Reversing Decision, SPD Removes Controversial Captain Tietjen from East Precinct - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Two days after PubliCola exclusively reported that Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes had promoted controversial police…
Reversing Decision, SPD Removes Controversial Captain Tietjen from East Precinct
Police Chief Shon Barnes blamed PubliCola's story, "internal leaks," and "a lack of comprehensive input" from others for the controversy.
09.10.2025 17:57 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
Three Key Questions to Save Our Light Rail Future - PubliCola
By Claudia Balducci It’s no secret that our region needed high-capacity transit yesterday — or better yet, four decades ago.…
Three Key Questions to Save Our Light Rail Future
In a guest post, Sound Transit board member and King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci says it's time to consider light-rail options that don't require digging a second tunnel through downtown Seattle.
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08.10.2025 20:42 — 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
SPD Chief Puts Cop Who Called 2020 Protesters "Cockroaches" In Charge of East Precinct - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, located at 12th Ave. and East Pine St. in the…
SPD Chief Puts Cop Who Called 2020 Protesters "Cockroaches" In Charge of East Precinct
Mike Tietjen, who was promoted over a gay acting commander, the subject of multiple complaints in 2020, including an incident in which officers taunted a trans woman.
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07.10.2025 18:05 — 👍 29 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 8
Digging into Harrell's Campaign "They Aren't From Here" Homelessness Talking Point - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On the campaign trail and in his slickly produced Seattle Channel budget video, Mayor Bruce Harrell…
Digging into Harrell's "They Aren't From Here" Homelessness Talking Point
The mayor says most homeless people in Seattle became homeless somewhere else, so the rest of the county needs to do its fair share. But his talking point is based on skimpy evidence.
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26.09.2025 21:33 — 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Digging into Harrell's Campaign "They Aren't From Here" Homelessness Talking Point - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On the campaign trail and in his slickly produced Seattle Channel budget video, Mayor Bruce Harrell…
Digging into Harrell's "They Aren't From Here" Homelessness Talking Point
The mayor says most homeless people in Seattle became homeless somewhere else, so the rest of the county needs to do its fair share. But his talking point is based on skimpy evidence.
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26.09.2025 21:32 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New Poll Tests Messages on Initiatives Opposing Trans Girls in Sports, Student Privacy - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Some Washington state voters received a poll this week testing messages on two new initiatives…
New Poll Tests Messages on Initiatives Opposing Trans Girls in Sports, Student Privacy
“Biological men are competing in girls’ sports in Washington State, and it’s destroying fairness in girls’ sports,” one of the questions says.
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26.09.2025 20:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mayoral Candidate Wilson Withdraws from KOMO-Sponsored Debate, Citing Sinclair's Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson announced Thursday that she won’t participate in a debate co-sponsored by…
Mayoral Candidate Wilson Withdraws from KOMO-Sponsored Debate, Citing Sinclair's Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel
The debate will go on, Wilson said, if the right-wing broadcast company reverses its decision to pull the show from its markets, including Seattle
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25.09.2025 22:24 — 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Siren Song of Forced Drug Treatment - PubliCola
By Susan Collins When big cities struggle with visible addiction, one solution that inevitably resurfaces is forcing people into treatment.…
The Siren Song of Forced Treatment
Involuntary treatment should remain an option of last resort, used only in extreme cases of grave disability or imminent harm to self or others, guest columnist Susan E. Collins argues.
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25.09.2025 18:43 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks, Gordon! Missed this.
25.09.2025 02:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Harrell's Latest Budget Spikes City's Deficit by Piling On New Spending In Election Year - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Mayor Bruce Harrell’s 2026 budget proposal is an election-year proposal that piles on funding for priorities…
Harrell's Latest Budget Spikes City's Deficit by Piling On New Spending In Election Year
Harrell's 2026 budget includes big new investments in police, the 2026 World Cup, and graffiti removal—plus millions in one-time spending on priorities that require a long-term approach.
25.09.2025 00:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Cascade PBS Lays Off News Staff, Citing Federal Cuts - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Cascade Public Media, the Seattle-based PBS affiliate that owns the long-running website Crosscut, is laying off…
Cascade PBS Lays Off News Staff, Citing Federal Cuts
The cuts will eliminate the nonprofit's newsroom, as Cascade pivots to focus on video, including coverage of history, food, and the outdoors.
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22.09.2025 21:18 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
City's Growth Plan Update Maintains Seattle's Suburban Character, Including Mandatory Parking - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett A process that started with a year-long delay ended in a cascade of votes on more…
City's Growth Plan Update Maintains Seattle's Suburban Character, Including Mandatory Parking
The council's changes mostly doubled down on Mayor Bruce Harrell's slow-growth plan, which advocates criticized for failing to address Seattle's housing crisis.
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22.09.2025 18:35 — 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 3
Harrell Proposes New Sales Tax to Expand CARE Team, Fund Treatment, and Backfill Budget - PubliCola
About half the $39 million in funding from the sales tax increase would backfill spending on existing programs; the rest…
Harrell Proposes New Sales Tax to Expand CARE Team, Fund Treatment, and Backfill Budget
About half the $39 million would backfill spending on existing programs; the rest would shore up the city's crisis response system and fund new treatment beds.
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20.09.2025 00:21 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 2
Tiny House Village in Southeast Seattle Remains Stalled as Winter Approaches - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Plans to open a new tiny house village in Southeast Seattle’s Brighton neighborhood, just south of…
Tiny House Village in Southeast Seattle Remains Stalled as Winter Approaches
The village, now whittled down to just 14 tiny houses, has been in the works since 2023. The latest hurdle: A lease agreement between Nickelsville and the city.
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18.09.2025 17:06 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I didn't—I was watching a transportation committee meeting and writing up a story about cops' use of AI, or I would have been there!
17.09.2025 17:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Late-Breaking Comp Plan Change Would Restore Low-Density "Donut Hole" Between Capitol Hill and Central District - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The city council’s comprehensive plan committee will spend the rest of this week debating and voting…
Late-Breaking Comp Plan Change Would Restore Low-Density "Donut Hole" Between Capitol Hill and Central District
A separate "consent package" includes bonuses for stacked flats and social housing, but not proposals to get rid of mandatory parking requirements.
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17.09.2025 17:00 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Police Department Acknowledges Using AI, But Says It Isn't "Substantive" Enough to Label - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett A recent complaint alleging that the Seattle Police Department used generative AI without attribution, in violation…
Police Department Acknowledges Using AI, But Says It Isn't "Substantive" Enough to Label
A complaint about AI use to the city's Office of Police Accountability resulted in a supervisor action, indicating minor misconduct, but SPD insists it's following policy.
publicola.com/2025/09/16/p...
16.09.2025 19:45 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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