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  • New Seattle City Council president proposes police pay raises, business tax breaks on immediate agenda

    01/03/2024 7:36:45 PM PST · by Uncle Miltie · 6 replies
    KOMO News ^ | 1/3/24 | Chris Daniels
    New Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson is floating the idea of pay raises for police and tax breaks for businesses and said there is a coalition now at city hall willing to approve it. In her first lengthy discussion since being elected council president, Nelson laid out her vision, which she said aligns with the Mayor Bruce Harrell, City Attorney Ann Davison, and five new council members. “The council is on the same team rowing in the same direction on behalf of the people of Seattle. This is the council that I want to lead,” said Nelson, who was...
  • American Banlieue - We need to extinguish the fires of tribalism before they burn us all up.

    10/26/2023 6:14:18 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 18 replies
    City Journal ^ | 24 Oct, 2023 | Liel Leibovitz
    These past few weeks, we’ve witnessed a new and terrifying phenomenon: The banlieue-ization of American cities and college campuses. Just like the French suburbs that catch fire, quite literally, every time their disgruntled residents decide that they’re not fond of a particular policy or bit of breaking news, we now have bonfires in Bay Ridge and pinheads at Penn marching around and cheering on Jewish genocide. And just like those French suburbs, one major reason for this vile and violent degeneracy is a new generation of young people who no longer feel bound to their fellow citizens in any meaningful...
  • Portland public safety commissioner warns people NOT to call 911 unless they're at risk of death, as woke Dem-run city struggles to cope with slew of ODs

    10/03/2023 8:46:20 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 36 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | October 2, 2023 | Claudia Aoraha
    Portland's public safety commissioner has told people to not call 911 unless they're at risk of death - as the Democrat-run city continues to struggle with rampant drug use and a slew of overdoses. Commissioner Rene Gonzalez told locals that its emergency service hotline was overwhelmed with people calling about members of the public suffering fentanyl overdoses. Oregon decriminalized hard drug use three years ago. As a result, he urged people to only call 911 in a life or death emergency, as it was revealed paramedics had been called to deal with eight suspected fentanyl overdoses in the city's once-tony...
  • 1 in 3 Seattle Residents Relocate out of the City Due to Crime and Cost

    07/09/2023 9:34:16 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 25 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 07/09/2023 | Elizabeth Dowell
    One in three Seattle residents are relocating out of the city due to public safety concerns over daily crimes and high cost of living prices, according to a Seattle Times/Suffolk University poll published in June. About 33% of Seattle residents surveyed said they were seriously considering moving out of the city. Sixty-seven percent said they were not. The poll of 500 residents was conducted by phone from June 12-16, with a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points. Among the residents who say they are considering leaving, 37% blamed rising housing costs, and 34% cited public safety as their primary...
  • Oakland police foot patrols returning to business districts

    02/16/2023 12:11:58 AM PST · by thecodont · 13 replies
    KTVU Fox 2 San Francisco ^ | Published February 14, 2023 4:52PM | By Henry Lee | KTVU FOX 2
    OAKLAND, Calif. - For the first time in two years, Oakland police will soon be walking the streets in busy shopping districts. Mayor Sheng Thao and Acting Police Chief Darren Allison made the announcement at a news conference at the Waterfront Hotel in Jack London Square. "This is not a new problem, we know that, but it is a challenge," Thao said. "We are committed to a safe Oakland for every person who lives here, who works here and who visits and play here in the city of Oakland." Allison said, "Starting next week, you will see a return of...
  • Houston under boil water order, schools to close after system failure

    11/27/2022 9:53:00 PM PST · by blueplum · 37 replies
    WaPo ^ | 28 Nov 2022 | By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
    HOUSTON — The country’s fourth-largest city on Sunday night ordered millions of residents to boil their tap water, citing a morning power outage at a city water purification plant. The city’s school system also announced late Sunday that it would be closed on Monday, at minimum,... ...It wasn’t clear what caused the water plant’s power outage, why it took the city 10 hours to issue a boil water order or how soon the order could be lifted...
  • San Francisco Mayor London Breed offers jobs to fired Twitter employees

    11/05/2022 5:54:52 AM PDT · by DoodleBob · 51 replies
    MSN ^ | November 4, 2022 | John Ferrannini
    ... “With talk of layoffs right now, including at companies like Twitter, a reminder that the City and County of San Francisco is hiring,” Breed stated on the platform run by Musk since last week. “With over 4,500 vacancies, we are ready to help sign people up.” Breed also included a link to get people started on a job application. “We have a lot of talent in our community,” Breed stated. “This city has good jobs that can transition easily from the private sector, such as analysts, IT, and engineering. But we also have vacancies in transit operations, public safety,...
  • Continued Jail Closure Jeopardizes Public Safety [Portland, Maine]

    10/20/2022 3:52:29 PM PDT · by Steven Scharf · 15 replies
    Portland Maine Police Department ^ | October 20, 2022 | Portland Maine Police Department
    Portland Maine Police Department Continued Jail Closure Jeopardizes Public Safety PORTLAND, Maine – Steven Gruerman (DOB 7-10-1978) of Appleton, Maine was arrested and charged with Operating Under the Influence (Felony), and Operating without a License and Terrorizing following a traffic stop on Riverside Street. He was issued citations and released from the Portland Police Station. Under normal circumstances he would have been arrested and taken to the Cumberland County Jail, but due to the continued jail closure the jail would not accept him. Shortly after his release he was arrested a second time and charged with Assault on a Police...
  • Chinese monkey caught on camera attempting to kidnap toddler while she plays on her scooter

    04/22/2022 6:26:28 AM PDT · by allen592 · 24 replies
    Mag Grand ^ | April 22, 2022 | TMG
    Surveillance footage shows the horrifying moment a monkey snatched a toddler and dragged her away as the little girl was playing on her scooter. The innocent child was left with scratches across her face after she was rescued from the monkey in China’s Chongqing Municipality on Tuesday.
  • Walnut Creek: Arrest made after BART commute hit with major delay

    02/22/2022 6:18:05 PM PST · by thecodont · 22 replies
    East Bay Times ^ | PUBLISHED: February 21, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. | UPDATED: February 22, 2022 at 10:38 a.m. | By George Kelly | gkelly@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
    WALNUT CREEK — BART police arrested a man on a no-bail theft warrant Monday night following a major delay aboard the system, officials said. Officers initially responded about 5:15 p.m. for a report that a male was holding a female hostage on board a train at the Walnut Creek station and that he had a gun. BART said Tuesday that that report was discovered to be unfounded. The police response and subsequent investigation led to trains being shut down for about an hour, according to the agency. The suspect was taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.
  • In a setback for Black Lives Matter, mayoral campaigns shift to ‘law and order’

    10/31/2021 5:53:38 AM PDT · by EBH · 33 replies
    Washington Post ^ | 12/30/221 | Tim Craig
    Mayoral candidates across the country are closing out their campaigns pledging to restore law and order, a major setback for racial justice protesters who only a year ago thought they had permanently reshaped the debate on policing in American cities. As voters head to the polls Tuesday, local elections are dominated by discussions about safety and law enforcement amid a surge in violent crime. The tone of the debate, even in many liberal urban communities, highlights how major policing reforms have stalled. From Buffalo to Seattle, Democratic politicians who once championed significant reductions or reallocations of police department budgets are...
  • Ontario County (NY) says he will not resign amid pressure from Board of Supervisors chair

    09/07/2021 11:36:35 AM PDT · by AbolishCSEU · 15 replies
    spectrumlocalnews.com ^ | 9/7/21 | Spectrum News Staff
    Ontario County Sheriff Kevin Henderson says he’s being pressured to resign, claiming that County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jack Marren asked him to quit under threat of retaliation. What exactly started all this remains unclear. The sheriff only stated this is regarding his office’s handling on internal matter, adding his undersheriff has voluntarily resigned.
  • Senator Joe Manchin Asks Twitter to Suspend Trump's Account Over 'Public Safety' Concerns

    01/08/2021 10:14:37 PM PST · by rxsid · 61 replies
    https://twitter.com ^ | 01.08.2021 | Sen Joe Manchin
    Senator Joe Manchin Asks Twitter to Suspend Trump's Account Over 'Public Safety' Concernshttps://www.newsweek.com/senator-joe-manchin-asks-twitter-suspend-trumps-account-over-public-safety-concerns-1560099The next 12 days are critical for the preservation of our democracy. @jack, once again I urge you to suspend the @realDonaldTrump @twitter account in the interest of our national security and public safety. @TwitterSupport— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) January 8, 2021
  • How billboards warning motorists of I-80 bridge safety concerns created one of 2019′s biggest stories

    12/30/2019 5:22:28 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 17 replies
    The Chicago Tribune ^ | December 29, 2019 | Ted Slowik
    Will County billboards that warned motorists about bridges stoked public-safety fears and helped convince state lawmakers of the need to approve a $45 billion infrastructure plan. The billboards and their impact arguably deserve to rank among the top political stories of the year, if not the decade. Construction unions paid to display the messages “Cross bridge at your own risk” and “Bridge ahead in critical condition” on electronic billboards near Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River in Joliet. The billboards heightened motorists’ fears about crumbling infrastructure and generated bipartisan support for the $45 billion Rebuild Illinois program. Marc...
  • Top Three Rated “Safe States” are Constitutional Carry States

    09/11/2019 5:52:26 AM PDT · by marktwain · 61 replies
    Ammoland ^ | 9 September, 2019 | Dean Weingarten
    U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- US News and World Report rates the states for public safety. The rating takes both property crime and violent crime into account. The ratings use the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) data from 2017 for the article this year, as the latest data available. The top three states for public safety this year are Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. All three are Constitutional Carry states, which means no permit is required to carry a loaded handgun in most public places, openly, or concealed. That was the state of the law in the nation when the Constitution was ratified...
  • FDA Recommends Pouring All Pumpkin Spice-Flavored Beverages Down Drain

    09/01/2019 4:47:41 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 39 replies
    The Babylon Bee ^ | August 29, 2018 | The Babylon Bee
    U.S —As the nation plunges headlong into another fall season, the FDA has officially recommended pouring all pumpkin spice flavored beverages down the nearest drain immediately. Stressing that they are “all just completely abhorrent and disgusting,” a spokesman for the agency confirmed Wednesday that the only safe and honorable course of action when confronted with a pumpkin spice latte, coffee, or beer this autumn is to quickly and without hesitation open the beverage and dump every drop of it down a nearby drain or toilet. The FDA further advised caution when dumping the drinks, warning against accidentally spilling or splashing...
  • Firm auditing Mass. RMV outlines other possible weaknesses in framework

    08/17/2019 6:40:32 AM PDT · by HalfIrish · 5 replies
    WesternMass News ^ | Aug 16, 2019 | Morgyn Joubert, Audrey Russo
    SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The company auditing the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles has released their preliminary findings. The report from Grant Thornton details several failures to process out-of-state driver notifications like the one that meant Volodymyr Zhukovskyy still had a license to drive the night his truck and trailer killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire. However, it has also outlined other potential weaknesses in the RMV's framework. In their review of the RMV's overall structure, Grant Thornton highlighted weaknesses in the agency's risk management and several areas where those weaknesses could put the public in danger. Grant Thornton's report...
  • Former Mexican President Fox calls for opium poppy legalization

    04/12/2018 7:05:49 AM PDT · by mandaladon · 47 replies
    Reuters ^ | 12 Apr 2018
    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox proposed on Wednesday the legalization of opium poppy production as a way to help end bloody turf battles fought by drug cartels in various parts of the country. Fox served as president from 2000-2006 with the center-right National Action Party but has since distanced himself from the party. In the past, he has also advocated for the legalization of marijuana. “The plants themselves are not harmful, we make them harmful, (especially) the criminals who use them for evil purposes,” Fox said at a pro-marijuana event in the capital. He also implored...
  • 20+ years of FBI data – “Assault Rifles” pose little threat to public safety

    02/22/2017 2:36:39 PM PST · by marktwain · 15 replies
    Knowledge Glue ^ | 21 June, 2016 | Brandon
    AR15s are now by far the most popular gun being sold on the civilian market in the United States. By some estimates, nearly a quarter of all firearms sold in 2014 and 2015 were so-called “Assault Rifles” like the AR15, of this 25% figure, the vast majority were AR15s or variants thereof.Since 1995 (the year after the 1994-2004 Assault Weapons Ban), the FBI has maintained a very detailed list of how many people have died at the hands of assault weapons and/or rifles, which are merged into the same group. Therefore, we can make a solid comparison on what gun...
  • Vanity: Can the president ignore the court and continue with his valid executive order?

    02/09/2017 4:01:56 PM PST · by Jim Robinson · 368 replies
    February 9, 2017 | Jim Robinson
    Vanity Discussion Question: Can the president ignore the court order and continue with his valid executive order? It appears the president is acting in accordance to his constitutional powers and specifically in accordance to laws regarding immigration and has been challenged and overridden by an unconstitutionally political activist (liberal) court. If so, can he can he continue with his valid orders controlling the actions of the executive branch? No doubt this would set up a "constitutional crisis" but this is going to happen soon anyway as it's the only way we will ever restore constitutional government, ie, the liberal activist...