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Attorney General Bob Ferguson Judge bars I-27 from ballot Measure sought to ban safe consumption spaces endorses Jenny Durkan “Jenny Durkan will deliver on our progressive values”

Attorney General Bob Ferguson – Photo courtesy of State of Washington

Attorney General Bob Ferguson has endorsed former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan as the candidate who has the experience to deliver on the urgent challenges facing Seattle including housing and homelessness. In a new web ad, Attorney General Ferguson focuses on Durkan’s record as U.S. Attorney, including holding powerful interests and polluters accountable, taking on the opioid crisis, and removing illegal guns from the

streets. In addition, Attorney General Ferguson highlights that Durkan would be the “partner we need to protect Seattle and our state from President Trump and his administration,” focusing on her work at SeaTac airport to protect passengers. Durkan has previously launched three web ads including “Very Jenny,” “More Housing Now” and “Seattle Promise.”

see FERGUSON page 4

New study says 40% of LGBT employees report workplace bullying More than half confronted the bully

Photo courtesy of Reuters / Brendan McDermid

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Forty percent of LGBT employees in the United States reported that they encountered bullying in their workplaces, a new study by CareerBuilder says. Fifty-three percent confronted the bully,

but only 20% said the behavior stopped afterwards. Fewer than than one-third of LGBT workers said they reported bullying to human resources. Most of those bullied said the guilty party was a single person, but 13% reported

see BULLY page 16

Photo courtesy of AP / Mel Evans

by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer A King County Superior Court Judge has barred I-27 from the ballot, meaning there will be no challenge to the county’s plans to open supervised safe consumption spaces for people with substance abuse issues. In her October 16 ruling, Judge Veronica Alicea-Galván wrote that I-27 is “inval-

id, null, and void because it extends beyond the scope of the local initiative power” and cannot appear on the February 2018 ballot. I-27 would have outlawed supervised consumption spaces, which are public health facilities where people who use drugs can do so in a medically supervised environment while gaining access to treatment.

see I-27 page 4

Over 100 women sign on to Seattle Times response letter in support of Teresa Mosqueda for City Council

Photo courtesy of Teresa Mosqueda

Signers include Seattle mayoral candidates Jenny Durkan and Cary Moon, US Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and dozens of current and former elected officials Over 100 women signed on to a letter in support of Teresa Mosqueda in response to The Seattle Times endorsement in the Posi-

tion 8 [City Council] race on Monday. The piece, which cites her opponent’s “experience” and “reasonable perspective” in making their endorsement, was met with anger, frustration, and disappointment from women across Seattle who have too often

see MOSQUEDA page 4


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