Protests

Government

Mayor aims to shuffle jobs out of Seattle Police Department, shrinking its budget

Transferring a share of duties out of the Seattle Police Department is among a range of changes to polic in the city, proposed by the mayor and police chief Monday. Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best say, however, that they will oppose any reductions proposed by the Seattle City Council that would "compromise SPD’s ability to provide service and safety to the residents and businesses of Seattle."

Crime

'What Summer set their mind to do, Summer did.' Family of killed protester speaks out

Summer Taylor was killed early Saturday when a person drove their car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters on Interstate 5 near downtown Seattle. Taylor’s family says Summer was a determined, passionate supporter of the movement and want Summer to be remembered as an ally of Black lives.

Government

FBI monitors threats against Seattle-area protests

Since the nationwide protests against police violence began six weeks ago, there have been numerous acts of violence against peaceful protesters. Here in Seattle, one person was killed, and another person seriously injured, when a man drove into a crowd of peaceful protesters on I-5. In June, a protester was shot on Capitol Hill by a man who drove into the protest zone.

July 1st | The end of the CHOP as we knew it

The autonomous protest zone is no more. But what might crisis care look like without police? And a look at how you’re experiencing Phase 2.