Judge Susan Craighead: The unconscious bias of white privilege
Crossposted from King County Youth Justice King County Superior Court Presiding Judge Susan Craighead is one of many Court leaders encouraging the use of implicit bias training and awareness among other criminal justice leaders and their staff. Judge Craighead also serves on the Juvenile Justice Equity Steering Committee, a group collaborating on solutions to end racial disproportionalities in the juvenile justice system. Recently, I sat next to a businessman from southern Utah on a plane. Like the rest of the country, we found ourselves reflecting on the apparently unjustified shootings of African-American… Read More
Exec stops by to thank Pride Parade organizers
Employees across King County worked diligently to coordinate King County’s entry into the 2016 Seattle Pride Parade, and King County Executive Dow Constantine took some time to thank some of them for their efforts. On Monday, August 1, Executive Constantine dropped in on some of the planners to thank them for their work in coordinating King County’s presence in the parade, which more than 200 employees, family and friends participated in. He also encouraged the group to develop a “how to” manual which other motivated employees can use to ensure that the… Read More
Nationally acclaimed County program ensures low-level offenders get back on their feet, stay out of jail
In 2014, Sheriff John Urquhart directed the Metro Transit Police Bicycle Emphasis Enforcement Squad (BEES) to train and implement the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. Since its implementation, it has become a roaring success. The program addresses low-level crimes, focusing on drug and prostitution in many areas of downtown Seattle, White Center and the Skyway area of unincorporated King County. Initially the only downtown area included was the Belltown corridor, but it quickly expanded to all of downtown in May 2014. It recently grew again in August 2016 to comprise the… Read More
Archives and Records Center serves as blank canvas for graffiti contest
Crossposted from DES Express “Keeping it Fresh,” a graffiti art contest, was held at the Archives and Records Center on July 30. County Archivist Carol Shenk supervised the site along with event security staff. The contest was led by local artist Andrew Morrison, known for his Indian Heritage murals at the Wilson Pacific School in north Seattle and other local works. Morrison is about to leave Seattle to study on the East Coast, but before leaving our region he wanted to hold an event for young local graffiti artists. He donated the… Read More
Check out the new interactive map that highlights 24 restoration projects around King County
Crossposted from King County Parks Did you know that King County Parks not only acquires sites for recreational purposes but also for environmental preservation? In 2015, King County Parks worked on a total of 24 restoration sites and planted over 25,000 native trees. The sites we acquire come in a variety of conditions. The majority of the sites are previously developed lands that are run over with invasive weeds such as Himalayan blackberry, reed canary grass and Scot’s broom. With the help of community members and partners, we restore these sites by… Read More
Featured Job: Pediatrician
Closing Date/Time: Fri. 09/16/16 11:59 PM Pacific Time Job Type: Career Service Exempt Location: Eastgate Public Health Center – Bellevue, Washington Department: Department of Public Health–Community Health Services Description: Diagnose and provide medical treatment to clients. Educate and counsel clients on a broad scope of personal and health care issues. Provide technical consultation to nursing staff for assigned work location. Provide medical triage and patient care evaluation. Document all medication evaluation, diagnosis procedures, treatment, outcomes, referrals and consultations. Educate clients on the use of medications. Perform minor surgical procedures. Learn more about… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: King County Superior Court Twitter
The mission of King County Superior Court is to serve the public by ensuring justice through accessible and effective forums for the fair, just, understandable, and timely resolution of legal matters. Follow King County Superior Court on Twitter today! Click here to view all King County social media pages.
Kudos! Food program manager named to the Chris Traeger List: Top 100 local government influencers
Crossposted from Public Health Insider As Chris Traeger would say: Becky Elias, Food Protection Program Manager at Public Health – Seattle & King County, is *literally* our favorite person! Yes, that Chris Traeger–the perpetually sunny, enthusiastic and crazily fit city manager of the fictitious Pawnee, Indiana on *literally* our favorite TV show, Parks and Rec! A national organization for leaders in local government, Emerging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), has named Becky to the Chris Traeger List of Top 100 Local Influencers. We’ve pulled in the cast of Parks and Rec to explain why…. Read More
Kudos to Facilities Management Division and BSS administrative staff!
Debbi Linebarger with Regional Animal Services of King County thanked FMD and specifically the Building Services Section administrative staff for being such a great customer service team. She expressed her appreciation of their prompt return calls, and for graciously helping her with all her work order requests. Thank you BSS and all FMD staff for the wonderful work you do!
Tech Tip: No More “Printer Offline”
In July 2016 KCIT adopted a new method to alert King County employees to important service changes or issues. This is to streamline and make clear what is happening, when it’s happening, who it affects and what to do to adopt the change and move forward with work. When a change occurs, from an application update to a planned outage, the service team answers the five W’s – who, what, where, when and what to do. The information is written up in clear language then color-coded (red, yellow or green) to communicate the… Read More
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