Seattle and beyond react to Chief Best's retirement announcement
Lawmakers and leaders across the region are responding to an announcement from Chief Carmen Best that she will be retiring, effective September 2.
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Councilmember Andrew Lewis believes that the road forward on police reform is about adding public safety services, not taking them away. -
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With SPD Chief Carmen Best announcing her retirement Tuesday, Mayor Jenny Durkan outlined her plans for filling the role in the weeks ahead. -
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Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best is retiring. Officers have been sharing their response to the news, including Eric Michl who joined the Gee & Ursula Show. -
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Seattle journalist Omari Salisbury says city is treating symptoms, not the disease
Omari Salisbury with Converge Media says the Seattle City Council needs to be listening to the Black community, and step up to make real, systemic change. -
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Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County calls Chief Best's retirement a loss
Late Monday night Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best confirmed she would announce her retirement, following a City Council vote to make major cuts to SPD's budget. -
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Ross: Let people loot, save on police overtime
Imagine one day a month, stores let people take whatever they can carry, and write it off; no broken glass to clean up, no police overtime. -
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Rantz: Carmen Best, Black female police chief, driven out by Seattle Council
Carmen Best, Seattle's first Black female police chief, will resign Tuesday, just one day after city council devastated the police department with reckless cuts. -
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Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best formally announces decision to retire
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best formally announced her decision to retire Tuesday morning, in a press conference alongside Mayor Jenny Durkan. -
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Chief Best says discussion, dialogue necessary to bring change to SPD
Ahead of the Seattle City Council's vote to potentially defund the police department, Chief Best joined the Dori Monson Show on KIRO Radio. -
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A Monday ruling from a Seattle judge further restricts the scenarios under which SPD is permitted to use crowd control weapons at protests. -
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