Even before the pandemic, small businesses in Seattle were struggling. Beneath the surface of a thriving tech and real estate boom, small businesses were being pushed to the brink of survival, threatened by rising rents and rising taxes, while public safety issues were ignored by the Seattle City Council....
Small Business on the Brink
Stretched Thin: An Analysis of Ten Years of Calls for Service to Seattle Police
STRETCHED THIN An Analysis of Ten Years of Calls for Service to Seattle Police By Scott Lindsay – attorney; Seattle resident; former public safety advisor and special assistant for police reform to the City of Seattle; former senior counsel to House Oversight Committee Democrats. The main function of Seattle’s...
You Call, They Respond
Seattle City Council members are in the process of moving forward a budget that makes cuts to Seattle police and activists are pushing for even deeper cuts — without a plan for public safety. Because of your recent advocacy and participation on this topic, we wanted to make sure...
A Loophole that Effectively Legalizes Most Crime in Seattle
ANALYSIS OF SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PROPOSAL TO EXCUSE AND DISMISS MOST MISDEMEANOR CRIMES By Scott Lindsay – attorney; Seattle resident; former public safety advisor and special assistant for police reform to the City of Seattle; former senior counsel to House Oversight Committee Democrats. On Wednesday, October 21, Councilmember Lisa...
