Seattle Public Schools starts back in just one week. As this latest Covid-19 surge rocks our state and region, there is a great deal of uncertainty for all, but especially for students and parents. With that in mind, a column from Danny Westneat of the Seattle Times this past...
A Tradition for Seattle’s Youth Lost
“Aspirational, not workable”: Another City Council debacle
If you read the Seattle Times Editorial Board’s takedown of the City Council’s latest debacle you might have caught this one key statement: “More adept administrative oversight might have kept such a project on the rails, even despite the questionable insistence on handing out the no-bid deal. But this...
Seattle’s still waiting on a plan for public safety…
Where is the plan? How many times will we have to ask before we get an answer? We have been calling for Seattle city leaders leaders to show us a plan for how they’re going to restore public safety. Time has passed and still no leadership. Other voices have...
U.S. District Judge to Seattle’s Leaders: “There is an essential requirement for public safety.”
U.S District Judge James Robart made clear this week that the federal consent decree allowing the federal government to oversee the Seattle Police Department will continue until Seattle’s leaders can get their act together. The Seattle Times reported that Judge Robart cited many possible reasons for the ongoing lack...
