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Colleen Echohawk, a Native American woman and key advocate in Seattleâs homelessness crisis, is running for mayor of the Pacific north-west city and laying the groundwork for it to potentially elect its first indigenous mayor.
Echohawk, an enrolled member of the Kithehaki Band of the Pawnee Nation and a member of the Upper Athabascan people of Mentasta Lake, is a progressive Democrat, but one, she said, âwith strong roots in pragmatismâ.
Her success in the race would be truly distinctive. It would mean the city that over 150 years ago approved an ordinance expelling the Native community, would be run by an Indigenous woman.
Poulsbo project should honor history Bainbridge Island-North Kitsap Interfaith Council, Kitsap Sun
We thank those at the city of Poulsbo for your leadership through these challenging times. We offer this letter with gratitude for your service and encouragement for more inclusive governmental processes. The following statement is read at the beginning of some civic and religious gatherings in Kitsap County. It was adopted by the Suquamish Tribe and shared with the public so that we can honor the first people who live and have lived for thousands of year in this beautiful area:
“‘Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. Every hillside, every valley, every plain and grove, has been hallowed by some sad or happy event in days long vanished. Chief Seattle, 1854
Suquamish tribal members harvest clams in Liberty Bay on the Kitsap Peninsula in 2018. Credit: Tiffany Royal/Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
King County blames power outages for big sewage spills. Tribe blames the county. Jan 15, 2021
While King County officials blame power outages from a wind storm for millions of gallons of sewage entering Lake Washington and Puget Sound early Wednesday morning, critics say the county needs to be held accountable for the pollution.
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, power outages and intense rainfall combined to knock out the West Point sewage treatment plant â King Countyâs largest â in Seattleâs Discovery Park. The weather also knocked out pumping stations in Medina, Seattle, and Shoreline.
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A proposal to impose sweeping restrictions on police tactics and techniques in Washington is highlighting stark differences of opinion between police and reform groups.
That divide was on display Tuesday in the House Public Safety committee during a lengthy, virtual public hearing on an omnibus bill sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Jesse Johnson. His measure, which is co-sponsored by several other Democrats, would ban:
Chokeholds and neckholds
The use of tear gas
The acquisition and use of military-grade equipment
Methods to obscure identifiable information on police badges
No-knock warrants
Shooting at a moving vehicle
In making the case for his legislation, Johnson, who s the vice chair of the Public Safety committee, said most officers do their jobs with honor and with respect to the profession.
Community members gathered in June for a celebration of life for Manuel Ellis, who was killed by Tacoma police in March. In this photo, one of the attendees hangs a flyer with Ellisâ image that says âHappy Fatherâs Day Manny.â Credit: Parker Miles Blohm / KNKX
Police and reformers face off over proposal to ban chokeholds, tear gas and military equipment By
A proposal to impose sweeping restrictions on police tactics and techniques in Washington is highlighting stark differences of opinion between police and reform groups.
That divide was on display Tuesday in the House Public Safety committee during a lengthy, virtual public hearing on an omnibus bill sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Jesse Johnson. His measure, which is co-sponsored by several other Democrats, would ban: