About 75 people gathered on Sept. 26 at the Van Asselt Community Center gym for the first of three public listening sessions intended to guide the city of Seattle’s search for its next police chief.
Hookah lounge advocates fight back
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly It was standing room only at Monday afternoon’s Seattle City Council meeting, moderated by Councilmember Tim Burgess. The majority present was there to protest […]
EDITORIAL: Police chief ’s departure a chance for progress
John Diaz retired as Seattle’s Police Chief last Monday, after four years marred by mishandlings of unrest, overuse of violence, and resistance from the Police Department to mandated reforms.