SPD brass is also bringing in a new leader for the East Precinct calling Capt. Britt the man who built the city's new Real-Time Crime Center "from the ground up" but no providing a timeline for Pike/Pine's new cameras. Britt, meanwhile, starts Wednesday. www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/care...

CARE Chief Barden, meanwhile, seemed to raise the most hope that challenges around crisis and addiction can start to be more seriously addressed at Broadway and Pike. Seattle can finally begin “solo dispatch” of CARE crisis responders, meaning teams can be sent to appropriate 911 calls without SPD

Brown and the mayor's public safety rep also continued the ongoing message about the need to grow SPD's ranks, this year saying the hiring is about to pay dividends. Meanwhle, a new team of 4 bike cops "on loan" to the East Precinct has been busy on the Hill

Example? SPD Assistant Chief Robert Brown was excited to share details of East Precinct's successful strategies safely handling this year's Halloween crowds. Yes, Brown made the case for parking enforcement as a gun violence prevention strategy

Blame the mayor's office for "South Capitol Hill" not my fault

Will be interested to hear what the Harrell folks on the agenda have to say given, well, this www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/11/elec...

BTW, last year's session was suprisingly illuminating -- all of these have basically come to pass www.capitolhillseattle.com/2024/12/city...