Socialist Blue City Mayor, Police Guild Butt Heads Over Whether Arresting Drug Users Is A Good Thing
1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026
Democratic Mayor Katie Wilson of Seattle is denying she ordered police to no longer arrest drug users Monday after the police union claimed she issued a directive requiring diversion. Wilson, who won the mayoral…
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