Public Safety
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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…
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Continued Efforts to End the Death Penalty in Washington
House Bill 1504, a bill that eliminates the death penalty in Washington, received a hearing in…
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Police Reform and Increasing Public Safety
On July 27, the city took a significant step toward reform of the Seattle Police Department…
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A New Philosophy of Policing for Seattle
My tenure as chair of the Council's public safety committee will end this afternoon when the…
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Let’s Try Something New: Less Punishment and Less Crime
Think that's possible? I mean, really? Can we have less crime and less punishment? The answer…