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Articles by Casey Jaywork
Can ‘Rapid Rehousing’ Work If Rents Keep Soaring in Seattle?
Can ‘Rapid Rehousing’ Work If Rents Keep Soaring...
By Casey Jaywork • June 28, 2017 7:30 am

The strategy relies on vouchers for market-rate housing. Critics say that’s not a long-term solution to homelessness in Seattle.

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Nikkita Oliver, left, addresses the council during the June 27 hearing on the police killing of Charleena Lyles. Rev. Brown, right in blue, opened the hearing with a prayer in which she asked God to “make us hear each other. Make us hear the things that we say, and the things that we do not say…We have permission to be angry,” she added. “And let us call our anger righteous, for it is such.” Photo by Casey Jaywork
At Public Hearing, Black Women Voice Rage and...
By Casey Jaywork • June 28, 2017 7:00 am

Tuesday night, Seattle City Council held an intense public meeting on the killing of Charleena Lyles.

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Photo by Elvert Barnes/Flickr
Inside the Grassroots Effort to Give Renters More...
By Casey Jaywork • June 20, 2017 3:21 pm

An incremental approach to renters’ rights paid a dividend this week.

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Mayoral Candidates React to Police Killing of Young Mother
Mayoral Candidates React to Police Killing of Young...
By Casey Jaywork • June 20, 2017 7:00 am

Candidates in the mayor’s race called for an independent investigation and further reforms.

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Shayne Williams is executive director of Lookout Emergency Aid Society, a safe-consumption site in New Westminster, British Columbia. Photo by Amy Reid/Surrey Now Leader
With an Eye on Seattle, Medical Associations Get...
By Casey Jaywork • June 16, 2017 7:00 am

They’re not even built yet, and our pilot safe drug sites are already having national repercussions.

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At First Hearing, Loud, Repetitive Support for a Tax on the Rich
At First Hearing, Loud, Repetitive Support for a...
By Casey Jaywork • June 15, 2017 6:30 am

Of 65 public comments over more than two hours, only a handful were against the income tax.

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A table showing how much different incomes would owe under the income tax. Screenshot via Seattle City Council
Murray, Sawant and Herbold Unveil Ordinance to Tax...
By Casey Jaywork • June 12, 2017 6:00 pm

The income tax would apply on earnings over a quarter million dollars at a rate of 2 percent.

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Photo by Casey Jaywork
Nationwide, Pro-Muslim Counter-Protests Overwhelmed ‘Anti-Sharia’ Rallies
By Casey Jaywork • June 12, 2017 5:20 pm

Seattle wasn’t the only city to stand behind Muslims.

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Seattleites counter-protest outside City Hall against an ‘anti-sharia,’ pro-Trump rally. Photo by Casey Jaywork
Seattleites Stand Up Against ‘Anti-Sharia’ Rally
By Casey Jaywork • June 10, 2017 4:54 pm

The latest battle in America’s culture war ended in a street brawl, with no apparent serious injuries.

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Trump supporters marching through Seattle on May 1, 2017. Photo by Casey Jaywork
Militia ‘Security’ at ‘Anti-Sharia’ Rally Will Carry Weapons,...
By Casey Jaywork • June 8, 2017 5:42 pm

The xenophobe-friendly rally has been moved to City Hall Plaza—just around the corner from police HQ.

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A Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. Photo by Hirotomo T, via Flickr
So, Are Lattes Included In the Soda Tax,...
By Casey Jaywork • June 7, 2017 4:45 pm

The bill was rushed through council to head-off a possible ballot challenge.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Guerrilla Gardening
A Beginner’s Guide to Guerrilla Gardening
By Casey Jaywork • June 7, 2017 1:30 am

Vacant lots make great vegetable patches.

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Light areas on the map on the left show low rates of voter registration. Dark areas on the map on the right show areas of high poverty. Screenshots via KingCounty.gov
Sawant Bill Would Have Landlords Offer Voter Registration...
By Casey Jaywork • June 6, 2017 1:25 pm

The bill aims to help renters, especially people of color, navigate Washington’s vote-by-mail system.

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A glass Coca-Cola bottle. Photo by Edwin Leong, via Wikimedia Commons
Seattle City Council Passes Tax on Sugary Beverages
By Casey Jaywork • June 5, 2017 5:49 pm

The tax on sugar products, which cause obesity, will pay to bring healthy food to poor neighborhoods.

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Activists on the right have made their presence known in liberal bastions like Seattle recently. This man turned out for the May 1 Immigrant Rally at Westlake Park. Photo by Agatha Pacheco
Both Sides Are Urging Peace, but the Upcoming...
By Casey Jaywork • June 2, 2017 2:00 pm

The event comes at a time of increased hostility between an emboldened right and energized left.

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Camp Sanctuary on its first day of existence. Photo by Casey Jaywork
RV Campers Prep for Eviction, Again
By Casey Jaywork • May 31, 2017 4:10 pm

The city’s plan is to keep evicting homeless campers until they agree to enter the shelter system.

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A homeless person sleeps in City Hall Park in front of work crews. Photo by Casey Jaywork
‘Trying to Dig a Hole to China’: Officials...
By Casey Jaywork • May 31, 2017 11:07 am

Despite redoubled efforts, more than 11,000 people were experiencing homelessness in King County during this year’s count.

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Illustration by Jose Trujillo
Locking Kids Up Is Evil. But Is It...
By Casey Jaywork • May 31, 2017 1:30 am

The movement to end youth incarceration is gaining momentum as Seattle grapples with one of its most difficult questions.

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Cells in the current King County Juvenile Detention Center. Photo by Casey Jaywork
City Council Passes Bill to Allow Activists to...
By Casey Jaywork • May 30, 2017 5:27 pm

The bill fixes a technical error that accidentally exempted the youth jail project from administrative challenge.

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Seattle Expected to Take Up Housing Protections for Former Prisoners This Summer
Seattle Expected to Take Up Housing Protections for...
By Casey Jaywork • May 27, 2017 4:50 pm

A fair housing task force is figuring out how to implement one of HALA’s toughest recommendations.

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