Daniel Beekman
@DBeekman
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Reporter @seattletimes covering politics and communities / Please send tips to [email protected] Signal: DanielBeekman.44 / @PacNWGuild
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Joined April 2008
Back with a post on here only to share this story. Please give it a read. Two men were arrested in Yakima County while suffering mental crises. The man who went to jail died behind bars. The man who went free was supposed to investigate.
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RT @bykenarmstrong: This story is stunning. Incredible reporting/writing on how police, jail guards and others respond to people in mental…
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No longer posting here. Find my work at Connect with me via the contact info in my bio.
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Wrote this on election night last week: “Consider this: In 2021’s citywide general election, all four Seattle races shifted by at least 12 percentage points. Strauss, Morales, Davis and Lewis (barely) were within that window Tuesday night.” Two now ahead. Two within 500 votes.
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@AlecMacGillis Met both of them more than 10 years ago in the Bronx. Ritchie Torres worked for Councilmember Jimmy Vacca. AOC was trying to start a small business. Both very nice in person.
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RT @mattsdriscoll: The first time I met Gail Neal she was loading donations into a pickup truck. I've been in awe of her ever since. What…
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When its transit system suspends fares next year, Clallam County will join a surprising # of WA communities where riding the bus is now free. But big-city systems like King County Metro are still collecting millions of $ from riders. (w/ @mnowlin_seattle)
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Maritza Rivera's lead on Ron Davis has narrowed to 409 votes, 1.5 percentage points.
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Background: WA lawmakers seek ‘rent-to-own’ audit, worried about broken promises
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RT @Jim_Brunner: 👀Hearing this announcement may shake up the governor's race, too... stay tuned #waelex
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RT @seattletimes: Seattle bartender Murray Stenson was a renowned figure in the cocktail world. His legacy, though, will be the way he trea…
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RT @dylmcguinness: Houston, a city with 2.3 million people, garnered fewer votes in its mayoral election than Seattle, a city with 750k peo…
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RT @OlympiaJoe: NEW: WA's prison nursery is one of only a few in the US to support incarcerated mothers amid simmering debates on crime & d…
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RT @seattletimes: Natalie Smith of Seattle is calling for an end to violence in Gaza after her uncle and aunt were killed in the Oct. 7 Ham…
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RT @seattletimes: Two Seward Park synagogues received suspicious packages in the mail, each containing a white powdery substance, Seattle p…
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