Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has fired former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz. The decision was announced Tuesday in a letter from the mayor to the Seattle City Council. 

Ashley Hiruko is a KUOW investigative reporter who has been covering news about former Chief Diaz for the past year. She joined Soundside's Libby Denkmann to give a little more insight into what’s happening at Seattle's Police Department.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

GUEST:Ashley Hiruko

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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has fired former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz. The decision was announced&nbsp;Tuesday in a letter from the mayor to the Seattle City Council.&nbsp;
Ashley Hiruko is a KUOW investigative reporter who has been covering news about former Chief Diaz for the past year. She joined Soundside's Libby Denkmann to give a little more insight into what&rsquo;s happening at Seattle's Police Department.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.
GUEST: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/authors/ashley-hiruko">Ashley Hiruko</a>
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<a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/star-wars-themed-love-letter-torpedoed-former-chief-diaz-s-career">Star Wars-themed love letter torpedoed former Chief Diaz's career</a>&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-former-police-chief-adrian-diaz-fired-by-mayor">Seattle mayor fires former Police Chief Adrian Diaz, cites affair</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-police-chief-finalist-in-national-spotlight-after-wisconsin-school-shooting-leaves-3-dead">Seattle police chief contender in national spotlight after Wisconsin school shooting leaves 3 dead</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-police-watchdog-head-resigns-in-mutual-agreement-with-mayor-harrell-city-says">Seattle police watchdog head resigns in &lsquo;mutual&rsquo; agreement with Mayor Harrell, city says</a></li>
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KUOW's Ashley Hiruko breaks down the latest with Former SPD Chief Diaz

Around 3:00am today, a King County Metro driver was fatally stabbed near the 4100 block of University Way in Seattle’s U-District.

At a press conference this morning, King County Executive Dow Constantine said that the loss is being felt by everyone in county transit. 

"We are not always able to keep what's happening out on the streets away from the transit that operates on those streets," said Constantine. "We are doing everything that we can, and will continue to ramp up our efforts, to make sure that transit is safe for everyone. Including, especially, for our brave operators who are out on the streets every day."

Greg Woodfill is the local president of the Amalgamated Transit Union #587. He said he’d like to see more regional resources dedicated to transit safety. 

"I don't have all the answers. This is a difficult, societal problem. What I know is that we're not doing enough," said Woodfill. "This is bigger than Metro, this is bigger than Seattle, this is the whole community that we serve." 

The attack comes just a couple days after Metro cut service to a cluster of stops around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in the Chinatown International District because of ongoing “safety concerns.”

For the latest, Soundside was joined by KUOW reporter Ann Dornfeld, who attended a press conference with transit and public officials in Tukwila this morning. 

Guests:
Ann Dornfeld, reporter on the KUOW investigations team. 

Related links: 
KUOW - King County Metro bus driver killed in fatal U District stabbing
King County Metro cites safety in closing Little Saigon bus stops | The Seattle Times

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Around 3:00am today, a King County Metro driver was fatally stabbed near the 4100 block of University Way in Seattle&rsquo;s U-District.
At a press conference this morning, King County Executive Dow Constantine said that the loss is being felt by everyone in county transit.&nbsp;
"We are not always able to keep what's happening out on the streets away from the transit that operates on those streets," said Constantine. "We are doing everything that we can, and will continue to ramp up our efforts, to make sure that transit is safe for everyone. Including, especially, for our brave operators who are out on the streets every day."
Greg Woodfill is the local president of the Amalgamated Transit Union #587.&nbsp;He said he&rsquo;d like to see more regional resources dedicated to transit safety.&nbsp;
"I don't have all the answers. This is a difficult, societal problem. What I know is that we're not doing enough," said Woodfill. "This is bigger than Metro, this is bigger than Seattle, this is the whole community that we serve."&nbsp;
The attack comes just a couple days after Metro cut service to a cluster of stops around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street in the Chinatown International District because of ongoing &ldquo;safety concerns.&rdquo;
For the latest, Soundside was joined by KUOW reporter Ann Dornfeld, who attended a press conference with transit and public officials in Tukwila this morning.&nbsp;
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Ann Dornfeld, reporter on the KUOW investigations team.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Related links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/king-county-metro-bus-driver-killed-in-fatal-u-district-stabbing">KUOW - King County Metro bus driver killed in fatal U District stabbing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/king-county-metro-cites-safety-in-closing-little-saigon-bus-stops/">King County Metro cites safety in closing Little Saigon bus stops | The Seattle Times</a></li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Transit workers call for safety improvements after fatal stabbing of Metro driver

The light touch of tea glasses. Jasmine vines. Cigarette kisses.

These are some of the images the Redmond-based poet, essayist, and translator Lena Khalaf Tuffaha conjures of Palestine in her most recent poetry collection, Something About Living.

Last month, the collection earned Tuffaha the National Book Award for poetry. 

Through her poems, Tuffaha chronicles the legacy of violence and colonialism in Palestine’s history, while also bringing readers into a homeland that is rich with beauty, family connections, and vivid storytelling.

GUEST:
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, author of Something About Living

RELATED LINK:
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's author bio 
Something About Living publisher information

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

The light touch of tea glasses. Jasmine vines. Cigarette kisses.
These are some of the images the Redmond-based poet, essayist, and translator Lena Khalaf Tuffaha conjures of Palestine in her most recent poetry collection, Something About Living.
Last month, the collection earned Tuffaha the National Book Award for poetry.&nbsp;
Through her poems, Tuffaha chronicles the legacy of violence and colonialism in Palestine&rsquo;s history, while also bringing readers into a homeland that is rich with beauty, family connections, and vivid storytelling.
GUEST:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr">Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, author of Something About Living</li>
</ul>
RELATED LINK:
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<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.lenakhalaftuffaha.com/">Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's author bio&nbsp;</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://blogs.uakron.edu/uapress/product/something-about-living/">Something About Living&nbsp;publisher information</a></li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to&nbsp;<a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside&nbsp;is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Redmond poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha talks about winning a National Book award, Palestine, and more

What does the Northwest sound like to you? It’s a question we’ve asked local sound artists. And this week, we’ve been sharing some of their  sound choices. 

Yesterday, Christopher DeLaurenti played a recording of the bygone squeak of a metro bus. 

Our next piece of tape comes from Gordon Hempton. 

Guest:

Gordon Hempton, international acoustic ecologist and Emmy Award winning sound recordist 

 

 

What does the Northwest sound like to you? It&rsquo;s a question we&rsquo;ve asked local sound artists. And this week, we&rsquo;ve been sharing some of their&nbsp; sound choices.&nbsp;
Yesterday, Christopher DeLaurenti played a recording of the bygone squeak of a metro bus.&nbsp;
Our next piece of tape comes from Gordon Hempton.&nbsp;
Guest:
<a href="https://soundtracker.com/">Gordon Hempton</a>, international acoustic ecologist and Emmy Award winning sound recordist&nbsp;
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