by Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Luna Reyna
Mayor Bruce Harrell announced new efforts this week to address the impacts of fentanyl and other illegal drugs on Seattle residents and businesses in hopes that including financial investments on drug treatment and overdose response will win the approval of the City Council, which rejected a similar bill in June.
Continue reading Mayor Proposes New Plan for Approval of City Council to Stem Street Drug Useby Erica C. Barnett
(This article was originally published on PubliCola and has been reprinted under an agreement.)
A task force convened by Mayor Bruce Harrell to come up with proposals to address illegal drug use in public spaces has been meeting for several weeks to discuss how Seattle’s court system can address a potential influx of cases from the City Attorney Ann Davison’s office. This summer, the council is expected to pass a new law empowering Davison’s office to prosecute people who use drugs in public by aligning Seattle’s municipal code with a new state law making public drug use or simple possession a gross misdemeanor, rather than a felony.
Continue reading Fentanyl Task Force Agrees on Need for Evidence-Based Court Alternatives — With One Notable Exceptioncurated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
by Carolyn Bick
Last Updated on October 12, 2022, 3:50 pm.
The Emerald’s Watchdragon reporting seeks to increase accountability within our city’s institutions through in-depth investigative journalism.
The Emerald has discovered that Mayor Bruce Harrell received small personal campaign donations from both the CEO of and a department director within ShotSpotter — a gunfire detection system that Harrell has been championing for almost 10 years — in both his 2013 mayoral campaign and his 2021 mayoral campaign.
Continue reading ShotSpotter CEO and Dept. Director Donated to Harrell Campaignscurated by Vee Hua 華婷婷
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In anticipation of possible future Supreme Court decisions ahead, the House just passed legislation to protect marriage equality, but the fight is not quite over. Mayor Bruce Harrell has also nominated a new director for the Office of Police Accountability; plus, we offer a brief recap of his plans to bring more police to Seattle and City Council’s new legislation to strengthen police accountability.
On a brighter note, it has been some time since the Duwamish River has looked as sparkly as it does now. Don’t miss the free all-day festival that pays homage to the importance of clean water through art, activities, and community.
—Vee Hua 華婷婷, interim managing editor for the South Seattle Emerald
Continue reading NEWS GLEAMS | New Director of the OPA Nominated by Harrell, 16th Annual Duwamish River Festival Aug. 6, & Moreby Johnny Mao
For many in today’s Little Saigon and Chinatown-International District (CID) — if you are hanging out in front of a building, sitting on benches, or at a bus stop — the police can stop and search you with a “stop and frisk.”
Continue reading OPINION: Mayor Bruce Harrell Starts His Own Legacy of Stop-and-Frisk Policing in Seattlecurated by Emerald Staff
curated by Emerald Staff
