Public Health
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Could the San Francisco Miracle Work in Seattle?
San Francisco is turning a corner, and Seattle should take note. Update, September 7, 2026: When…
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Six Steps to Effective Police Reform
This post was first published Friday, August 14, 2020 in The Seattle Times. In its reckless rush…
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Pandemic exposes our neglect of children, families
This post was first published in The Seattle Times on April 24, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic…
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Five things we should do to protect the public from chronic crime and persistent offenders in downtown
This post was first published earlier today at Crosscut.com. I’ve been thinking a lot about the…
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Superior Court Upholds Gun Violence Tax
This afternoon King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson issued an order upholding the City’s gun…
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A Common Sense Public Health Approach to Gun Violence
The following op-ed article was published yesterday in the Slog. Every year taxpayers in Seattle pay…
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The Power of Books
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…
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Preparing for Preschool
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…
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Study Shows Gun Violence Begets Gun Violence
With a City Council vote in June of 2013, Seattle became the first city in the…
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Preschool for All Plan Passes Committee
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…