Around The Sound
Fight Leads To Gunfire At South Seattle Party
The police report provides more details about a giant shootout outside a south Seattle party April 25 in which one [Read More]
Tell The Mayor What YOU Think: Youth And Families Online Survey
The Youth and Families Initiative is a major initiative announced by Mayor Mike McGinn during his inaugural address. [Read More]
Standing-Room Only For McGinn’s Youth And Family “Workshop”
The crowds spilled into the main hall of the Rainier Community center even before the 7:00pm meeting was [Read More]
The News
Fight Leads To Gunfire At South Seattle Party
The police report provides more details about a giant shootout outside a south Seattle party April 25 in which one teenager was shot in [Read More]
Thoughts & Opinions
Tell The Mayor What YOU Think: Youth And Families Online Survey
The Youth and Families Initiative is a major initiative announced by Mayor Mike McGinn during his inaugural address. The Initiative will [Read More]
The Politics & Policies
Crips gang members argue ‘umbrella’ tactic unfair
*hat tip to northwestgangs, twitter* The sweeping criminal conspiracy case against alleged members of the Hilltop Crips street gang withstood assaults from the defendants’ [Read More]
Youth Violence Nationwide
Mayor hosts Oakland’s first peace conference
The "Peace Conference," the city's first, allowed local leaders to brainstorm ways to build relationships with kids and make sure they know of "alternatives to a life of crime." [Read More]
Student nonviolence task force proposed
We want to encourage our youth to become proactive problem-solvers in seeking to change the tide of violence into streams of self-respect and love. We propose to form the student nonviolence task force. [Read More]
Strangers Bullet Ends Life-Long Friendship
They started each day together, at the gym. When it was time to pick up Barron's daughter from school, Rivers went too. [Read More]
Police & Courts
Suspects In Juvie Drive By Shooting Plead Guilty
Two men accused of shooting a rival gang member in front of the King County Youth Service Center in August have pleaded guilty to drive-by shooting charges, prosecutors announced this today. Edouard Motley and Birk Isabel III—both affiliated with the Central [Read More]
Crips gang members argue ‘umbrella’ tactic unfair
*hat tip to northwestgangs, twitter* The sweeping criminal conspiracy case against alleged members of the Hilltop Crips [Read More]