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Weekend protests turned violent on July 25 and 26 as demonstrators clashed with police on Seattle streets in what police would dub a riot. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) reported in the afternoon of July 26 that 57 officers had been injured and 47...

Read more in the July 29 - Aug. 4, 2020 issue.

Construction work continues on the parking garage for the King County Juvenile Court Youth Services Center in Seattle’s Central District.

After years of pushing, County backtracks on jails

by Ashley Archibald | July 29th, 2020

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced his intent to close the county’s adult and youth detention facilities, a win for community advocates who have been fighting the carceral system and pushing for alternatives to incarceration. The county reduced...

Read more in the July 29 - Aug. 4, 2020 issue.

A customer goes shopping at QueenCare on a sunny Wednesday afternoon amid Seattle’s Columbia City Farmers Market. The shop’s owner is promoting self-care, especially for Black people, in a difficult time.

South Seattle shop denied CARES loan fosters anti-stress expertise

by Ashley Archibald | July 22nd, 2020

The line to enter the Columbia City Farmers Market stretched down 35th Avenue South, curving down Ferdinand Street, shoppers standing the designated 6 feet apart in the shade of the trees of the shuttered Interagency Academy. Vendors stacked fresh...

Read more in the July 22-28, 2020 issue.

Protesters consistently call for changes to the Seattle police force as councilmembers grapple with how to reshape the department.

Protesters define demands as City Council struggles to reform Seattle Police Dept.

by Ashley Archibald | July 22nd, 2020

When protesters took over a section of Capitol Hill later called the CHOP, or Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, they had demands. An amorphous accumulation of people with different experiences, backgrounds and goals, not all of those demands were considered “...

Read more in the July 22-28, 2020 issue.

Primary objective

by Ashley Archibald | July 22nd, 2020

Local elections offices began mailing ballots to Washington voters in mid-July for the Aug. 4 primary, and while some state systems are creaking under the weight of increased absentee ballots, King County officials say that their advice to make sure your...

Read more in the July 22-28, 2020 issue.

Julio Maldonado put himself through university working three jobs. The software engineer returned to Texas to flee the virus, but the state has became one of the hardest hit areas in the country. He used his skills to launch www.rgvcovid19cases.com

DACA recipients and supporters continue to plead for at least a path to citizenship

by Ashley Archibald | July 15th, 2020

When the first cases of the coronavirus began appearing in Washington state, Julio Maldonado decided it was time to get out. He boarded a plane, feeling anxious around fellow passengers who were coughing, and flew to his family’s home in south Texas, not...

Read more in the July 15-21, 2020 issue.

Cut down to size

by Ashley Archibald | July 15th, 2020

Seven members of the Seattle City Council have committed to severe cuts in the police department’s budget — a move that the Mayor’s Office says would mean abolishing the department altogether. Councilmembers Lisa Herbold, Andrew Lewis and Dan Strauss joined...

Read more in the July 15-21, 2020 issue.

A bill sponsored by Seattle City Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda to place a tax on big businesses was approved with a veto-proof majority.

Big-business tax approved quickly in Seattle City Council for coronavirus budget deficit

by Ashley Archibald | July 15th, 2020

Two years after the Seattle City Council approved and then repealed a business tax to fund homelessness services, a new measure to fund coronavirus relief, services and housing projects sailed through the City Council with a veto-proof majority. And this...

Read more in the July 15-21, 2020 issue.

We’re back

by Ashley Archibald | July 8th, 2020

The onset of the coronavirus in February changed King County. As cases festered through the month, devastating the most vulnerable and challenging medical systems, the county and its cities locked down. Runs on grocery stores emptied shelves, toilet paper...

Homelessness count rose, with many factors to consider

by Ashley Archibald | July 8th, 2020

New results from the annual count of people experiencing homelessness show a 5 percent increase in the number of people found in shelters and on the streets as well as persistent disparities in how homelessness impacts Black and Indigenous communities. The...