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By Guy Oron | November 8, 2024. On Sunday, Oct. 27, 36-year-old Mexican immigrant José Manuel Sanchez-Castro died at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, commonly known as the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC), in Tacoma. A spokesperson for the Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) confirmed to Real Change that an emergency medical response had been ...
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Oct 30, 2024 · Mayor Harrell’s proposal to cut Seattle Channel programs leaves community reeling. By Marian Mohamed | October 23, 2024. When Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released his proposal for the 2025-2026 city budget, several city departments were expecting a reduction in their funding in order to deal with the $250 million city budget deficit.
The Seattle Queer Film Festival brings catharsis
Oct 9, 2024 · The Seattle Queer Film Festival will take place at the Three Dollar Bill Cinema Oct. 10 to 14 and then offer virtual screenings until Oct. 20. Image courtesy of the Seattle Queer Film Festival. Seeing queer stories portrayed in film is not a new effort. “Paris Is Burning,” a 1990 documentary that explored the New York City ballroom scene ...
Black Panther: The Marvel film's meaning runs deep
Mar 7, 2018 · “Black Panther” was amazing. It was exquisitely choreographed and exceptionally well-written. Marvel Studios’ 18th installment also presented a story that spoke to the nuance, importance and timeliness for the everyday lived experiences, thoughts and frustrations of Black Americans and the diaspora’s experiences of colonization and marginalization as a whole.
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Oct 2, 2024 · Remembering Ayşenur: Activist’s death felt deeply in Seattle and beyond. By Guy Oron | October 2, 2024. Editor’s Note: This story contains a description of gun violence. The killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, the Seattle-raised Turkish American activist, by an Israeli sniper in the occupied West Bank has sent shock waves across the city’s ...
LIHI acquires new property in Bellevue - Real Change
Jul 17, 2024 · This marks the second Bellevue property for LIHI, which owns and manages dozens of buildings and tiny house villages throughout the greater Seattle area. According to the city of Bellevue’s demographic data, the median household income as of 2022 was $153,779, a 41.5% increase from 2010. In comparison, Seattle’s median household income in ...
Seattle City Council passes SODA and SOAP banishment laws …
Sep 27, 2024 · On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed into law two controversial ordinances, known as Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA) and Stay out of Areas of Prostitution (SOAP), intended to address concerns around public drug use and sex work.
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Krystal Marx | Executive Director. (206) 441-3247 x107 | [email protected]. Krystal Marx (she/they) is a queer, disabled, lifelong Washingtonian, and comes to Real Change with her lived experience of childhood homelessness and poverty. Krystal served on the Burien City Council from 2018 to 2021, where she was also Deputy Mayor for two ...
Bartell Drugs closures leave communities and individuals wounded
Jan 24, 2024 · In the past year, 21 Bartell Drugs within Washington have closed due to the chain’s parent company, Rite Aid, filing for bankruptcy protection. Local customers of former Bartell’s stores are feeling the ramification of this decision as they struggle to find a convenient pharmacy with an increasing number of stores closing their doors throughout King County.
Everybody’s hurting: Seattle’s growing housing crisis means …
Apr 3, 2024 · Between 2010 and 2024, Seattle’s house prices increased more than two-fold, in part due to a boom in the tech industry. According to Zillow’s Home Value Index, the average price for a typical single-family detached house in January 2010 was roughly $444,000, compared to $926,000 in 2024.