Daniel Beekman

Seattle

Reporter @seattletimes covering politics and communities / Please send tips to [email protected] Signal: 206 464-2164 / @PacNWGuild

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Articles

Trump’s attack on AmeriCorps rips through Seattle area

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

WHITE CENTER — When Joy Henderson realized she could work at her local food bank through AmeriCorps, the opportunity seemed meant to be. She was already volunteering a bit at the White Center Food Bank and was considering a career change after losing a job. AmeriCorps, the federal government’s service agency, connects people like Henderson with community gigs and gives them modest stipends in lieu of wages.
WA adds public defender dollars but 'nowhere near' enough, counties say

1 week ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Daniel Beekman

Washington will more than double the money it sends to counties for public defenders in an attempt to reduce strain on the legal system, state lawmakers decided in the two-year budget they passed Sunday. Yet the state will still cover less than 10% of what counties are spending on public defense, and those costs are increasing, so advocates say serious problems with the system may continue. kAm{@H A2J[ 9:89 42D6=@25D 2?5 492?86D :? E96 =682= 7:6=5 92G6 =65 E@ AF3=:4 5676?56C D9@CE286D :?
Washington state adds public defender dollars but 'nowhere near' enough, counties say - The Daily Chronicle

2 weeks ago | chronline.com | Daniel Beekman

Washington will more than double the money it sends to counties for public defenders in an attempt to reduce strain on the legal system, state lawmakers decided in the two-year budget they passed Sunday. Yet the state will still cover less than 10% of what counties are spending on public defense, and those costs are increasing, so advocates say serious problems with the system may continue.
WA adds public defender dollars but ‘nowhere near’ enough, counties say

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

Washington will more than double the money it sends to counties for public defenders in an attempt to reduce strain on the legal system, state lawmakers decided in the two-year budget they passed Sunday. Yet the state will still cover less than 10% of what counties are spending on public defense, and those costs are increasing, so advocates say serious problems with the system may continue.
Her son died while restrained by guards at a WA jail. Now she’s suing

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

The mother of a man who died in a struggle with guards at the Yakima County jail sued Friday, accusing the county of neglecting her mentally ill son, killing him and trying to cover up the circumstances of his death. The lawsuit filed by attorneys for the mother,Loan Duong, says the county and its health care contractor failed to properly care for her son, Hien Trung Hua, who was booked into jail during a mental health crisis in 2023.
Judge bars Trump from denying funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities like Seattle

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Daniel Beekman

A federal judge in California took action Thursday to stop the Trump administration from denying federal funds to cities like Seattle because of their policies on immigration enforcement. U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick issued an injunction in the case led by San Francisco, siding with more than a dozen local governments that sued earlier this year over executive orders targeting so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions that limit their own involvement with immigration enforcement.
Nearby residents sue Seattle over management of nude public beach

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | David Kroman |Daniel Beekman

SEATTLE - A group of residents from the Denny Blaine neighborhood is suing Seattle over its management of Denny Blaine Park, a 2-acre plot on Lake Washington that the lawsuit argues has been home to frequent public masturbation and indecent exposure. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, is the latest step in a multiyear fight over the park and its uses. For decades it has garnered a reputation as a nude beach and cherished gathering place for many in the city's LGBTQ+ community.
Nearby residents sue Seattle over management of nude public beach

3 weeks ago | dailyitem.com | David Kroman |Daniel Beekman

SEATTLE — A group of residents from the Denny Blaine neighborhood is suing Seattle over its management of Denny Blaine Park, a 2-acre plot on Lake Washington that the lawsuit argues has been home to frequent public masturbation and indecent exposure. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, is the latest step in a multiyear fight over the park and its uses. For decades it has garnered a reputation as a nude beach and cherished gathering place for many in the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
Nearby residents sue Seattle over management of nude public beach

3 weeks ago | swoknews.com | David Kroman |Daniel Beekman

SEATTLE — A group of residents from the Denny Blaine neighborhood is suing Seattle over its management of Denny Blaine Park, a 2-acre plot on Lake Washington that the lawsuit argues has been home to frequent public masturbation and indecent exposure. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, is the latest step in a multiyear fight over the park and its uses. For decades it has garnered a reputation as a nude beach and cherished gathering place for many in the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
WA agency reviews disturbing Yakima County jail death

3 weeks ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Daniel Beekman

A Washington agency is reviewing the 2023 death of Hien Trung Hua in the Yakima County jail to determine whether a new criminal investigation is warranted, the agency disclosed last week. The state's Office of Independent Investigations, or OII, decided to conduct the formal review in response to a request from Hua's cousin in December that was prompted by The Seattle Times' reporting on the case.