Seattle/ Community & Society
Published on September 10, 2019
Top Seattle news: Teachers resign over policy considered anti-gay; SPD arrest glass-breaking suspectPhoto: atomic80/Flickr

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Seattle-area teachers resign over policy considered anti-gay

SEATTLE (AP) — Teachers at a Seattle-area high school have resigned over a policy and language they consider discriminatory toward the gay community. The Seattle Times reported Sunday that at least five teachers at King's High School in Shoreline quit in protest or left because they felt pushed out of the interdenominational Christian school. 

Read the full story on KOMO News.

Sawant proposes legislation to expand homeless villages in all areas of Seattle

Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant is proposing to loosen the restrictions on locations for ‘transitional encampments' for the homeless and increase the number to 40 encampments. In an interview with KOMO News, she says she’s talking specifically about tiny house villages and not tent encampments, but the way the draft legislation is written makes little mention of the kind of transitional encampments that would be included.

Read the full story on KOMO News.

Trail of blood leads Seattle cops to suspect on wild glass-smashing rampage

A trail of blood led officers to a man suspected of smashing glass at a business, a Metro bus and a home before trying to damage a second bus and kick in the door of a second home in a Seattle neighborhood, police say. 

Read the full story on KOMO News.

Seattle City Council candidates to face off in 7 debates

Fourteen Seattle City Council candidates will debate ahead of the November election.

Read the full story on KING5.


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