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    City Council Passes Temporary Historic Protection for The...
    By Seth Sommerfeld • August 14, 2018 8:55 am

    With a lively crowd on hand, the Council unanimously voted to delay any demolition of the venue by 10 months.

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    Carmen Best was confirmed as the Seattle Police Chief on Aug. 13. Photo courtesy of the Seattle Police Department.
    There’s a New Police Chief In Town
    By Melissa Hellmann • August 13, 2018 6:25 pm

    Seattle City Council Confirms Carmen Best as the Chief of the Seattle Police Department

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    The Roundup: White supremacy, teacher salaries and a homemade bomb
    The Roundup: White supremacy, teacher salaries and a...
    By Josh Kelety • August 13, 2018 2:20 pm

    • Over 100 people rallied outside the Crossroads Bellevue shopping center on Aug. 5 to protest the presence of white…

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    Developmental Disabilities Administration employees take a break during the workday to advocate for higher pay and affordable health insurance on August 9, 2018. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    State Employees Can’t Afford Seattle
    By Melissa Hellmann • August 10, 2018 5:00 pm

    As the cost of living booms, case managers in contract negotiations cite low wages for high turnover rates.

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    Photo by SounderBruce/Wikipedia Commons
    King County Suspends a Detective for Attacking an...
    By Seattle Weekly • August 10, 2018 3:45 pm

    The Sheriff’s discipline comes as the result of violent off-duty behavior.

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    Adam Smith Beats Democratic Challenger in 9th Congressional District
    Adam Smith Beats Democratic Challenger in 9th Congressional...
    By Josh Kelety • August 7, 2018 8:55 pm

    The incumbent easily outpaced his Republican and Democratic Socialist challengers.

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    King County Executive Dow Constantine addresses One Table members at the group’s Aug. 3 meeting at Seattle City Hall. Photo by Josh Kelety
    One Table Has No Clear Game Plan for...
    By Josh Kelety • August 7, 2018 12:30 pm

    Seattle and King County’s joint task force to address the crisis still only has vague strategies.

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    Garfield High School. Photo by Joe Wolf/Flickr
    Seattle Public Schools and Teachers’ Unions Spar Over...
    By Melissa Hellmann • August 6, 2018 8:20 pm

    SPS says the McCleary Supreme Court ruling will cost them money, while teachers argue it should increase funding.

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    Bellevue Police Department Chief Steve Mylett. Photo by Raechel Dawson
    The Roundup: Bellevue Police Chief Placed on Leave,...
    By Sound Publishing • August 6, 2018 12:30 pm

    A recap of weekly news from around the region.

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    Daron Morris
    Should the 16-Year-Old Be Charged with Murder in...
    By Steve Hunter • August 3, 2018 4:45 pm

    King County Prosecutor Candidate Daron Morris says no and thinks the Kent teen should not be tried as an adult.

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    Organizations like the ACLU are pushing against law enforcement using facial recognition software. A recent test of Amazon’s tech falsely identified 28 members of Congress as criminals. Image courtesy ACLU
    Property Tax Levy for Law Enforcement Fingerprinting System...
    By Josh Kelety • August 3, 2018 12:10 pm

    Civil liberty advocates argue that the ballot measure’s language opens the door for inaccurate facial ID technology.

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    Velma Veloria, Sutapa Basu, and Emma Catague (left to right) have worked to spread labor trafficking awareness over the past two decades. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Advocates Seek to Eradicate Labor Trafficking in Washington
    By Melissa Hellmann mhellmann@seattleweekly.com • August 2, 2018 5:20 pm

    Meet the three local woman who are bringing the issue to the forefront.

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    Border Patrol Begins Barring Canadians Working in Legal Cannabis
    Border Patrol Begins Barring Canadians Working in Legal...
    By Meagan Angus • August 1, 2018 1:30 am

    The U.S. has started categorizing some marijuana industry workers as “drug traffickers” and banned them for life.

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    King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles, a previous sponsor of the legislation to put $180 million in public funding towards Safeco Field upkeep, has pulled her support from the bill. Photo by Cacophony/Wikipedia Commons
    King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles Reverses Course on...
    By Josh Kelety • July 31, 2018 5:50 pm

    One of the proposal’s original sponsors now wants to allocate more money to affordable housing.

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    Photo by David Wilson/Flickr
    Advocates Call on King County to Fund Affordable...
    By Josh Kelety • July 30, 2018 6:00 pm

    While pressure mounts, councilmembers are non-committal about the plan to spend $180 million on stadium upkeep.

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    Defense Distributed’s 3D printed gun, The Liberator. Photo by Vvzvlad/Wikimedia Commons
    Washington Leads Legal Challenge Banning Access to 3D...
    By Melissa Hellmann • July 30, 2018 4:15 pm

    The AG’s office plans to file a lawsuit blocking a website from disseminating digital firearm files.

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    Prior to the City Council’s vote, Bellevue community members were able to place votes 
on what type of zoning homeless shelters should be located in. Evan Pappas/Staff Photo
    The Roundup: Wildfire Air Quality, Federal Way Light...
    By Josh Kelety • July 30, 2018 11:30 am

    A weekly recap of regional news.

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    Protestors gather at SeaTac’s Families Belong Together rally. Photo by Alex Garland
    Future Remains Uncertain for Separated Immigrant Children as...
    By Melissa Hellmann • July 27, 2018 5:00 pm

    There are still known five youths who remain in federally-funded Seattle-area shelters.

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    Under new proposed policies, Metro would reduce fare evasion fines and make punishments less severe. Photo by SounderBruce/Flickr
    County Executive Proposes More Forgiving Metro Fare Enforcement...
    By Josh Kelety • July 27, 2018 11:00 am

    The move comes after an audit found the current system disproportionately impacts homeless riders.

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    Can the Showbox Be Saved?
    Can the Showbox Be Saved?
    By Melissa Hellmann • July 26, 2018 4:20 pm

    Seattleites express outrage over the potential loss of the music venue and look to preserve it via historic landmark status.

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