Daniel Beekman
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Daniel Beekman
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· Nov 8
Life and death in Yakima: The haunting story of Jim Curtice and Hien Hua
Two men were arrested in Yakima County while suffering mental crises. The man who went to jail died behind bars. The man who went free had to investigate.
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Two men were arrested in Yakima County while suffering mental crises. The man who went to jail died behind bars. The man who went free was supposed to investigate. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
More reporting for Seattle from Minneapolis
What WA should know about Minnesota ICE surge, from two ex-Seattleites www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What WA should know about Minnesota ICE surge, from two ex-Seattleites
These ex-Seattleites have been relaying information on what they have learned from Minnesota's ICE surge from where they live now. They worry Seattle could be next.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
More reporting for Seattle from Minneapolis
What WA should know about Minnesota ICE surge, from two ex-Seattleites www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What WA should know about Minnesota ICE surge, from two ex-Seattleites
These ex-Seattleites have been relaying information on what they have learned from Minnesota's ICE surge from where they live now. They worry Seattle could be next.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
What WA should know about Minnesota ICE surge, from two ex-Seattleites www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Reporting for Seattle from on the ground in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis, Seattle visitors see ICE agony, community power www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What Seattleites learned in Minneapolis
Political organizers from Seattle went to Minneapolis to learn from locals responding to an immigration enforcement surge ordered by the Trump administration.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Reporting for Seattle from on the ground in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis, Seattle visitors see ICE agony, community power www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
What Seattleites learned in Minneapolis
Political organizers from Seattle went to Minneapolis to learn from locals responding to an immigration enforcement surge ordered by the Trump administration.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
In Minneapolis, Seattle visitors see ICE agony, community power www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Bainbridge Island is squeezed for housing. That’s stirring debate www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Affordable housing proposal on Bainbridge Island is stirring debate
A housing project near the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal has stirred intense discussion, partly because of its prominent location. It’s testing the island’s politics.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Bainbridge Island is squeezed for housing. That’s stirring debate www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Judge overturns disenrollment of prominent Squaxin Island Tribe member www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Judge overturns disenrollment of prominent Squaxin Island Tribe member
The ruling against the tribe in its own court may attract attention across Indian Country, where membership purges have become more common in recent decades.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Judge overturns disenrollment of prominent Squaxin Island Tribe member www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle plans to build new Green Lake pool, renovate community center www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Where Seattle plans to build a new public pool
In 2022, the city dropped its plan to build a brand new swimming pool for Green Lake's community center. Now the idea has floated back to the surface.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Seattle plans to build new Green Lake pool, renovate community center www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle-area Somali community on edge after Trump lashes out www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle-area Somali community on edge after Trump lashes out
Community leaders are trying to spread accurate information and speak out in the wake of President Trump's disparaging remarks about people from Somalia.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Seattle-area Somali community on edge after Trump lashes out www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Language barrier, fear of targeting complicate immigrant flood response www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Language, fear of targeting complicates immigrant flood response
Some immigrants and farmworkers have been navigating extra challenges this week amid historic flooding in Western Washington, advocates said.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Language barrier, fear of targeting complicate immigrant flood response www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
A WA baby needed emergency surgery. What came next changed her life www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
A WA baby needed emergency surgery. What came next changed her life
Each week, therapists from Kindering visit Yasmin Guzman's home in Bothell to work with her joyous 2-year-old, Emma.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A WA baby needed emergency surgery. What came next changed her life www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Burien voters swing profressuve after debates on homelessness www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
After debates on homelessness, Burien voters swing progressive
Two years after Burien leaders criminalized homeless camping outside, voters have elected a new City Council majority that generally opposes that strategy.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Burien voters swing profressuve after debates on homelessness www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Tech guy sinks $250K into Seattle suburb’s elections www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Tech guy sinks $250K into Seattle suburb’s council elections
Jeff Lyon's spending is extraordinary, especially in a city of less than 10,000 voters where the biggest news in recent years was the closure of a garden store.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Tech guy sinks $250K into Seattle suburb’s elections www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Workers who sued over collapse of Seattle’s Pier 58 settle for $2.5M www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Workers who sued over collapse of Seattle’s Pier 58 settle for $2.5M
Three demolition workers who fell into the water amid concrete debris accused the city of neglecting the downtown pier and rushing to raze it unsafely.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Workers who sued over collapse of Seattle’s Pier 58 settle for $2.5M www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Trump effect? Gig Harbor, Bremerton may show where U.S. is headed www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Trump effect? Gig Harbor, Bremerton may show where U.S. is headed
The outcome of a state Senate election in Pierce and Kitsap counties could signal how U.S. voters are feeling about President Donald Trump’s second term.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trump effect? Gig Harbor, Bremerton may show where U.S. is headed www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Eastside council member and candidate receive hateful mail, speak out www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Hate is bubbling up in a quiet Eastside suburb
As political battles rage nationally over issues like diversity and inclusion, similar debates are roiling Newcastle, and hate is bubbling up.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Eastside council member and candidate receive hateful mail, speak out www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
How a Seattle immigration leader is reacting to Trump’s agenda www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
A rising star in Seattle politics grapples with limited options against Trump’s agenda
Hamdi Mohamed manages immigration issues for Seattle and directs policy at Sea-Tac Airport. Still, her power to counter President Trump’s agenda is limited.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
How a Seattle immigration leader is reacting to Trump’s agenda www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle club with Mexican roots is turning kids into bike racers www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle club with Mexican roots is turning kids into bike racers
Every summer, Toros Cycling Club teaches kids how to balance. How to coast. How to pedal, brake and steer. The weekly lessons in English and Spanish are free.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Seattle club with Mexican roots is turning kids into bike racers www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
SPS has updated its Option A "test fit" drawing to preserve the BMX dirt jumps at Woodland Park. Some parking would be removed instead. SPS: "Thank you to the many community members who provided insight into the importance of maintaining these jumps." www.seattleschools.org/departments/...
September 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
SPS has updated its Option A "test fit" drawing to preserve the BMX dirt jumps at Woodland Park. Some parking would be removed instead. SPS: "Thank you to the many community members who provided insight into the importance of maintaining these jumps." www.seattleschools.org/departments/...
BMX bikers rally for dirt jumps as Seattle Schools eyes spot for Lincoln sports field www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Why bikers are rallying to save Seattle dirt jumps
Lincoln has more than 1,600 students and no dedicated sports field for its students. The dirt jumps at Woodland Park have beckoned BMX bikers for decades.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
BMX bikers rally for dirt jumps as Seattle Schools eyes spot for Lincoln sports field www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Washington counties can sue the state for more public defense funding, an appeals court has ruled, setting the stage for an epic case that could force the Legislature to fill decades-old cracks in the criminal legal system. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
WA counties can sue the state for more public defense funding
Counties want to remake Washington’s approach to public defense, in which they shoulder almost all the costs of representing people who can’t afford attorneys.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Washington counties can sue the state for more public defense funding, an appeals court has ruled, setting the stage for an epic case that could force the Legislature to fill decades-old cracks in the criminal legal system. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Reposted by Daniel Beekman
On repeat for the rest of the night 🔁
August 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
On repeat for the rest of the night 🔁
It’s a story about dramatic changes. Environmental destruction and urban construction. Waves of immigration and episodes of expulsion. Canoes joined by sailing vessels. Then trains and ferries. Then cars. Now electric scooters.
It’s also a story about subtle continuities.
It’s also a story about subtle continuities.
To understand Seattle’s past and present — what makes this city special and why — you have to understand the story of the downtown waterfront. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The ghosts of Seattle's reinvented waterfront
To understand Seattle’s past and present — what makes this city special and why — you have to understand the story of the downtown waterfront.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s a story about dramatic changes. Environmental destruction and urban construction. Waves of immigration and episodes of expulsion. Canoes joined by sailing vessels. Then trains and ferries. Then cars. Now electric scooters.
It’s also a story about subtle continuities.
It’s also a story about subtle continuities.
To understand Seattle’s past and present — what makes this city special and why — you have to understand the story of the downtown waterfront. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The ghosts of Seattle's reinvented waterfront
To understand Seattle’s past and present — what makes this city special and why — you have to understand the story of the downtown waterfront.
www.seattletimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
To understand Seattle’s past and present — what makes this city special and why — you have to understand the story of the downtown waterfront. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle’s Duwamish River Festival canceled due to ICE concerns www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Seattle’s Duwamish River Festival canceled due to ICE concerns
This year's event was scheduled for Aug. 9 in South Park, but organizers started to rethink the plan after hearing from anxious neighbors.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Seattle’s Duwamish River Festival canceled due to ICE concerns www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Trump’s travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Another layer of cruelty’: WA immigrant communities shaken by Trump travel ban
The Seattle region has large numbers of people from several of the countries named in the ban, including Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea and Iran.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump’s travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...