Change Washington Adviser and former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best believes that the recent spike in gun violence in Seattle requires both additional resources for police to respond, but also deter crimes. “We do need to have more visibility with officers in the field so that there is a...
Chief Carmen Best: Police play a critical role in deterring gun violence
Police Staffing Crisis: Chief Carmen Best points to Seattle City Council
Change Washington adviser and former Seattle Police Department Chief Carmen Best cited lack of support from Seattle City Council as one reason more than 300 police officers have left SPD in recent years. Police officers “want to feel like they have a decent budget, like their job isn’t at...
Video: Chief Carmen Best on Seattle’s need for change
Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best told Change Washington that Seattle is on the edge of a precipice and that city leaders will determine whether we “turn and keep it the top-tier world class city that it is or if we’re going to just let mayhem and destruction take...
Compassion is not permission. How many broken lives will it take to realize that?
Can we be honest about Seattle right now? Mary Lou Sanelli was painfully honest in a piece special to the Seattle Times that is heartbreaking to read. Heartbreaking because it resonates deeply in each person that cares about this city. “My question always becomes: Other than fentanyl dealers, who...
