(This article was previously published on Patch.com and has been reprinted with permission)
Following a national trend in recent years, violent crime in Seattle has risen since Chief Kathleen O’Toole took charge of the department in June 2014, according to SPD and FBI statistics. Between 2008 and 2013, violent crime was up and down each year, but since 2014, the total number of violent crime incidents has trended upward.Continue reading Seattle Crime Trends A Mixed Bag Under SPD Chief O’Toole→
Rainier Beach High School’s football team could win its first state championship in school history
Coach Corey Sampson’s office is surprisingly comfortable. Its windowed door faces the Rainier Beach High School locker room. The coach’s office is nearly as big as the team’s, and the coach’s office has its own bathroom. But, of course, it’s a football office. And in football, authority is worshiped.Continue reading “The Beachboyz” and Coach Corey Sampson are the Real Deal→
Pollution is threatening our health. On Beacon Hill, air pollution is making our friends, families, and neighbors sick. It’s true. According to a 2013 report published by Just Health Seattle and the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group, South Seattle neighborhoods such as Beacon Hill rank higher than other Seattle neighborhoods for air pollution.Continue reading Beacon Hill, We Need to Get Serious About Air Pollution→
Board members planning sweepstakes that offers car, cash prizes
Cleveland High School’s annual Red & White Auction, the Beacon Hill school’s biggest fundraising event, is quickly approaching. Last year, the auction brought in more than $50,000 for the school.
To up the ante, Cleveland’s Parent Teacher Student Association’s (PTSA) executive board has joined forces with Mercedes-Benz Seattle to give away a car. What’s the catch? The group must raise at least $50,000 for the car to come into play.Continue reading Ambitious Fundraiser Has Cleveland’s PTSA Divided→
To White folx who deny, or are unaware of, their privilege:
Considering our Euro-Centric culture, government, and education system, I empathize being faced with a lifetime of misinformation and the subsequent schema change that must come from that epiphany. It is important to be mindful and knowledgeable about what people mean when they say “White privilege.”
Last week the King County Council flirted with history when it proposed that the Public Health Department oversee the county’s handling of juvenile detention. If it follows through, the county would be the first in the nation to make such a move. At a time when resistance to youth incarceration has become de rigeur, the county received plaudits from many corners. Naturally, among those reveling in the moment were activists with NoNewYouthJail.Continue reading Can Our Activists Get Some Love→
The neighborhood of Othello has a unique opportunity: if done right, it could develop into a pedestrian-friendly urban space away from the city center. Developers have noticed and are moving to add new homes near the Othello light rail station. Yet, in a neighborhood known for its racial diversity, debate roars over the best way to grow the community as many long-term residents find themselves unable to afford a place to live. Now, Canadian developer Woodbridge NW Communities is preparing to open Assembly 118, a 359-unit building just north of the Station at Othello Park.Continue reading Assembly 118 Bringing Hundreds of New Homes and Controversy to Othello→
Amplifying the Authentic Narratives of South Seattle
