A land use decision that the Seattle City Council made on May 2 has triggered a slew of hateful rhetoric towards the five female councilmembers who voted against selling off a section of Occidental Avenue. The vacation would have essentially sold it to investor Chris Hansen for the purposes of building a potential sports arena […]
LETTER: Councilmembers concerned about corrections contract
Open letter to Gov. Jay Inslee: We write on behalf of City of Seattle residents to express deep concern about the recently publicized contract signed between the Washington Department of Corrections and Geo Group Inc. As we understand it, this contract would potentially send up to 1,000 Washington-based prisoners to North Lake Correctional Facility in […]
Murray addresses crime concerns
By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly Mayor Ed Murray called for an ethnic media press conference to introduce Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole at City Hall on June 25. However, Murray later cancelled O’Toole’s participation “due to a last minute schedule change” two hours before the conference was to begin. Instead, Murray spoke and took […]