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150 days of protests for racial justice in Seattle: 'We're just getting started'

On the 150th day of protests for racial justice in Seattle, a call to action from organizers.
By
Megan Farmer

Esmy Jimenez

Oct 27, 2020 at 5:46 am
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Should the King County sheriff be elected or appointed? That’s on the ballot

Two proposed charter amendments on the ballot would make the King County sheriff’s office more like a big city police department.
By
Amy Radil

Oct 25, 2020 at 3:44 pm KUOW-FM
Seattle Protests for Civil Rights

Seattle police officers used excessive force in punching and pushing protesters, accountability office finds

The findings, released on Friday, include those from a case in which an officer punched a man several times in the torso amid an arrest, and another in which an officer pushed a demonstrator to the ground twice, causing injuries to their head and face.
By
Liz Brazile

Oct 23, 2020 at 1:04 pm
DOJ Unveils New Initiative To Help Police Departments, Offers Aid To Minneapolis

Justice Department officials unveiled a new initiative Tuesday to establish a grant program and national center to help with defining policies and training officers.
By
Brakkton Booker

Oct 20, 2020 at 1:46 pm NPR
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Meet the Seattle Police Department's new community service officers

Years in the making, SPD's unarmed Community Service Officers now on duty
By
Amy Radil

Oct 19, 2020 at 6:04 am KUOW-FM
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'Unprecedented' number of officers leaving Seattle Police Department, report says

A record number of officers left the Seattle Police Department in September, according to the Seattle Mayor’s Office. 39 officers — including three trainees — left SPD last month, according to the report.
By
Amy Radil

Oct 16, 2020 at 6:04 am
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With gun deaths up in Seattle, leaders ask how 'to bring us together'

There have been 39 homicides in Seattle so far this year, more than there were in all of 2019. The parent of one teen victim says, "I'm at a loss."
By
Amy Radil

Oct 09, 2020 at 9:03 am KUOW-FM
The evolution of the Seattle protests

“If ever there's been a climate for change politically, now is it. We got nothing but time and disappointment to just fuel it.”
By
Esmy Jimenez

Oct 05, 2020 at 1:28 pm
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Should the King County sheriff be appointed or elected? Voters will decide

Charter amendments tend to be obscure, and they can take voters by surprise. That’s why King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski says he’s spending his own money to campaign for them.
By
Amy Radil

Oct 05, 2020 at 8:02 am
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Protesters, Summer Taylor's family sue Seattle and WA state for wrongful death and injuries

A group of protesters is suing the city of Seattle and state of Washington for wrongful injuries, and, in one case, a wrongful death in the recent Black Lives Matter protests.
By
Eilis O'Neill

Dyer Oxley

Sep 25, 2020 at 4:43 pm

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