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RV camper Tsiago Cross, the evening before he expects to be evicted from Trollsville below the West Seattle bridge. Photo by Casey Jaywork.

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Seattle Evicts Homeless Campers From Beneath West Seattle Bridge

“Where are we supposed to ‘move along’ to?” asks RV camper Tsiago Cross.

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Accusations Against Murray Draw Muted Response From Seattle Politicos…For Now

As the city gets over the shock of the accusations, this week could get political fast.

After Murray finished reading his statement, his husband Michael Shiosaki kissed him on the cheek before they left together. Screenshot via Casey Jaywork.

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Murray Vows to Fight On, Says He’ll Pursue Re-election

Today, Seattle’s mayor insisted he’s innocent and said he won’t step down.

Photo by Christopher Zeuthen/Seattle Weekly

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Accusations Against Murray, Gay Rights Champion, Leave LGBT Community Reeling

“There are a lot of potential landmines here.”

Judge James Robart is supervising the Seattle Police Department’s compliance with the federal consent decree. (United States Courts via AP, File)

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Federal Monitor Finds Seattle Police in Compliance With Court-Ordered Reforms

But racially disproportionate use of force—and a small cadre of violent cops—endures.

Camp Second Chance. Photo via Polly Trout.

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Newly-Authorized Homeless Camp Faces Fundraising Hurdle

Camp Second Chance is trying to raise $6,000 by April 15.

Ian Eisenberg talks with protesters outside his shop last year. Photo by Casey Jaywork.

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Jewish Pot Store Owner Told to ‘Go Back to Germany, Let Those Nazis Get On You’

On Saturday, a long-running dispute over neighborhood identity got uglier.

M. Lorena González and other Seattle officials at a press conference responding to Trump earlier this year. Courtesy González’s office

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Seattle to Earmark $1 Million for Immigrant Legal Defense Fund

The City Council is making good on its January resolution, with the mayor in tow.

City leaders announce the lawsuit against Trump administration. Left to right: González, Murray, Juarez, Holmes. Photo by Casey Jaywork.

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Seattle Sues Trump Administration Over Order to Defund Sanctuary Cities

The suit could set a precedent for the POTUS’s authority to deport people.

Before evicting the Jungle last year, Mayor Murray petted a kitten inside it. Photo via mayor’s office.

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Ethics Complaint Targets Mayor, Others For Supporting Ballot Measure From Office

The August ballot measure would nearly double Seattle’s homelessness funding via property taxes.

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DREAMER Ramirez to Be Released From ICE Detention

The undocumented immigrant was brought here as a child, and arrested by feds last month.

Jeff Sessions. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia

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Sessions Rattles Saber Against Sanctuary Cities

Local leaders were quick to growl back.

Seattle Teachers to Vote On Possible May Day Strike

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Seattle Teachers to Vote On Possible May Day Strike

Councilmembers Sawant and O’Brien have voiced their support for the labor action.

Rep. Dave Reichert, 8th Congressional District

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Indivisibles Kept Heat on Reichert Until the Very End

Constituents had been hounding the Republican representative to vote against the American Health Care Act. Turns out he…

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. leaves after telling the news media that he has pulled the health care overhaul bill, Friday, March 24, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Speaking about the failure of health care bill: Ryan said: ‘We came really close today, but we came up short.’ (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Despite What Trump Says, Obamacare in Washington Is Not ‘Exploding’

However, the lifting of the individual mandate could cause problems.

Mayoral Challenger Calls for Rent Control, ‘More Aggressive’ Affordable Housing Demands on Developers

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Mayoral Challenger Calls for Rent Control, ‘More Aggressive’ Affordable Housing Demands on Developers

Nikkita Oliver says Mayor Murray’s HALA plan “is not a bad thing…It is simply not enough.”

A Pioneer Square Startup Is Using Bitcoin to Let People Buy Pot With a Credit Card

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A Pioneer Square Startup Is Using Bitcoin to Let People Buy Pot With a Credit Card

The new system, deployed at a handful of Seattle pot shops, lets cannabis retails avoid running afoul of…

Racial Epithets Fly Outside Uncle Ike’s: A Blow-By-Blow of Saturday’s Anti-Gentrification March

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Racial Epithets Fly Outside Uncle Ike’s: A Blow-By-Blow of Saturday’s Anti-Gentrification March

A protest for black lives and affordable rents turned ugly after a detour to the pot store.

Protests Against Umoja Eviction Continue

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Protests Against Umoja Eviction Continue

Protesters vow a Black Lives Matter march in the Central District on Saturday.

Protesters move property of the evicted Omari Tahir-Garrett out of the rain outside the Umoja PEACE Center and into two nearby garages. Photo by Casey Jaywork

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Protesters, Police Scuffle at Eviction of Umoja PEACE Center

The center is just one of many iconic black Central District locations facing displacement.