Sitemap - 2025 - Notes from the Emerald City
Local surveillance is ramping up in tandem with federal surveillance
We're thinking about the Seattle budget early this year
SPD wants to stop calling its surveillance program a "pilot" 3 weeks after implementation
Yes, surveillance technology IS helping ICE and allowing law enforcement to hunt abortion seekers
We're all waiting to find out exactly how austere the new WA state budget will be
Crime falls in Seattle in spite of SPD's "organizational weaknesses"
Turmoil continues at SPD; WA State legislators search for new revenue to bridge a huge deficit
Seattle and King County on a bumpy road due to Trump administration chaos
Cities that own SCORE jail seem uninterested in accountability or improvement
AI as game-changer, AI as a tool of political control
Social housing Prop 1A is a major progressive victory in Seattle
Big business goes hard against social housing funding in Seattle
SPD has a new chief and the Seattle City Council and the King County Council have new councilmembers
Obamacare is popular in Washington State
Seattle is the only large city in the US that hasn't had a homicide in 2025
Murder numbers dropped dramatically across the nation in 2024