New 'loitering' penalties targeting Seattle drug and prostitution zones approved by City Council After weeks of debate and controversy, the Seattle City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass new criminal penalties intended to disrupt drug and prostitution-related crimes in city hotspots. Amy Radil
Why is Aurora Avenue crime concentrated in Seattle, not Shoreline? There’s general agreement that Aurora Avenue North is starkly divided at North 145th street — the border between the cities of Seattle and Shoreline. The main question is why. Amy Radil
Seattle City Council considers 'prostitution loitering' law amid intense debate The bill would put new gross misdemeanors into Seattle’s criminal code, targeting people charged with prostitution-related offenses, with special emphasis on pimps and buyers of sex. Amy Radil
Seattle City Council votes against restoring student mental health funds back to $20 million again Ashley Hiruko Angela King Natalie Akane Newcomb
Seattle officials revisit ‘exclusion zones’ to disrupt drug activity, sex trafficking Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison and members of the city council are seeking new criminal penalties to ban certain people from zones of drug-related crime and prostitution. Amy Radil
Hundreds of asylum-seekers move into park in Seattle's Central District After spending months bouncing from shelter-to-shelter, asylum seekers in Western Washington have now begun settling into camp near Seattle’s Garfield High School. It’s their latest move after funds for housing have run out yet again. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
City could tear down dangerous vacant buildings under Seattle Mayor Harrell's emergency proposal The city of Seattle would be allowed to demolish unsafe vacant buildings to prevent them from catching fire under emergency legislation proposed by Mayor Bruce Harrell. Ann Dornfeld
