Last year was a wake-up call for Seattle's East African Community Seattle is home to one of the nation's largest East African communities. An estimated 25,000 East Africans live in King County, according to the 2014... Deborah Wang
Seattle activist learns police reform requires more than yelling from streetcorners Local activists want to make it easier to prosecute police who use deadly force. They’re gathering signatures for an initiative that would eliminate a... Joshua McNichols
Seattle Police union president resigns over controversial Facebook post Bill Radke speaks with The Stranger reporter Ansel Herz about the resignation of the Seattle Police Officers Guild president Ron Smith after a... Matt Martin
3 ways that civilian oversight of Seattle police could change Kim Malcolm talks with Lisa Daugaard about civilian oversight of the Seattle Police Department. Daugaard is co-chair of Seattle's Community Police... Kim Malcolm
Seattle Mayor pledges more power and independence for police watchdogs Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says he’s committed to creating more power and independence for the civilian oversight of the police department. He hopes to... Amy Radil
More from cop watchdog: Seattle police oversight 'stymied' by structure, union Last Friday the Seattle mayor’s office issued a statement saying that two key people serving as watchdogs over the city’s police force would not be... Amy Radil
Seattle's police oversight officials say pressure from mayor, union could hinder reforms The long holiday weekend was marked by uncertainty for Seattle’s police oversight officials. On Friday, Mayor Ed Murray issued a statement saying the... Amy Radil
Seattle police review board find shooting of Che Taylor 'reasonable' Bill Radke talks to Seattle Times criminal justice reporter Steve Miletich about the Seattle Police Department force review board's finding on the... Amina Al-Sadi
Police watchdog says too soon to judge leaked police contract Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has condemned the leak of contract details between the city and the police officers' guild. Meanwhile Seattle’s Community Police... Amy Radil
Seattle Police blows overtime budget: manual schedules part of the problem Seattle city leaders say the Seattle Police Department has an overtime problem. In 2015 the department blew past its overtime budget by $9 million (over... Paige Browning