Echohawk, the executive director of the Chief Seattle Club, announced her candidacy for mayor Monday, making her perhaps the highest profile name to enter the race to replace Mayor Jenny Durkan.
January 25, 2021 at 11:17 am
If Antifa existed, this would be a photo of them committing peaceful acts of terrorism. (Photo: KIRO 7)
The Seattle City Council and area activists are pretending the Antifa riot on inauguration night didn’t happen. In other words, they’re responding the way they normally do to Antifa violence: with total silence.
Their dubious observations of the Antifa riot is a mix of delusion, scary justification, and strategic downplaying.
If left unchecked, it ensures the violence will continue in Seattle, even after the long-overdue promise to suddenly (now that Donald Trump is out of office) prosecute Antifa vandals.
7 names to watch in Seattle s wide-open 2021 mayoral race
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SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 11: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan speaks at a press conference after Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best announced her resignation at Seattle City Hall on August 11, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.Karen Ducey/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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With Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan s surprise announcement she would not be seeking a second term in 2021 and would instead focus on the city s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the playing field has been left wide open for opportunistic urbanists and veteran officials alike to launch their bids.