Proposed site of DESC's Crisis Diversion Center at 1600 S. Lane. The street rises east past family residences. Half a block to the west is busy S. Jackson Street.
Appropriate tactics with mentally ill people increase police officers' satisfaction with their work, steer the sick to needed care, save time and money, and boost citizen faith in the force. Training...
The prepackaged program, with its 'small moments' and 'authentic gushing,' is moving beyond elementary and middle schools into high schools. But does it prepare students for college-level writing?
Chapter 4: During May, Seattle City Council members listened to hours of public comment on how tax dollars should be allocated by the 2009-10 budget. Now what happens? Not much until autumn — then a...
Chapter 5: Few citizens will read a 170-page auditor's report on how well decade-old neighborhood plans have been implemented. But it should be required reading for the mayor and City Council. Bottom...
Chapter 3: Members of the City Neighborhood Council refer to the body's role as "holding the city's feet to the fire," but that expression is more incendiary than the reality. The role is advisory...
Chapter 2: Neighborhood district councils are the starting point for citizen involvement in Seattle. At the bottom of the hierarchy, it is a world of long meetings and grinding process. You can have...