Sydney Brownstone
Reporter, Lost Patients
About
Sydney Brownstone is an investigative reporter at The Seattle Times. She previously covered homelessness in Seattle and was a Livingston Award finalist for her work on the podcast Outsiders. Brownstone hails from the world of alt-weeklies, where her reporting on sexual assault and sex work prompted the Washington Attorney General’s first-ever consumer protection lawsuit on behalf of sex workers.
Podcasts
Stories
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Law & Courts
Father of man shot by Seattle police on New Year's Eve sues the city
Mane Faletogo, the father of the 36-year-old man who was shot by a Seattle police officer after a traffic stop on New Year's Eve, is suing the city of Seattle and the officer who shot him for the loss of his son.
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Politics
Former governor, current UW president served as references for Joe Fain's CEO hire
Former governor Christine Gregoire and current University of Washington president Ana Mari Cauce were contacted as references for former state senator Joe Fain during his hiring process as Bellevue Chamber of Commerce CEO.
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Politics
Former state Sen. Joe Fain hired to be Bellevue Chamber of Commerce CEO
Fain was first elected in 2010 to represent the 47th legislative district in south King County. He was re-elected in 2014, but lost another re-election bid last year after he was accused of rape by a former Seattle city official, Candace Faber — an allegation Fain denied.
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Politics
Seattle gets blanketed by half a foot of snow — and there's more to come Sunday
After half a foot of snow on Friday night and additional inches on Saturday, the city is expecting another one to three inches Sunday afternoon.
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Law & Courts
One in 11 black residents were evicted from the Seattle area since 2004, researchers say
Evictions in King County have wreaked havoc on the black community, researchers at the University of Washington have concluded.
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Law & Courts
She was jailed for shoplifting. A month later she was dead
Piper Travis was arrested and held on bond in Snohomish County jail to await trial. Eleven days later, she was observed lying on the floor of her cell, foaming at the mouth. Two weeks later, she was dead.
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Law & Courts
Ballard High School teacher's aide faces charge of child molestation
A Ballard High School teacher's aide and soccer coach has been charged with child molestation and two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor student, according to charging documents filed in King County Superior Court.
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Government
Washington AG says he'll fight the feds over law to help sick Hanford workers
The federal government is attempting to block a Washington law passed earlier this year that aims to help sick Hanford nuclear cleanup workers obtain workers' compensation.
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Law & Courts
For King County cops, pointing a weapon at someone will soon be considered 'use of force,' settlement says
An off-duty detective pulled a gun on a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist sued. Now, the King County Sheriff's Office is set to change its use of force policy on pointing guns at people.
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Government
Seattle to pay Ed Murray accuser $75K to settle defamation suit
The city of Seattle says it has settled a defamation lawsuit with Jeff Simpson, one of five men who accused the former mayor of sexual abuse when he was a teenager.