Public Safety
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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 False Promise of the Death Penalty
Two high-profile death penalty trials are underway in King County Superior Court: the 2009 assassination of…
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Looking Outside for Assistant Police Chiefs
Earlier this week, Chief O’Toole announced that she is opening up the five assistant chief positions…
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Looking Upstream
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…
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Reflections on Ferguson and Seattle
The following article was posted today on Crosscut. It has been just over a week since the…
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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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Why I’m Sponsoring the Minimum Wage Legislation
I am cosponsoring Mayor Murray’s minimum wage legislation because it’s time for cities to demonstrate bold…
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Returning to Kindergarten
Recently I returned to Stevens Elementary – where I attended kindergarten – to talk with the…
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City Inside/Out: Preschool, Police, Waterfront and More
The January edition of the Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out program airs at 7:30 p.m. tonight. This…
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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…