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Revived Community Court Will be Paired With Punitive New "High-Priority" Track for Repeat Offenders
By Erica C. Barnett
Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans just announced the launch of a revamped community court for low-level misdemeanor offenders, fulfilling a key promise in her 2025 campaign against then-city attorney Ann Davison, who sh...
Former SPD Chief Lands on His Feet, Sound Transit Removes Candidate's Photo from Station, More Moves at Wilson's Office
1. As we reported on Bluesky Tuesday afternoon, former police chief Shon Barnes got a soft landing after Mayor Wilson asked him to resign, a belabored process that ended in Barnes getting a going-away gift worth almost $750,000. In his new...
As Council Considers Reinstating Police Hiring Bonuses, an Unreleased Draft Report Finding They Don't Work Is Timely Again
Seattle interim Police Chief Andre Sayles at a recent City Council committee meeting
By Erica C. Barnett
As the city council begins the process of dissecting and amending Mayor Katie Wilson’s budget, council members are already pushing ba...
Greater Seattle: Bike and Scooter Share Could Soon Lap 2025’s Record-Setting Numbers
by Josh Feit
10.5 million by October > 10.5 million by December
Seattle scooter- and bike-share is about to break last year’s record of 10.5 million total rides—maybe as soon as this week, nearly three months before the year is over. The...
This Week on PubliCola: Wilson’s Budget Lands with Thud at Council, KCRHA Finds “Missing” $8 Million, RV Ban Advances, and More
Still from a video filmed by an SPD officer using AI smart glasses, used as a promotional reel by the Chinese company that made the glasses.
By Erica C. Barnett
Monday, September 28
On Wilson’s Budget, the Council Parts Ways With Realit...
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