Archive for 'Public Safety'
Belltown has always been a diverse and popular neighborhood in Seattle, but many residents and businesses are now singing the blues. Multiple gun shots on New Year’s Eve, coupled with a recent police report that 50 people are responsible for 2,700 Belltown arrests, have led to increasing public safety concerns. Merchants who
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012 under City Issues, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: Belltown, Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out, Crime, Public Safety
Last night on Ask the Mayor, Mayor Mike McGinn unexpectedly unveiled a new effort to fight persistent crime on Third Avenue in the Belltown neighborhood. In response to a viewer’s question, McGinn revealed that Seattle Police Department Belltown beat officers have identified 50 people in that neighborhood who have been arrested 2,500
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Posted: September 22nd, 2011 under City Issues, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Police
As City Inside/Out closes out our season, we welcome four journalists to give us context on the biggest recent stories coming out of City Hall. We’ll discuss the performance of Mayor McGinn, City Council elections, police accountability and, of course, the ongoing civic saga over the replacement of the Alaska Way Viaduct.
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Posted: June 17th, 2011 under Elections, Police Accountability, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: City Council, City Inside/Out, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Viaduct
Cop cameras: More and more police departments across the country are mounting recording devices directly on officers to capture their interactions with citizens. After a string of high profile cases involving police use of force, many, including Seattle Police Chief John Diaz, say it is time to use cop cams in Seattle.
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Posted: April 29th, 2011 under City Issues, Police Accountability, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Council, City Inside/Out, Police
Don't miss your chance to talk to Mayor Mike McGinn! Why is the U.S. Department of Justice investigating the Seattle Police Department over allegations of “excessive force and discriminatory policing?” Will Seattle be voting on initial funding of light rail from West Seattle to Ballard? What’s the latest on the Mayor’s Nightlife
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Posted: April 22nd, 2011 under City Issues, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, C.R. Douglas, Mayor, Mike McGinn
On this episode of CityStream, it's a growing problem that has City leaders concerned: teenage prostitution. Find out what's being done to get these young girls off the streets -- and what you can do to help. Then, people of all ages love to play soccer. But for one local team, it
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Posted: April 7th, 2011 under City Issues, Housing and Human Services, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, Police, Public Health
There are between 300 and 500 teen prostitutes in the Seattle area, according to a city-funded 2008 study. In 2007, 82 youth were referred to King County Juvenile Court on prostitution charges—their median age: fifteen years old. Who are these children? How can we help them? Who are the pimps exploiting these
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Posted: March 31st, 2011 under City Issues, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, Police
Don't miss your chance to talk to Mayor Mike McGinn! Is the mayor involved in the campaign to repeal the City Council's agreements between Seattle and Washington State on the Alaskan Way Viaduct bored-tunnel project? How is Mayor McGinn's plan for a homeless encampment in the SODO neighborhood developing? What does the
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Posted: March 25th, 2011 under City Issues, Elections, Housing and Human Services, Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: Ask the Mayor, C.R. Douglas, Mayor, Mike McGinn, Neighborhoods, Viaduct
On Saturday, September 4, 5:00 p.m., SEATTLE CHANNEL, Cable 21, Eric Volz tells how he was sentenced to a 30-year prison term in Nicaragua for a murder he didn't commit. In 2004, Volz moved to Nicaragua and launched EP Magazine, a successful, bi-lingual publication focusing on conscious living, cross-cultural understanding and sustainable
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Posted: September 3rd, 2010 under Literary, Public Safety, Take 21.
Tags: Books
As summer begins, what are some of the sizzling political issues that will be making headlines? How has Mayor Mike McGinn performed in his first six months in office? Why did the mayor pick interim Police Chief John Diaz as his nominee to the post of top cop? Join host C.R. Douglas as he welcomes journalists The Seattle Times' Editorial Page Writer Joni Balter, KIRO TV 's Reporter Essex Porter and The Stranger’s News Editor Dominic Holden to the studio. The journalists will also discuss hot topics like crime in Belltown, panhandling, upcoming political campaigns and replacing the viaduct.
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Posted: June 25th, 2010 under Public Safety, Take 21, Transportation, Viaduct.
Tags: C.R. Douglas, City Inside/Out
