In the inbox: someone(s) built a progress tracker for promises Mayor Harrell made on the campaign trail or since taking office. They say they drew inspiration from the mayor himself who has launched several city data dashboards during his administration. harrellpromises.com

Here are some graphics I made for that story about the state of WA youth mental health! Stats that stood out to me:

Things are looking up for WA youth in a survey that says 7 in 10 feel hopeful for the future. 🌞 Despite this, there's still more work to be done. Latest for Cascade PBS Newsroom crosscut.com/news/2024/04/w…

My favorite time of the year it's AAJA Seattle lunar new year celebration!!!! We got lion dancers this year 🦁❤️🐲✨🤩

The IT department's public comment period about the tech was supposed to end today, but it appears they've extended the deadline to comment until March 22. Jadenne is confirming: seattle.gov/tech/data-priv…

Seattle will have a public comment period tonight from 6-7 PM in person and online for the Technology Assisted Crime Prevention Pilot which includes three parts - gunshot detection location, CCTV and a real-time crime center. techtalk.seattle.gov/2024/02/02/pub…

Talked with Maleeha Syed for a Crosscut Reports episode! Such a throwback to my radio days. Please give it a listen😊🎧crosscut.com/podcast/crossc…

Many Black Seattle activists started their journey with the same determination and fire to fight for change in 2020, following the death of George Floyd. Four years later, some have taken different paths, and some have left those avenues altogether.
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4 Black activists in Seattle reflect back on their work from 2020 till now. Read more about how George Floyd protests shaped their journeys. @Crosscut crosscut.com/news/2024/02/2…

A bill is going through the WA legislature to recognize Lunar New Year as a holiday. Second time's the charm, right? life crosscut.com/briefs/2024/02…

People that ask how to pronounce my name before attempting to mispronounce it have my heart 🤍

First story as @Crosscut's news fellow is out ☺️ I had to go back to the classroom and learn how students are learning about Indigenous neighbors and our shared history. Thank you to everyone that spoke with me and Donna Blankinship for being a great editor.✨crosscut.com/news/2024/01/s…

Speaking Lushootseed: WA’s Indigenous curriculum may be renamed: A bill would name the Native history program after the late advocate, longtime state Sen. John McCoy (lulilaš), who inspired its creation. (by Jadenne Radoc Cabahug @Crosscut) #waleg #waedu crosscut.com/news/2024/01/s…

How it feels to work in media rn

Always pleasantly surprised when I find out people actually read my articles, I always assume it's just sent into the void once they’re posted 😲