Council Rejects Pedersen’s Push for SPD Hiring and Retention Bonuses
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has a $15 million budget surplus resulting from a high rate of officer attrition over the past two years....
Sunday Video: The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits
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Not Just Bikes explains how most speed limits are set on North American streets and road using the 85th Percentile technique as well as...
Metro Increasing Security Officers at Transit Facilities and on Buses
King County Metro has announced plans to increase security onboard buses and at transit facilities this fall. The agency is bringing on dozens of...
Harrell Ducks Police Accountability Forum, Burgess Rides In to Attack González
Yesterday, the Seattle Community Police Commission (CPC) announced that Bruce Harrell had declined their invitation to a mayoral candidate forum on police accountability and...
Consent Decree Judge Contemplates Police Reform under a New City Attorney
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Robart summoned City Attorney Pete Holmes and Court Monitor Anthony Oftelie to his courtroom to get an update...
Progressive Trend Emerging in Late Primary Election Returns
Primary results have been a Rorschach test for pundits, with moderates divining a moderate resurgence and lefties seeing progressives well-positioned. Late returns have strongly...
Centrists Turn to Old Formula: Crime Fears and More Money for Cops
The progressive wing of Seattle politics is having a vigorous debate about the future of the city with plenty of new policy ideas bouncing...
OPA Advises SPD to Fire Two Officers Who Stormed Capitol, Lets Other Four Off
The Seattle Office of Police Accountability (OPA) has advised that two Seattle police officers should be fired for their role storming the Capitol at...