Correction 12/7/2021: In our original statement, we stated that Sawant was reelected three times. She has in fact been reelected twice. Sawant has won three Seattle City Council elections in total, but the first was…
Posts tagged as “CHOP”
Moving through the pockmarked world, warm eye contact with strangers, heaven on Earth — I’m talking about a world that is possible with love, when one can look beyond fear. This is where we drop…
2021 has arrived, and with this new year comes a heightened sensitivity and alertness to all that had transpired throughout 2020. A new year tends to summon a newfound hope, resolution, and commitment to instilling…
Occupants at Cal Anderson brace for sweep, advocate for permanent housing
Alexa Villatoro and Danny Barber and Alexa Villatoro and Danny BarberAwaiting an imminent sweep of houseless occupants residing in Cal Anderson park, homeless advocates who claim they are “here to advocate for people who are unsheltered” in King County, and particularly Seattle held a press…
Issued late night on June 30, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s executive order authorized all city departments to reply to “exigent life safety, public health, and property issues” in and around protestors’ CHOP (Capitol Hill Organized…