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Hour 4: Seattle to Potentially have a 15-Year Low in Police Staffing
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VIDEO GUEST - SEATTLE CITY COUNCILMAN AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR BOB KETTLE ON SEATTLE’S PUBLIC SAFETY WOES. Seattle Councilmember Kettle warns Katie Wilson’s budget caps police staffing at 15-year low. SPD police chief search continues, two dozen qualified applicants so far. Seattle police chief search: Residents say they want someone local. On Public Safety: Non-LE solutions are “fanciful” and we’re “unfortunately we’re backsliding.” Bob on Katie’s stance on Policing compared to Portland’s “defund the police councilmembers: “Deborah Juarez noted that she attended “many” protests in 2020”. On SPD’s next chief: “The next chief will need to ideologically align with my committee, not just the Mayor”. On LEAD: “We will be doing our own version of an audit on this program. If our officers don’t believe in the program, we’re just going in circles.” // GoFundMe for Texas man who went viral hauling bags for wife’s cancer bills is removed over ‘factual’ issues // It’s horny spider season in Seattle