
Today is the 3rd anniversary of the start of the George Floyd uprising in Seattle. Three years ago Sunday protests over George Floyd killing began: Scroll back through The Stranger's coverage of the protests that followed here. Burien's mayor scheduled the special meeting for 7 pm Tuesday at the Burien City Hall. King County said deputies won't help with that, which puts Burien in a bind because the County provides the City's police force. I have places to be.īurien City Council meets Tuesday about encampment on city property: Burien city officials want to sweep the encampment in order to reestablish a dog park in the space, according to KIRO 7. Harrell has put a new spin on the project, calling the line a "Cultural Connector," as it would connect First Hill and South Lake Union. Highs in the mid 60s.īruce's streetcar desire: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell wants a streetcar line connecting the City's two existing lines, according to the Seattle Times. Today’s forecast: Cloudy to start, sunny to finish. Davison's move may drown her prosecutors in cases. But the court allowed city prosecutors to resolve cases faster. To participate in the court, defendants had to sign away their rights to a trial, which some saw as a raw deal for defendants. The court allowed people accused of low-level misdemeanors to access services without a criminal conviction. Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison ends Community Court: One of Davison's top criminal prosecutors shuttered the program in an announcement to Seattle Municipal Court judges Friday afternoon, according to Publicola. Not a weird time to mention Echo Glenn's 2021 PREA report showing two cases of staff sexual misconduct against youth. Weird time to mention it, but I wrote a story about juvenile justice Friday. The kids escaped from the youth prison in Snoqualmie earlier in the day Sunday. Seven youths broke out of Echo Glenn's Children's Center: The King County Sheriff's Office continues to search for four of the kids, but law enforcement caught three of the kids in Burien Sunday afternoon, according to KIRO 7. Support your local postal worker, don't SeNd A bRicK! Honestly, I hope they negotiate getting that taken down. For this post I looked up some "fun facts" about the post office, and the official site includes a note about how people can send bricks through the mail. Workers are struggling with high turnover, long hours, and the postal services paying to settle contract violation grievances without improving conditions.

Seattle postal workers rally amid national union negotiations: "Dozens" showed up at Westlake Park Monday to show solidarity with mail carriers who've been negotiating a new contract since February, according to the Seattle Times.
