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Race & Identity

'Hasaan Hates Portland' humorously depicts the benevolent racism of the Pacific Northwest
Patricia Murphy

Vaughan Jones
Crime

Middle school-aged kids increasingly face felony charges in King County
Ann Dornfeld
Government

Washington state and counties square off over juvenile rehabilitation closures

One issue: DCYF’s transfer of 43 men in their early 20s from Green Hill to an adult prison.
Ann Dornfeld
Government

More talk, but no resolution. King County Council remains at odds about youth jail

The King County Council will consider its official stance on jailing some youths for serious crimes, four years after Executive Dow Constantine pledged to end juvenile detention.
Ann Dornfeld
Crime

Controversial county effort to divert youth criminal cases to community groups not meeting goals

A $16 million effort by King County to send most juvenile criminal cases to community-based diversion programs, rather than the court system, is having trouble meeting its goals, a county report shows.
Ann Dornfeld
Race & Identity

Blooming in Seattle: Mayor Harrell’s family history of change, challenge, and flowers

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s favorite flower is a red classic rose. “As my mother used to tell me, if you are going on a date you can’t go wrong. And of course, that’s my mother’s name,” Harrell said.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Business

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an internal memo that the AI tool's problematic images were unacceptable. He vowed to re-release a better version of the service in the coming weeks.
Bobby Allyn
Race & Identity

Video shows heavily armed guards detaining hunger strikers at Tacoma ICE center after using tear gas

Detainees at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma were subjected to tear gas, had guns pointed at them, and were physically restrained during a hunger strike last year for better living conditions.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Race & Identity

'I wonder if people think you took that baby.' Navigating Seattle as a biracial family

RadioActive's Gavin Muhlfelder has different experiences with racism than his twin brother, James.
Gavin Muhlfelder
'From the Central to the south,' Seattle neighborhoods ask for an engaged police force

This week, we're examining the Seattle Police Department and the communities they serve. And that relationship with people in the Central Area and Rainier Beach has been complicated. With or without the police, people have taken positive steps to improve safety in their neighborhoods.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

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