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Public Defenders Distance Themselves from Seattle City Attorney’s New Therapeutic Court
They Think the New Court Restricts Eligibility
Despite months of collaboration, the King County Department of Public Defense (DPD) has distanced itself from Seattle City Attorney Erika Evans’ new therapeutic court and her additional strategy to punish repeat offenders with harsher sentences. The public defenders think Evans’ system, christened “connection court,” has restrictive eligibility requirements and that her approach to repeat, low-level…
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Twenty-Three Washington State Ferry Engineers Called in Sick Monday
Other WSF workers refused to fill the gap, and 13 of the fleet’s 18 ferries were docked for the day.
Where to Scream
Protests, Rallies, and Other Ways to Get Involved in October
Immigration NGO Resists Unionization, Lays Off Critical Staff Despite ICE Surge
Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network is a financial wreck. Workers say management is handling it horribly.
Seattle Times Journalists Picket Newsroom Over Low Pay and Threats of Being Replaced by AI
You may have noticed the giant inflatable rat of shame.
Why Can’t Seattle Fund the Arts Like It’s FIFA Every Year?
A New Open Letter Asks the Mayor and City Council to Redirect $8 Million from SPD to the Arts
Campaign Finance Complaint Against Right-Wing Podcaster Brandi Kruse Dismissed
There’s “no proof” Kruse received payment for all that support she’s given anti-trans initiatives on air.
Seattle Officially Recognizes Denny Blaine as an LGBTQ+ Landmark
The Last Mayor Tried to Ban Nudity at the Behest of His Millionaire Friend
Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing
It’s the First Law of Its Kind in the US
Seattle Is Poised to Ban Supermarket Algorithmic Price Discrimination
The anti-surveillance measure has incurred the wrath of the big grocery lobby.
Kelabe Tewolde Is the Real Deal
How an Unknown Educator Became the Progressive Hope in South Seattle
Suite Deal
The longest hotel strike in Washington state history is over now that workers at the downtown Embassy Suites have a contract.
Mayor Katie Wilson Presents Gun Violence Prevention Plan
Wilson Flexed Her Authority to Make SPD Respect the CARE Department
Washington’s Republican News Site Gets Money from the Conservative Group Funding Anti-Trans Initiatives
A Reporter for the Site Is in Hot Water with the Attorney General’s Office
TikTok Made 9/11 a Catastrophe Among So Many Catastrophes
Why Walter Benjamin’s “Theses on the Concept of History” Is Relevant Today
The Lunch Lawyer
The Attorney Who Picks Fights With Seattle’s Most Famous Restaurants
What Does the “Mamdani Moment” Look Like in Seattle?
Instead of Speculating Like Everyone Else, We Asked the Local Democratic Socialists of America
