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Two years after the Seattle City Council approved and then repealed a business tax to fund homelessness services, a new measure to fund coronavirus relief, services and housing projects sailed through the City Council with a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

After shutting chop, Durkan promises $100M and follow through to BIPOC communities

by Ashley Archibald | July 8th, 2020

Seattle’s mayor, Jenny Durkan, approached the podium to discuss the clearance of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), an order her police officers had executed that morning. Two people had been killed at or near the occupied section of Capitol Hill,...

Win for LGBTQ people, thanks to the Civil Rights Act and three champions

by Ashley Archibald | July 1st, 2020

“Held: An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII.” The words, written by conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, sent shockwaves throughout the LGBTQ+ community in mid-June. The line, followed by...

Covid bites back

by Ashley Archibald | July 1st, 2020

Cases of the coronavirus have soared as some states relax stay-at-home rules, and the federal health officials say that known infections may only be the tip of the iceberg. Positive tests hit a new high in the last week of June, reaching nearly 40,000 in a...

Seattle police killing of Charleena Lyles localizes Blacklives protest and amasses similar stories, three years later

by Ashley Archibald | June 24th, 2020

Three years ago, two Seattle police officers arrived at the home of Charleena Lyles, a 30-year-old pregnant mother of four. Lyles had called them — she was afraid that there was a burglary in progress at her housing complex in Sand Point. The Seattle Police...

Read more in the June 24-30, 2020 issue.