Seattle City Council will spend extra police salaries on community groups, not hiring bonuses The Seattle Police Department says it has a $15 million surplus in police salaries after hundreds of officers left the department in recent months.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says City Council bill restricting crowd-control tactics 'doesn't change anything' Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to improve policing in the city, but City Council members recently overstepped some legal boundaries to do so.
KUOW Newsroom Washington police divided on banning less-lethal ammunition under new law Law enforcement agencies in Washington are facing a decision about whether to continue using less-lethal ammunition to detain people. They are technically banned under one of the state’s new police reform laws.
Week In Review Covid makes a rebound, Washington begins planning for refugees, and mosquito anxiety, this week Bill Radke discusses this week's news with Crosscut Science and Environment Reporter Hannah Weinberger; South Seattle Emerald reporter and co-host of Clap Back Culture on Converge Media, Mike Davis; and Kitsap Sun Military Reporter Josh Farley.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan responds to police pushback over vaccine mandate and more Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced this week the city workers will be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The Seattle Police Officers Guild wasn't pleased, claiming the city did not consult members as required under the guild's bargaining agreement.
Week In Review Election excitement, summer smoke, and COVID conundrums, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Stranger editor Chase Burns, Seattle Times senior investigative reporter Patrick Malone, and independent journalist Jane C. Hu.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle mayoral candidates condemn police handling of 2020 protests Both of the top vote-getters in the race for Seattle mayor say they would have handled last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests differently from Mayor Jenny Durkan.
Why this Seattle business owner wishes there were '10 times more police officers' downtown Trevor Boone runs Emerald City Guitars in Pioneer Square. He’s been there for 25 years but in the last couple of years he says he never sees police in the neighborhood and calls the area a “free-for-all.” The Seattle Police Department says they’re facing staffing shortages and lack of support from some city leaders.
KUOW Newsroom Police say their own lawyers can't agree about new Washington state reform laws Several new police reform laws took effect in Washington last week, requiring de-escalation by police and restricting their use of force. The new laws are proving to be controversial among law enforcement agencies, with police chiefs pointing to confusion over how they should be implemented. But supporters say the new laws reflect the public will, and should be given time to work.
Week In Review Keeping an eye on Covid restrictions, primary elections, and the Olympics, this week Ross Reynolds reviews the week's news with staff writer at The Stranger, Jasmyne Keimig, publisher of the Washington State Wire, DJ Wilson, and contributing writer at Seattle Gay News, Tacoma Weekly, and Unite Seattle Magazine, Renee Raketty.
