'Unprecedented' number of officers leaving Seattle Police Department, report says A record number of officers left the Seattle Police Department in September, according to the Seattle Mayor’s Office. 39 officers — including three trainees — left SPD last month, according to the report. Amy Radil
Puget Sound doctors picket, threaten to strike against MultiCare amid Covid-19 safety concerns The pandemic has heightened longstanding concerns felt by people working in health care. Now, roughly 100 urgent care doctors and other health care workers are threatening to strike in the Puget Sound region. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Politics The evolution of the Seattle protests “If ever there's been a climate for change politically, now is it. We got nothing but time and disappointment to just fuel it.” Esmy Jimenez
Protesters, Summer Taylor's family sue Seattle and WA state for wrongful death and injuries A group of protesters is suing the city of Seattle and state of Washington for wrongful injuries, and, in one case, a wrongful death in the recent Black Lives Matter protests. Eilís O'Neill Dyer Oxley
Politics The city council is vetoed no more, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut's David Kroman, Q13's Jennifer Lee, and the Wild West Newsletter's Eli Sanders. Bill Radke Sarah Leibovitz
Arts & Life Made in the CHOP, Seattle's BLM mural to become permanent The giant Black Lives Matter mural on Seattle's Capitol Hill is slated to become a permanent piece of the city. Paige Browning
Politics When two civil rights eras collide: The stalwart and the newcomer Larry Gossett and Girmay Zahilay reflect on leading communities through protests. John O'Brien Liz Jones
National Watchdog To Review Non-Lethal Tactics Against Protesters, Including 'Heat Ray' Request The Government Accountability Office, a non-partisan government watchdog, will review the federal government's use of non-lethal weapons and the tactics it wielded against protesters this summer. Dina Temple-Raston
Child pepper spray case: Seattle Police accountability office finds no wrongdoing The city's Office of Police Accountability has wrapped up five investigations into complaints filed against the Seattle Police Department amid ongoing protests, including a case in which a child was hit with pepper spray. Liz Brazile
Law & Courts Federal prosecutors take over Seattle protester cases, concerning local attorneys Amid Seattle protests, federal prosecutors target arson and firearms cases; critics call charges politicized Amy Radil
