seattle issues

In Seattle, there is a veto proof majority of the City Council that has vowed to cut 50% of the police department. The King County Executive Dow Constantine has also declared that the Seattle jail will be closed and replaced with a center for Community programs. In addition, all youth detention...

Seattle has apparently ceded control of part of the city, now called the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) to the protestors. The NY Times was rapturous: City Journal was notably less glowing in their coverage: Well, nature abhors a vacuum. It's all kind of amusing to watch from afar...

Yesterday was not a great day to be the public face of Seattle PD. First, this dashcam video from last summer was released n92zfXkRdnk&x An elderly black man was arrested & held overnight. The arresting officer said he was swinging his golf club at her and at signs. He was using it as a cane...

http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/02/news/economy/seattle-minimum-wage/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 With the gradual increases in the wage I guess there won't be a mass exodus of small business from Seattle to avoid paying higher wages. Nothing to do with the wage increase; but to me Seattle is like...

A whole lot of Seattle Police officers have filed a civil rights complaint with the city. Apparently, they are upset that their right to beat suspects and shoot civilians is being taken away. This is the police department that, just a couple years ago, the Department of Justice officially...