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City officials meet with ID residents

October 1, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Representatives from various City of Seattle departments met with the Chinatown community on Sept. 18 at the Chong Wa Benevolent Association. Residents wanted to expressed their concerns over the homeless, garbage, public safety, and the Navigation Center.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Carmen Best, Faye Hong, Mike Fong, TIFFANY WASHINGTON, VOL 37 NO 40 | SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5

Seattle mayor picks Carmen Best as new police chief

July 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By GENE JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS SEA.TTLE (AP) — On July 16, the mayor of Seattle picked interim Police Chief Carmen Best to lead the department on a permanent basis as it tries to sustain reforms designed to eliminate biased policing and unnecessary force. Best is the first Black woman to lead the department, and if […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2018, Carmen Best, VOL 37 NO 30 | JULY 21 - JULY 27

The Best person for the job

June 8, 2018 By Ruth Bayang

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The news release about the announcement of the top three finalists for the Seattle police chief job stated that it would happen on a Friday afternoon before the three-day Memorial Day weekend. That meant three days of government offices being closed, and no one to take calls from the […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: Carmen Best

Community members rally against Seattle police chief search

May 31, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — Community members — including one critic who helped vet candidates in the official search — rallied at Seattle city hall on May 29 after interim police chief Carmen Best was passed over for the permanent job. Community leader Frank Irigon said he was “shocked.” “The thing about bringing an ‘outsider’ is laughable,” […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2018, Carmen Best, VOL 37 NO 23 | JUNE 2 - JUNE 8

A unified police precinct for the ID

January 18, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Starting on Jan. 24, Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon will all be in the same police precinct. “I’m excited about it,” said Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best. “It’s been a long time coming.” Best said that about a year ago, the Chinatown-International District (C-ID) Public Safety Task Force […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2018, Carmen Best, VOL 37 NO 4 | JANUARY 20 - JANUARY 26

Army wives? Not exactly

May 26, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

“I grew up in Louisiana. North, rural, segregated Louisiana. It wasn’t in the cards for me to be standing here, talking to you,” said Taylene Watson

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Annette Louie, Bravo Company, Carmen Best, Denise Bouldin, Detective Cookie, Erika Hunter, Hisami Yoshida, IACP, Janice Mano Lehman, King County Sheriff, Linda Hill, Lisaye Ishikawa, Lisaye Ishikawa Taylene Watson, New Hong Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, SPD, Seattle Field Division, Seattle Police Department, Stafford Creek Corrections Center, Traci Williams, United States Army, Urban Youth Chess Club, Vol 30 No 22 | May 28 - June 3, Women of Color Empowered, women of color

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