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    Articles by Casey Jaywork
    What Jenny Durkan’s Time as U.S. Attorney Says About Her As a Candidate
    What Jenny Durkan’s Time as U.S. Attorney Says...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 18, 2017 1:30 am

    She made some progressive reforms. But she also leaned on activists and declined to prosecute anyone involved in the WaMu collapse.

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    Judge Veronica Alicea-Galván’s courtroom just after hearing arguments on the I-27 lawsuit on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. From left to right: Mark Cooke of the ACLU-WA; State Rep. Drew Stokesbary, serving as counsel to the defendants; Bothell City Council member and I-27 organizer Joshua Freed; Jeff Slayton, counsel from the Seattle City Attorney’s Office; court staff; and the brown-coated shoulder of Dr. Bob Wood, former director of the HIV/AIDS Program at Public Health Seattle/King County. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    Judge Blocks I-27, Saves Supervised Consumption Sites
    By Casey Jaywork • October 16, 2017 5:11 pm

    The ballot initiative would have prohibited supervised consumption sites (CHELs) throughout King County.

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    Photo by Casey Jaywork
    DOJ: Seattle Police Are Complying With Consent Decree
    By Casey Jaywork • October 13, 2017 1:23 pm

    But Judge Robart could side with monitor Merrick Bobb, who has said SPD is not in full compliance.

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    Councilmembers Mike O’Brien and Kirsten Harris-Talley speak to reporters in the Sam Smith room at City Hall on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 12. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    Proposal: Tax Big Business to Raise Over $20...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 12, 2017 3:37 pm

    Seattle City Councilmembers Harris-Talley and O’Brien want a #HousingForAllSeattle budget.

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    County Council Floats Ballot Alternative to Allow Pilot Supervised Consumption Sites
    County Council Floats Ballot Alternative to Allow Pilot...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 11, 2017 12:12 pm

    If passed, the alternative will go on the February ballot opposite a proposal to ban CHELs in King County.

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    Watchdog Says Sheriff Is Holding Back County Police Reform
    Watchdog Says Sheriff Is Holding Back County Police...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 11, 2017 5:20 am

    Oversight director says staff still can’t get information it needs to fully vet law enforcement.

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    Activists Pressure City Council to Find Nickelsville a New Home
    Activists Pressure City Council to Find Nickelsville a...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 10, 2017 1:00 am

    The mayor’s homelessness czar says the city has found a new site for the camp.

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    Kirsten Harris-Talley speaks to reporters after being sworn in as Seattle City Councilmember for position 8. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    Kirsten Harris-Talley Appointed Interim Seattle City Councilmember
    By Casey Jaywork • October 6, 2017 5:30 pm

    The appointment comes after a week of public meetings instigated by the Transparent Seattle coalition.

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    Possessions get cleared from the Spokane St. encampment. Photo by Sara Bernard
    Federal Judge Won’t Stop the Sweeps As He...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 5, 2017 7:00 pm

    The judge also sounded skeptical note on the merits of the suit.

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    Two Cantankerous Old White Men Talked Over Everyone at the First Forum for Filling Tim Burgess’ Seat
    Two Cantankerous Old White Men Talked Over Everyone...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 4, 2017 7:00 am

    The real winner Tuesday night was the moderator, who somehow kept things moderately civil.

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    Jenny Durkan (left) and Cary Moon on stage inside Seattle University’s Pigott Auditorium at the Solid Ground debate on housing and homelessness on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    ‘Honest Elections’ Rules on Political Money Make Waves...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 3, 2017 1:30 pm

    The Honest Elections ballot initiative that Seattle voters passed in 2015 is making waves in the 2017 mayor’s race, even…

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    Patty Murray Wants Action, Not Thoughts and Prayers, On Gun Reform
    Patty Murray Wants Action, Not Thoughts and Prayers,...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 2, 2017 12:13 pm

    The U.S. Senator responded to the recent sniper massacre in Los Vegas by calling for action.

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    The hole in our government where Tim Burgess used to be. Photo by Joseph Peha, courtesy of Seattle City Council
    Sixteen Apply to Fill Burgess’ Council Seat, Including...
    By Casey Jaywork • October 2, 2017 10:30 am

    The Council plans to vote on Friday.

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    Photo by frankieleon via Flickr Creative Commons
    Seattle and Washington Sue Big Pharma for Seeding...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 28, 2017 12:15 pm

    Bob Ferguson and Pete Holmes want to reclaim more than a decade of drug profits from Purdue, among others.

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    Mayor Tim Burgess signs the executive order to limit and begin further reform of moonlighting by Seattle police, flanked by Councilmember M. Lorena González and SPD command staff.
    Burgess Seeks to Clamp Down on Police Moonlighting
    By Casey Jaywork • September 27, 2017 2:55 pm

    The order follows revelations that the FBI is investigating SPD officers for working as private enforcers at parking lots and construction sites.

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    Council President Bruce Harrell (left) listens to interim mayor Tim Burgess present his proposed city budget. Photo by Joseph Peha, courtesy of Seattle City Council
    Mayor Burgess Presents Budget, Seeks ‘Healing Path’
    By Casey Jaywork • September 25, 2017 6:09 pm

    His budget would increase funding for sexual abuse programs and homeless sweeps.

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    The hole in our government where Tim Burgess used to be. Photo by Joseph Peha, courtesy of Seattle City Council
    City Council Will Consider Your Application for Interim...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 21, 2017 4:32 pm

    The council scrapped plans for a quick and easy replacement after rowdy leftists cried foul.

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    Prisoners clean up trash at ‘the Field,’ an encampment that Seattle authorities destroyed, and later re-created and then re-destroyed, while Scott Lindsay was managing sweeps for Mayor Ed Murray. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    Sparks and Mud Fly at City Attorney Debate...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 21, 2017 12:13 pm

    Former Ed Murray advisor Scott Lindsay credits himself with reforming homeless evictions.

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    Tim Burgess is sworn in as the 55th Mayor of Seattle. Photo courtesy of Seattle City Council
    Tim Burgess Appointed 55th Mayor of Seattle
    By Casey Jaywork • September 19, 2017 6:20 am

    The question now becomes who to appoint to fill Burgess’ seat. Nick Licata says he wants a shot.

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    Eliana Scott-Thonnes (black dress) and another NACtivist protesting the mass eviction of homeless camps beneath the Spokane Street viaduct are arrested by SPD’s Navigation Team on Friday, September 15, 2017. Photo by NACtivist Travis Thompson
    Two Activists Arrested Protesting Homeless Evictions
    By Casey Jaywork • September 18, 2017 10:50 am

    The Neighborhood Action Coalition is stepping up the fight against sweeps.

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    Seattle City Council president Bruce Harrell takes the oath of office as acting mayor of Seattle. Left to right: Mayor Harrell, City Attorney Pete Holmes, District 4 Councilmember Rob Johnson, District 5 Councilmember Debora Juarez, and City Clerk Monica Martinez Simmons. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    As Bruce Harrell Is Sworn in as Mayor,...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 14, 2017 7:00 am

    The City Council president has five days to decide whether he will continue in the interim position.

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    An aerial view of the Tsubota site in Interbay, where Tent City 5 will likely move in November 2017. Screenshot via Port of Seattle
    Port of Seattle to Let Tent City 5...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 13, 2017 2:40 pm

    The authorized tent city has been happily settled in Interbay for almost two years.

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    After Months of Scandal, Murray’s Support Finally Dries Up
    After Months of Scandal, Murray’s Support Finally Dries...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 13, 2017 7:15 am

    A fifth abuse accusation left the mayor with no option but to step down—some say months too late.

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