Youth, Gang and Gun Violence in the Greater Seatle Area
Friday September 10th 2010

Posts Tagged ‘City of Seattle’

Tell The Mayor What YOU Think: Youth And Families Online Survey

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 help shape the Mayor’s agenda on issues affecting youth and families from a child’s birth to their successful career track. We are [Read More]

Standing-Room Only For McGinn’s Youth And Family “Workshop”

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 underway. “I’m here because I raise kids in this city, and they don’t feel safe,” said one woman who attended with her neighbor.  Both women [Read More]

Mayor Wants Your Input: SPD Chief Search

Mayor Wants Your Input: SPD Chief Search

SEATTLE – The public is invited to offer feedback and help draft assessment criteria for Seattle’s next Police Chief during several upcoming public forums and through other means, including a dedicated telephone line and a new website launched today. [Read More]

City of Seattle Wants Volunteers for Youth & Family Initiative

City of Seattle Wants Volunteers for Youth & Family Initiative

From the Mayor’s Blog: During his inaugural address last month, Mayor McGinn announced a Youth and Family Initiative to engage as many Seattleites as possible in the process of identifying and helping to address the problems faced by our city’s families and [Read More]

Seattle’s Youth Violence Initiative

Seattle’s Youth Violence Initiative

From the City of Seattle Website: The City of Seattle’s 2009-2010 budget included a new, multi-million dollar Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative to dramatically change how the city deals with youth violence. In proposing this new Initiative, former [Read More]

Tribute: Tyrone Love

Tribute: Tyrone Love

Originally published March 1, 2009, Republished February 6, 2010 “Did you ever touch him or have him smile at you? Did you ever really listen to him? Did he ever do a mean thing? Was he ever himself associated with violence or any public disturbance? For if you did, [Read More]

Latest Topics

Suspects In Juvie Drive By Shooting Plead Guilty

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 [Read More]

Fight Leads To Gunfire At South Seattle Party

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]

Crips gang members argue ‘umbrella’ tactic unfair

Crips gang members argue ‘umbrella’ tactic unfair

*hat tip to northwestgangs, twitter* The sweeping criminal conspiracy case against alleged members of the Hilltop [Read More]

Alajawan Brown- 12 Year Old Skyway Murder Victim

Alajawan Brown- 12 Year Old Skyway Murder Victim

At about 6 p.m. April 29, 12-year-old Alajawan Brown got off the bus in front of the 7-Eleven on Martin Luther King [Read More]

Tell The Mayor What YOU Think: Youth And Families Online Survey

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]

Recent Comments

oncewashector said

Way to go SV. Knowledge can push back the fog of fear. I suggest handguns illegal other than in the possession of Read the post

Should Metro Have Its Own Police Department? said

safety seems to have been patched together- but as this week’s news has shown- there are gaping Read the post

Jeanna Trammel said

I totally agree are these so called security guards being paid with our tax dollars ? cause if so that is not Read the post

Mpressfv1 said

I am so angry and saddened by black on black crime and the gang mentality. the girl and the boy (coward) that stole Read the post

Scott said

Great...maybe ignorance is bliss. About 8/10 of a mile from my house. The neighborhood has seen some ups and downs in Read the post