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From the view where a Crosscut City Hall reporter sits, here’s his quick take on what drove Chief Best to suddenly retire.

What will Best do now? “I’m just going to take some time for myself,” she said. “I think I’ve earned it.” With an estimated pension of $134,000, she can afford it.

The sudden exit of Seattle’s first Black female chief exposes complex generational and racial divides.

Best was the first Black woman to lead the department. Her retirement comes in the midst of a turbulent summer for police in the city.

The cuts are a part of a broader effort to address the economic devastation left by COVID-19.

Members of the city council are proposing cutting about 100 police jobs and creating a new public safety department.

Federal money has kept poverty low in Washington, but it’s running out.

With an eye toward Portland, police and protestors again clashed on Capitol Hill Saturday night.

The Department of Justice asked the judge to block the City Council-approved ban, set to go into effect this weekend.

With time outside of jail cells greatly restricted, pandemic safety has led to solitary-like conditions.