MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: December 12, 2020 2048 Black in Edmonds panelist Dedi Davis, upper right, speaks during Saturday’s conversation on the Edmonds police chief selection process. Others included Alicia Crank, upper left; Misha Carter, lower left, and Richard Taylor Jr., lower right. The topic of the latest Black in Edmonds panel discussion? The Edmonds City Council’s 4-3 decision Dec. 8 to confirm Mayor Mike Nelson’s appointment of Sherman Pruitt as the city’s next police chief. Two of the four Black in Edmonds panelists appearing Saturday via Facebook Live — Alicia Crank and Richard Taylor Jr. — sat on the community panel that Mayor Nelson appointed to interview both police chief candidates. Both stressed that — contrary to the belief of some — the panel did not make a recommendation for a preferred candidate between Pruitt, now Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Police Chief, and Edmonds’ Acting Police Chief Jim Lawless.