Notes from the Emerald City

By Amy Sundberg

This newsletter covers Seattle politics and policy with a particular focus on police accountability and criminal legal reform, while also referencing relevant news in Washington State and beyond.

Previous issues

Policing and Public Safety Voter Guide Released!

#37 Oct 21, 2021

Digging into Seattle's SPD and Public Safety Budgets

#36 Oct 15, 2021

Have a Link Salad!

#35 Oct 13, 2021

#34

Oct 5, 2021

Law enforcement officers and the COVID-19 vaccine mandate – Need a little break from budget talk? This is the issue for you!
#33

Oct 1, 2021

A Clearer Picture of Seattle's Proposed Budget Begins to Emerge – Seattle budget news, WA state redistricting news, and Seattle election news
#32

Sep 28, 2021

Seattle's Proposed Budget: More Cops, JumpStart power play – Budget news and a continuing OPA scandal
#31

Sep 20, 2021

Seattle City Council wrapping up business ahead of budget season
#30

Sep 14, 2021

No, SPD Officers Won't Be Receiving Retention Bonuses This Year
#29

Sep 6, 2021

Compassion Seattle is No More
#28

Aug 19, 2021

Summer Recess is Almost Upon Us
#27

Aug 16, 2021

Important Public Safety Amendment on the Table Tomorrow for Discussion and Possible Vote
#26

Aug 11, 2021

A Time of Big Change for Seattle
#25

Aug 4, 2021

SPD Budget Talks Are Back on the Menu
#24

Jul 30, 2021

SPD Asks for More Money for Hiring Bonuses in 2021 – Also a new high of fatal on-duty officer shootings for 2020; data correlating a decrease in arrests f
#23

Jul 27, 2021

2021 Policing and Public Safety Voter Guide Is Out! – Also a new OLEO director, the OIG sentinel event phase one report, and a VERY small step towards diff
#22

Jul 23, 2021

New Seattle 911 response pilot program and the OIG criticizes SPD's protest response
#21

Jul 18, 2021

Seattle News Salad
#20

Jul 8, 2021

2 SPD Officers Participated in January 6th DC Insurrection
#19

Jul 1, 2021

Will anything be done about a biased and incomplete OPA investigation? – Also a bunch of election news (looks like Compassion Seattle will be on the ballot in November) and s
#18

Jun 25, 2021

Oakland's police department budget increases in spite of misleading reporting – Also Seattle election news, SPD K-9 unit news, and troubles scaling up drug treatment options in Oreg

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