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Kevin Schofield

http://sccinsight.com
Kevin Schofield is a freelance writer and publishes Haftacook. Previously he worked for Microsoft, published Seattle City Council Insight, co-hosted the “Seattle News, Views and Brews” podcast, and raised two daughters as a single dad. He serves on the Board of Directors of KUOW, and he volunteers at the Woodland Park Zoo. Kevin volunteers at the Woodland Park Zoo, where he is also on the Board of Directors. He is also the Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Harvey Mudd College.
Cities

Ready or Not, Seattle Police Department is About to be Freed from the Consent Decree

The data clearly says – and all parties agree – that SPD’s overall use of force has dramatically decreased over the past twelve years. Nevertheless, the uses of force that remain are still disproportionately inflicted upon persons of color.
Politics

The Seattle Channel Brings Transparency to City Government. So Why is Mayor Harrell Trying to Kill It?

Now that Mayor Harrell’s proposed 2025 budget for the City of Seattle has been out for a couple of weeks, we’ve had time to discover some of the places...
Business

Mayor Harrell’s New Budget and Windfall Revenue Provoke Big Questions

Are companies now paying their “fair share?”  Of the “big five” revenue sources, two are entirely paid by businesses: the B&O tax, and the payroll tax. Businesses also pay a big chunk of the other three: property taxes, sales taxes, and utilities taxes.
Politics

The City of Seattle is Staring at a $230 Million Deficit. How Did We Get Here?

In short, there are no quick and easy fixes that fully address, in a sustainable way, the City’s general fund deficit. The Mayor and City Council have an impossible task this year.
Politics

Data Dump: Why Seattle City Council Will Look Very Different When All the Votes are Counted

What happened?  Voter apathy. The ballot returns are barely above the levels of the August primary, and well below the numbers for two years ago.
Politics

The Cost of Solving Homelessness: Dones Calls the Bluff

Mark Dones dared to be honest about what is required to solve homelessness. In so doing, Dones exposed the hypocrisy of local leaders, who want to appear as if they are solving homelessness but are unwilling to (or incapable of) going to bat for the resources it will take to truly do so.
Politics

Why Rent Control is Just a Terrible Really Bad No Good Idea

The message to governments is clear: skip the rent control, and jump straight to the part where they invest in building more housing. Admittedly, that’s a tough sell: rent control is very seductive as public policy.
Religion

Effective Altruism: The Road to Crazy Town

In the coverage of the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the press has made much of the devotion of its former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, to “effective altruism,” (EA) a...
blog

Research: Secondhand Smoke from a Bong is Dangerous to Your Health

It’s difficult to avoid the conclusion that secondhand smoke from bong smoking is incredibly harmful, both while someone in the room is smoking and for a very long time afterward.
Politics

What Does It Mean to Call Someone a Fascist?

Writing on fascism, Trotsky noted its ultra-nationalist streak and that it stoked (and fed off) the anger and grievances of the middle class while at the same time being pro-corporation and anti-worker.
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