Politics Seattle Now: Chief Best steps aside Seattle will rethink its relationship with the police without Chief Carmen Best. She's retiring next month. What happens now? We'll talk about it with Omari Salisbury of Converge Media's Morning Update Show. Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane
Carmen Best and the big picture: Not 'just a story about a police chief resigning' ‘It would be really, really hard for a Black woman within a kind of inherently racist institution, like a police department, to change that police department by herself.’ Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Government Pros and cons of disbanding Seattle's Navigation Team ‘We believe there's a much better model’ vs. ‘I think there is benefit to having police involved in that work.’ Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Politics Mayor Durkan denounces council plan to cut SPD budget Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has pushed back against the Seattle City Council budget committee's plan to eliminate or reduce several SPD programs this year. Zaki Barak Hamid Alison Bruzek
Needing body armor to protest in Seattle violates constitutional rights, lawsuit argues The court filing argues that the city has infringed on its residents’ First Amendment Rights to peaceably assemble, and has neglected its duty to provide equal protection under the law. Liz Brazile
Politics Friday politics: Money flows into a campaign, and Seattle police budget cuts head toward vote The primary election is Tuesday. And one race getting lots of attention, and lots of money, is the contest for state Senate in the 5th District centered around Issaquah. It's a fight between two Democrats that so far has seen more than $1.2 million raised. Angela King Kim Shepard
Law & Courts Black Lives Matter, ACLU say Seattle Police violated court order with violence in protests Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County and the ACLU of Washington are asking a federal judge to hold the city of Seattle in contempt of court over police use of force over the weekend against people protesting racial injustice. Kim Malcolm Angela King Gil Aegerter
Lawyers Guild observer believes her group was targeted by police at protest ‘In that moment, I actually honestly thought that they had broken my ankle.’ Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
National Tear Gas Fired On Protesters Again During Overnight Protests In Portland Federal agents fired tear gas after hundreds gathered for the 60th day of demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd. Police said they found Molotov cocktails and loaded rifle magazines. Brakkton Booker
A journalist and his son on running from tear gas, and why the protests are personal Home from college this summer, Omari Salisbury never thought he’d get pepper sprayed by police. He never thought he’d see a cop car set on fire right next to him. John O'Brien Liz Jones
