Should the King County sheriff be appointed or elected? Voters will decide Charter amendments tend to be obscure, and they can take voters by surprise. That’s why King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski says he’s spending his own money to campaign for them. Amy Radil Play AudioListen 2 mins
Protesters, Summer Taylor's family sue Seattle and WA state for wrongful death and injuries A group of protesters is suing the city of Seattle and state of Washington for wrongful injuries, and, in one case, a wrongful death in the recent Black Lives Matter protests. Dyer Oxley Play AudioListen 2 mins
Police Declare 'Riot' In Portland, Ore. After Breonna Taylor Decision Police said a crowd grew to nearly 300 people at one point, and skirmishes broke out between protesters and law enforcement. Thirteen people were arrested. Brakkton Booker
Watchdog To Review Non-Lethal Tactics Against Protesters, Including 'Heat Ray' Request The Government Accountability Office, a non-partisan government watchdog, will review the federal government's use of non-lethal weapons and the tactics it wielded against protesters this summer. Dina Temple-Raston
Child pepper spray case: Seattle Police accountability office finds no wrongdoing The city's Office of Police Accountability has wrapped up five investigations into complaints filed against the Seattle Police Department amid ongoing protests, including a case in which a child was hit with pepper spray. Liz Brazile Play AudioListen 2 mins
Seattle City Council's Gonzalez: 'We've created harm' by expanding police system Lorena Gonzalez and the rest of the Seattle City Council face a big decision – the response to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s veto of their cuts to the Police Department budget. Kim Shepard Play AudioListen 8 mins
4 Houston Police Officers Fired Over Fatal Shooting Of Nicolas Chavez "You don't get to shoot somebody 21 times," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter in April. "I cannot defend that." Brakkton Booker
Federal prosecutors take over Seattle protester cases, concerning local attorneys Amid Seattle protests, federal prosecutors target arson and firearms cases; critics call charges politicized Amy Radil Play AudioListen 5 mins
This is how hard it is to identify a Seattle cop In Seattle, a police officer's "badge number" could be a unique identifier — or it could be a number on a randomly assigned badge. And even when the number does identify an individual officer, it can still be tricky to identify them using that alone Liz Brazile
A new school year and a new interim police chief, this week Marcie Sillman discusses the week's news with Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight, and David Kroman and Manola Secaira of Crosscut. Sarah Leibovitz Play AudioListen 51 mins
