Chetanya Robinson

3 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Chetanya Robinson

Seattle’s CARE Team, made up of non-police emergency responders, has expanded to offer services in South and Southwest Seattle neighborhoods, and is now available citywide. The CARE Team responds to calls that don’t require police presence, and instead people in need of behavioral health care. Crisis responders are trained behavioral health professionals, and are dispatched to situations that don’t involve the threat of violence or a medical emergency.

3 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Chetanya Robinson

About 20 people attended a workshop at Uncle Bob’s Place on March 27 teaching them how to assert and protect their rights if they encounter agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the federal agency responsible for prosecuting and deporting people who violate U.S. immigration laws.

3 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Chetanya Robinson

Former King County Executive Dow Constantine was hired as the new CEO of Sound Transit by the Sound Transit Board. The next day, Deputy Executive Shannon Braddock was confirmed as acting King County Executive by the King County Council. Braddock is the first woman to serve as King County Executive. She was appointed as Deputy Executive in June 2023.

1 month ago | iexaminer.org | Chetanya Robinson

Creating more third places in Little Saigon. Funding more drop-in centers for people experiencing homelessness (with community buy-in). Better coordination between City departments in serving Little Saigon. Building a Little Saigon small business coalition. Pruning trees; lighting up the streets. These are some of the ideas community members want to see implemented in the next 100 days for Little Saigon – by mid-June.

1 month ago | iexaminer.org | Chetanya Robinson

Twenty CCTV cameras will be installed in the Chinatown International District (CID) this year under a Seattle Police Department pilot project, raising concerns about privacy, racial equity, and use of public funding — and for some, hope for improvement in neighborhood public safety.