Seattle Politics and Urbanism Daily
Sound Transit Reset, SPD Settlement, and Seattle’s CCTV Fight
Friday, June 5, 2026 · 10 min
Sound Transit’s ST3 reset leaves Ballard unfunded, Issaquah delayed to 2050, and fare gates headed toward a 14-station pilot, while Seattle pays $2.6 million to settle female officers’ harassment claims and wrestles with CCTV rules before the World Cup.
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Sound Transit’s ST3 reset leaves Ballard unfunded, Issaquah delayed to 2050, and fare gates headed toward a 14-station pilot, while Seattle pays $2.6 million to settle female officers’ harassment claims and wrestles with CCTV rules before the World Cup.
In this episode
- Sound Transit's Murky Path to Ballard, with Regionwide ST4 Hopes Dim — The Urbanist
# Sound Transit's Murky Path to Ballard, with Regionwide ST4 Hopes Dim Published: 2026-06-03T23:00:55+00:00 Source: theurbanist.org (theurbanist.org) Language: en ## Story Sound Transit's Murky Path to Ballard, with Regionwide ST4 Hopes Dim 📰 Support nonprofit journalism Donate # Sound Transit's Murky Path to Ballard, with Regionwide ST4 Hopes Dim By Doug Trumm- June 03,…
- Seattle pays $2.6 million to settle female officers' harassment and discrimination lawsuit — KOMO News
Seattle pays $2.6 million to settle female officers' harassment and discrimination lawsuit Download the AppGet your news faster with our mobile experience Install # Seattle pays $2.6 million to settle female officers' harassment and discrimination lawsuit --- by KOMO News Staff Wed, June 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM Updated Thu, June 4, 2026 at 2:44 PM FILE – A Seattle Police Department patch is…
- Sound Transit Recommends Fare Gates at 14 Stations for Initial Pilot — The Urbanist
# Sound Transit Recommends Fare Gates at 14 Stations for Initial Pilot Published: 2026-06-04T21:22:51+00:00 Source: theurbanist.org (theurbanist.org) Language: en ## Story Sound Transit Recommends Fare Gates at 14 Stations for Initial Pilot 📰 Support nonprofit journalism Donate # Sound Transit Recommends Fare Gates at 14 Stations for Initial Pilot By Ryan Packer- June 04, 2026 Share After…
- Step Back — If Seattle wants to put up CCTV cameras before the World Cup, what does city law require before the cameras go live — and what’s the actual evidence that these cameras improve safety rather than just expand surveillance?
Background sources
- Mayor Wilson announces next steps on surveillance pilot project - Office of the Mayor — swilson
- Another Seattle police camera audit? Better make it quick, worthwhile | The Seattle Times — The Seattle Times editorial board
- Public Safety Chair Kettle: Audit of camera and real-time crime center tools needs to be completed by June World Cup events - Seattle City Council Blog — City Council News Releases
- Councilmember Saka calls on Mayor Wilson to turn on CCTV ahead of World Cup - Seattle City Council Blog — City Council News Releases
- To turn on or not to turn on CCTV cameras for FIFA – KIRO 7 News Seattle — Kiro7
- Issaquah Claims Victory at Sound Transit, Despite Rail Delay to 2050 — The Urbanist
# Issaquah Claims Victory at Sound Transit, Despite Rail Delay to 2050 Published: 2026-06-04T16:01:56+00:00 Source: theurbanist.org (theurbanist.org) Language: en ## Story Issaquah Claims Victory at Sound Transit, Despite Rail Delay to 2050 📰 Support nonprofit journalism Donate # Issaquah Claims Victory at Sound Transit, Despite Rail Delay to 2050 By Ryan Packer- June 04,…