Carolyn Bick

With a determination to reclaim her narrative, Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman unveils the hidden tensions and political maneuvers that led to her unexpected departure from the Refugee Artisans Initiative (…

After a failed pilot program in Madison, SPD Chief Shon Barnes is leading a department trusted with yet another controversial camera program: the network of police CCTV cameras on Seattle’s streets, which the public protested in City Hall as recently as this week. The programs have concerning parallels: In Madison, the pilot program failed to collect necessary data and ignored instructions from their City Council; in Seattle, Barnes didn’t even wait for data from the pilot to push an expansion o

Shouts of, “No raids, no rescue!” and “What do we want? Workers rights! When do we want them? Now!” filled the air just outside Hotel Murano in Tacoma, during a protest of the state’s Human Traffic…

# Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office appears to have deleted or is withholding a contract used to make a crucial legal decision regarding the Mayor’s newly-minted Chief of Staff, Andrew Myerberg. Harrell’s office appears to be violating the terms of the settlement agreement reached with the Seattle Times in 2023 over the widespread deletion of text messages in the Durkan administration.

“Our son started walking. Took his first ever confident dozen steps,” Melissa Chaudhry told the Northwest Asian Weekly.

Zhen Jin has lived in Kenmore for four years, taking care of her 89-year-old legally blind and deaf uncle. The 66-year-old Chinese American immigrant has lived in Seattle for a quarter of a century…

# Advocates warn Seattle Inspector General Lisa Judge is jeopardizing public trust in the city’s police accountability system, as her office obscures records. The office also withheld what appears to be important evidence in a high-profile case involving former SPD chief Adrian Diaz.

# Important questions remain despite a newly unearthed report, including how police first obtained sensitive medical information, why the City’s inspector general continued to be directly involved, despite recusal due to conflict of interest, and why the Mayor’s Office opted to hire and accept the findings of another external consultant, following the original investigation’s sustained allegations.

Every day, thousands upon thousands of people travel through SeaTac Airport. Some are coming home to be greeted by the warm embraces of those who love them.

# Tasked with upholding Seattle police accountability, Inspector General Lisa Judge appears to have broken the rules herself to get free parking on the public dime for at least six years — or possibly more. The apparent cost to taxpayers has been more than $29,000 over seven years.

Former Seattle OIG employee files claim for damages, alleges retaliation for whistleblowing

A city investigation found six SPD officers spread a false claim that armed extremists planned to attack 2020 protesters. The Emerald determined more than 30 officers may have been in the know.

The Proud Boys ruse occurred four years ago. For a protestor named C, the aftereffects still linger.