by Hannah Saunders Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson dropped her 2027 proposed budget, and leftist activists across the city are pushing back against the increase in Seattle Police Department (SPD) funding. Most recently, the Community Not Cameras Coalition, whose members helped get Mayor Wilson elected, highlighted how the budget hides SPD surveillance costs while upping the funds for cameras before audits on their effectiveness have been released.

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There’s a draft of an open letter to Mayor Katie Wilson and the Seattle City Council that’s been making the rounds on social media and racking up signatures over the past few days. The request: divert...

By Erica C. Barnett A Seattle Police Department officer, Adam Sun, is on administrative leave after using a pair of…

We are all being watched in ways we never imagined, including vehicle tracking, facial recognition technology and data mining. What does all this digital surveillance mean for the right to privacy? An...

Multiple public commenters told the council that CCTV and real‑time crime centers have weak evidence for preventing violent crime and urged redirecting funds (including a previously passed $250,000 amendment) to community violence‑interruption and care programs; a cybersecurity reviewer warned of data‑control risks with vendor platforms.

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by Hannah Saunders Anti-surveillance activists and community members are banding together once more under an open letter to the Seattle City Council, titled "Arts Not Ops," to encourage elected officials to invest in arts and culture instead of CCTV cameras. The group highlighted Seattle's historic murder-free June, which they believe is due to the Office of Arts and Culture's $3.6 million investment in neighborhood activation for the World Cup.

144 likes, 43 comments - komo4 on September 24, 2026: "Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka wants the city to add public surveillance cameras to the Seattle Center campus immediately. A lack of camera...

The proposal makes real cuts to close a $175 million gap—and reflects the conflict between campaign ambitions and a budget…

The messages also reveal that Mayor Wilson was indecisive about going to the scene of the shooting while advisors…

52 likes, 1 comments - theburnerseattle on September 15, 2026

52 likes, 1 comments - theburnerseattle on September 15, 2026

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is rolling out a plan to tackle gun violence by better integrating city departments and maintaining services for youth. The announcement comes after weeks of relentless crit...