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1. Seattle is lucky to have Erica. 2. It will be interesting to see how Mayor Wilson decides to handle this. At this point, it wouldn't be shocking if she decided to make a change at SPD.
Erica C. BarnettThe chief's outsized reaction to South Seattle Emerald reporter Connor Nash, who asked Barnes about my reporting on his absences from Seattle, has become an international story. Local reporting absolutely matters. PubliCola.com/support
Actually, never mind. Guy is reporting it's being funded with underspend. Mind you, that underspend would have been put towards the deficit otherwise so at the end of the day, it's all a game with numbers. www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...
Seattle City Council and Mayor Strike a Deal After Messy Fight Over School Meals - The StrangerSeattle Mayor Katie Wilson and members of the Seattle City Council have squashed the beef over school meals, reaching an agreement to pay for universal free meals during school days and vouchers for t...www.thestranger.comSPD police chief loses his cool notesfromtheemeraldcity.com/spd-police-c...
SPD police chief loses his cool - Notes from the Emerald CitySeattle News: I’ve been closely covering the debate around universal school meals for students in Seattle, which you can read about here and here. Right now it looks like Seattle might get both univer...notesfromtheemeraldcity.comJust like last year, it's important for King County voters to mail ballots in early. How early? Why not today? Due to mail processing delays by Trump's USPS, ballots mailed just before or on Election Day are at rick of not being counted. If you do wait until the last minute, just use a drop box!
Ballot drop boxes - King County, Washingtonkingcounty.govWell, Naomi Klein is nonfiction, so it depends what you like to read! Kingfisher: www.clarionwest.org/event/deep-d...
Mycology, Decay, and Metaphors for Community: A Deep Dive with T. KingfisherFrom fungus to slime molds, nature has always held lessons for us in collapse, renewal, and connection—sometimes sticky, sometimes horrifying, always a little weird. Author T. Kingfisher (What Moves…www.clarionwest.orgI also encourage people to watch this video clip. Watching a man step between the reporter and Chief Barnes is really something.
Erica C. BarnettUm holy shit - Police Chief Shon Barnes got PISSED at @soseaemerald.bsky.social reporter Connor Nash when Nash asked about my reporting that Barnes is out of town a lot; Barnes said, "No YOU listen!" and then angrily said my "reports are WRONG." My reporting is based on his schedule.
