的old church has also found itself in the middle of the 抗议that have continued in the area around the park 和 the 东区 和, like many buildings near Cal Anderson, has suffered 财产损失 during the unrest.
詹妮·杜尔坎市长 告诉CHS她的办公室会“in coming weeks”与当地企业和社区代表一起发起两项计划“restore” 卡尔·安德森公园和take down the barricades around the 东区.
“It’s urgent,”市长星期二说。“这是我们最密集的社区,有很高比例的房客。空地很少。” 的mayor said business 和 property is also at the front of the discussion after months of demonstrations 和 ongoing police 和 protester clashes around the precinct, the park, 和 the Capitol Hill core.
的marches, rallies, 和 actions have once again shifted 和 there have been more nights than not lately with quiet streets around Capitol Hill’s 围墙东区。有些人可能认为西雅图的抗议季节已经结束,就像毛毛雨季节已经到来。
抗议团体感到连续180天的持续紧张。 COVID数量的增加,西雅图警方战术的变化,派系的形成以及抗议活动向政治活动的逻辑发展已减少了每日投票率,” 大卫·奥贝尔茨,经常抗议的现场直播者和 Malcontentment.com 说过。 “值得注意的是,这次游行进行了150天,而11月4日举行的游行有1000多人。任何在西雅图为“ Black Lives Matter”一展身手的人都在这样做。
KING 5 正在报告 短信和电子邮件的新详细信息 今年夏天,在国会山,CHOP占领抗议活动初具规模,市政府官员对此进行了报道,包括据报道, 消防队长哈罗德·斯科金斯和hip hop artist 拉兹·西蒙妮 他曾是混乱,激动人心且不断发展的示威活动的一部分,并被要求设法做些事情来保护被遗弃的人 东区:
Most questions about the closures needed to be answered 通过 星巴克 media relations, the manager told CHS. 的company has not replied to multiple inquiries from CHS in recent weeks.
的company has said it is also making changes to its locations to add better spaces for mobile ordering 和 pickup “由于COVID-19已经改变了零售环境,并且满足了已经发展的客户便利性需求。” 的E Olive shop was closed for weeks late this summer for an overhaul following that announcement.
抗议者及其家庭成员 夏季泰勒 提起诉讼 西雅图市和the state for personal injury, wrongful death, 和 civil rights violations during Black Lives Matter 抗议. 的lawsuit was filed in September. 50 plaintiffs, including journalists, protesters, 和 family members of the Capitol Hill activist 撞死 由I-5上的超速驾驶者表示 斯特里马特·凯斯勒·科勒·摩尔和雪松法PLLC。周四,Cedar的一位客户提出新的索赔要求,他们说他们受到警察伤害 在周三晚上在东部地区抗议时。在涉嫌财产犯罪的情况下被一群抗议者逮捕, 凯尔·墨菲·杜福特 被军官撞倒在地。他的律师说,目击者听到撞击的声音,看到他的头撞在人行道上。 Murphy-DuFord目前正在接受护理 港景 根据医院发言人的说法,他现在的状况令人满意。
的lawsuit is part of a wave of legal fallout from the 西雅图市 response to months of Black Lives Matter 抗议. 的largest could be a lawsuit brought 通过 a collection of Capitol Hill 房地产 developers, property owners, 和 small businesses suing the city over the CHOP protest zone. In October, CHS reported on a key decision 通过 a federal judge in the case 允许西装前进. 的SKKM 和 Cedar cases could also be costly for the city. 继续阅读 →