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Former Police Chief's Payout Will Be Higher Than Previously Known; KCRHA Still at Full Staffing as Contract Transition Begins
1. Former police chief Shon Barnes’ $700,000 settlement agreement with the city, which PubliCola received Thursday through a records request, includes a year of paid health care, 18 months’ full salary, the $50,000 “lateral officer” bonus...
Issues With Former Police Chief Barnes Weren't Just About His Travel or Residency
By Erica C. Barnett
Mainstream media outlets and many Seattle City Councilmembers have expressed outrage over Mayor Katie Wilson’s decision to remove Shon Barnes as police chief after he confronted a reporter who asked him about my stories...
New Column: Greater Seattle!
Mayor Katie Wilson, with new interim police chief Andre Sayles at far
By Josh Feit
PubliCola isn’t making endorsements this year, but election season (see item 3 below) gives me the perfect opportunity to debut this new opinion column wi...
This Week On PubliCola: August 2, 2026
By Erica C. Barnett
It was a busy, busy week for PubliCola, with news about now-former Seattle police chief Shon Barnes starting on Sunday night, when we broke the news that he was out of town during the mass shooting at Seattle Center, an...
Wilson, New Interim Police Chief Sayles Address Barnes' Ouster, SPD's Future
By Erica C. Barnett
A press conference with Mayor Katie Wilson and new interim Police Chief Andre Sayles revolved, somewhat predictably, around questions about why Wilson didn’t talk to the press sooner both after Sunday’s mass shooting an...
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