When your City Council has to choose between more public safety or less, which should they choose? That was put to the test last night when the Council voted on a budget amendment that interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said would potentially cut positions for 101 police officers....
They’re still not listening
We’re just getting started
Far-left columnist Katie Wilson wrote in Crosscut this reflection on the losses of the extreme left on Election Day: Mainstream media are more than happy to provide one explanation: “Defund the police” and “abolitionism” are ideas that repel, rather than attract, a majority of the electorate, across all racial...
A Change Election
This week’s local elections sent a message that it’s time for a dramatic shift in Seattle politics. With the election of candidates like Bruce Harrell for mayor, Sara Nelson for Seattle City Council and the likely election of Ann Davison to serve as City Attorney, voters made clear that...
Chief Carmen Best: Seattle’s leaders need a plan for the homeless
Former Seattle Police Chief and Change Washington adviser Carmen Best says that despite the city of Seattle trying to address homelessness, “if you just walk around, you can see that it hasn’t necessarily worked.” Best’s message underscores the need for Seattle’s leaders to develop a real plan to address...
