by Lauryn Bray
On Feb. 29, Mayor Bruce Harrell will conclude a 24-day public comment period regarding the installation of ShotSpotter, a controversial technology Harrell has endorsed as part of a wider program of electronic surveillance to make up for dwindling numbers of street cops.
Continue reading Seattle’s ShotSpotter Program Faces Final Hearing Before Council Vote on Installing Controversial Gunfire Detection Techby Lauryn Bray, photos by Susan Fried
Thousands of people flocked to Seattle Center from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18, arriving as early as 5:30 a.m., to receive free vision, dental, and medical care at the annual Seattle/King County Clinic. The clinic, run by a team of about 3,000 volunteer medical professionals, interpreters, and support staff led by founder Julia Colson, has served over 27,000 patients over the last nine years.
“It’s really unbelievable,” said Chelsea Riddick-Most, director of programs and events at Seattle Center. “Patients start at Fisher Pavilion where they get a ticket. Our doors open at midnight but what we’ve seen is people start getting in line around 8 o’clock.”
Continue reading Annual Seattle/King County Clinic Returned to Seattle Center to Provide Free Medical Care to People From All Walks of Lifeby Lauryn Bray
In Setting Aside Silence (One Word At A Time), former victim advocate Shawn Richard-Davis offers a faith-based, interactive book for domestic violence survivors and their families. The book includes words, definitions, and quotes from the Bible to provide survivors with the language to describe their realities, so they can identify their experiences as abuse and seek help. In an interview with the Emerald, Richard-Davis talks about how her nearly 30-year career working for the City of Seattle sparked the motivation behind Setting Aside Silence.
Continue reading Author and Victim Advocate Shawn Richard-Davis Pens Book Raising Awareness About Domestic Violenceby Lauryn Bray
On the day they are expected to move out of their rooms at the Quality Inn in Kent, the Venezuelan refugees formerly living on the grounds of the Riverton Park United Methodist Church (RPUMC) gathered at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 30, to put forth their requests for assistance to the City Council.
“We need help because today we’ve been told we need to leave the hotel,” said Maria Coronel, one of the refugees staying at the Quality Inn, through an interpreter. “We just want to ask for help with decent housing and work. We don’t want to be a burden to you, but we have a right to have decent housing and help.”
Continue reading Eviction Deadline: Tukwila Refugees March on Seattle City Hall Seeking Helpby Lauryn Bray
Ninety Venezuelan families, part of the community of refugees who formerly lived in tents on the grounds of the Riverton Park United Methodist Church, must vacate their hotel rooms at Kent’s Quality Inn by Tuesday, Jan. 30. The group of families, comprising about 170 individuals, were picked up from the church by the local nonprofit Save the Kids and placed in hotel rooms during the drop in temperature a few weeks ago.
Continue reading 90 Venezuelan Families Seeking Asylum to Be Displaced From Quality Inn in Kentby Lauryn Bray
The Office of Police Accountability (OPA) said this week that “callous remarks … disparaging remarks” made by a Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) vice president regarding the death of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula violated Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) professionalism and bias-based policing policies.
Continue reading OPA Recommends Sustained Findings in Investigation of Seattle Police Officer Daniel Audererby Lauryn Bray
After a 10-year journey of community outreach and comprehensive planning, members of West Hill’s Skyway community gathered on Thursday, Jan. 18, in the old U.S. Bank building at 12610 76th Ave. S. to kick off the construction of the soon-to-be Skyway Resource Center.
Continue reading Skyway Ground-Breaking Ceremony Signifies Start of Construction for New Community Resource Centerby Lauryn Bray
You might have thought the Seattle City Council District 2 race between Tammy Morales and Tanya Woo was over, but in some ways, it’s not. By next week, Woo could be joining Morales on the dais at City Hall as co-councilor.
Continue reading District 2 Councilmember Tammy Morales Looks Forward to New Council, Even One With Her Former Opponentby Lauryn Bray
With three hours to go before a $1 million offer expired, the Burien City Council voted 4-3 Monday, Nov. 27, to accept King County’s offer and build a hotly contested tiny home village (THV) for the homeless in the Boulevard Park neighborhood.
Continue reading Burien City Council Accepts King County’s $1M Offer to Establish a Tiny Home Village on Seattle City Light Propertyby Lauryn Bray
Members of a Burien neighborhood expressed concerns, apprehensions, and frustration Sunday, Nov. 5, over the proposed siting of a tiny home village (THV) for homeless residents on a vacant lot next to the Boulevard Park Library.
Continue reading Proposed Site for Tiny Home Village in Burien Neighborhood Faces Opposition, Frustration Over City Efforts
