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Trump needs to close the I-5 leading into Seattle. If you get into an accidnet on the I-5 in Seattle, the FD and its paramedics cannot assist as they need the PD to make the scene safe. They don't roll until the scene is safe.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan asserted Sunday night that “white men” are responsible for much of the widespread destruction across the country during protests against the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after an officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes. “I want to acknowledge that much of the violence and destruction, both here in Seattle and across the country, has been instigated and perpetuated by white men,” she wrote Sunday night on Twitter, adding that they “experience the height of privilege and are co-opting peaceful demonstrations.” Durkan is not the only person blaming white people for...

$1.8 billion surprise: Nickels beefs up street plan (Socialist Democrat’s Plan to Raise HUGE Taxes in Seattle!!!) By Sharon Pian Chan, Seattle Times staff reporter Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels rolled out a supersized, $1.8 billion tax package Monday — a plan so big it shocked even those who support asking voters to fund the city's growing backlog of transportation projects. The package, which includes new taxes on property, employers and parking, also riled some business leaders, who said the 20-year plan is more than the city can afford. In arguing for his initiative, Nickels cited a lengthy list of needed...

Tuesday, December 21, 2004Stance on priest abuse troubles task force Don't play down risk to community, board advises archbishop By CLAUDIA ROWE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER A body of judges, lawyers and experts in child sexual abuse has accused Seattle Archbishop Alex Brunett of being unrealistic, and possibly misleading, in assuring the public that priests here are unlikely to molest minors in the future. Further, the archbishop's insistence that priest sexual abuse is an old issue, long ago resolved -- in addition to his refusal to make public a list of accused clerics -- has led six of the 10 members...