South King News

REI and Facebook commit additional funding to King County recreational trails

By Benjamin Kibbey | Nov 8, 2020

Facebook and REI-Co-op have committed to funding the Northup Way Connector, a link between Eastrail and the 520 Trail, an addition to the $2 million they have already invested in King County trails.

King County plans to treat racism as a public health crisis and divert funds from detention to prevention

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 12, 2020

King County will be implementing a series of reforms in how it spends existing funds in order to address racism problems that recent events have highlighted in both the criminal justice system and with racism in general.

Holmes pulls Seattle from 2019 suit challenging revisions to King County police inquests

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jun 29, 2020

After a unanimous vote by the Seattle City Council and calls from the community, City Attorney Pete Holmes recently pulled the city out of a suit challenging a revised inquest process for police-involved deaths, South Seattle Emerald reported.