Notes from the Emerald City

By Amy Sundberg

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

Previous issues

2021 Policing and Public Safety Voter Guide Is Out!

#23 Jul 27, 2021

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

#22 Jul 23, 2021

Seattle News Salad

#21 Jul 18, 2021

#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
#17

Jun 22, 2021

We're Back to Discussing a Less Lethal Weapons Bill in Seattle
#16

Jun 14, 2021

The City Attorney and the Consent Decree
#15

Jun 8, 2021

ACLU WA comes out against the Compassion Seattle initiative – Notes from this week's Seattle City Council Briefing and Public Safety committee meetings and the wra
#14

Jun 4, 2021

Lots of Seattle news for your Friday evening
#13

Jun 2, 2021

The tortured SPD budget bill fails to pass – Also participatory budgeting moves forward and more on election season.
#12

May 28, 2021

Big Seattle City Council meeting on Tuesday June 1! – Also Chief Diaz demotes a member of command staff; college students organize around campus policing;
#11

May 25, 2021

American Police Still Kill an Average of Three People per Day – Participatory budgeting, transfer of 911 dispatch, the #defendthedefund bill, the OPA 2020 annual rep
#10

May 20, 2021

Participatory Budgeting Could be a Seed that Brings Lasting Change – The latest on participatory budgeting; further reporting on OLEO including problems at the bargaining
#9

May 17, 2021

Chief Diaz's reversal of the Pink Umbrella case decision continues to cause concern – Also Seattle participatory budgeting news, tomorrow's Community Economic Development meeting agenda,
#8

May 13, 2021

Seattle City Council Unlikely to Release SPD Provisos Just Yet – The latest Seattle Public Safety committee meeting; an important Seattle Council meeting coming up on
#7

May 10, 2021

Is Participatory Budgeting in Seattle Finally Moving Forward? – Good news on the participatory budgeting front, as well as news on the missing texts from the mayor,
#6

May 3, 2021

Police Reform Bills Passed by the WA Legislature this Session – Also what happened with the Blake decision bill, last week's Seattle public safety meeting, the conti
#5

Apr 23, 2021

Unexpected Support for Removing Police Disciplinary Issues from Bargaining – Also CM Sawant's recall moves forward, what happens when an OPA investigator has allegations of misco
#4

Apr 20, 2021

Police Trust Varies Widely by Neighborhood: Capitol Hill scores 48 while Madison Park scores 72.1 – State legislative updates, the PBP presentation postponed, confusion reigns in the legislature over t

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