Archive - Notes from the Emerald City

It's been a hard month for license plate readers in Washington State

Nov 25 •

Will Katie Wilson be a Sea Change for Seattle?

Nov 13 •

October 2025

City Council begins budget gymnastics as alternative response in Seattle takes another blow from the new SPOG contract

My Recent Stories:

Oct 31 •

Is there a budget bloodbath in the offing?

Plus an update on recent surveillance news

Oct 17 •

September 2025

Seattle's budget is precariously balanced, faces long-term problems

Sep 25 •

The City of Seattle is watching you

Surveillance News:

Sep 13 •

SPOG President says DC is a "blueprint" of Trump's future public safety actions across the nation

Surveillance News:

Sep 1 •

August 2025

Seattle budget season is oh so political

Aug 8 •

July 2025

Seattle Mayor's Race Remains a Dead Heat in Polling

Seattle and King County News:

Jul 29 •

Local surveillance is ramping up in tandem with federal surveillance

Jul 17 •

We're thinking about the Seattle budget early this year

Jul 3 •

June 2025

SPD wants to stop calling its surveillance program a "pilot" 3 weeks after implementation

We have more news than usual in this edition because I took a vacation, and then it’s taken a long time to catch up from being on vacation.

Jun 20 •

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