Ep 84 Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez Speaks Out

Send us Fan MailIn her first interview since announcing she will not seek re-election, Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez opens up to the Chino Y Chicano about her decision.  In a wide ranging, personal and blunt conversation, Juarez speaks out about the 2020 Seattle protests over the murder of George Floyd, and how her refusal to back a pledge to defund Seattle police brought protesters to her home where she and her family were subjected to verbal and physical threats. Juarez says what happened then, along with the lack of support from fellow council members that supported the defund movement, and current divisive politics played a role in her decision to not seek a third term. Debora Juarez was elected to the Seattle City Council's District 5 in 2015. She is the first council member elected to represent  District 5 which covers North Seattle, after the council went to a district system.  In addition, Juarez is the first Native American elected to the Seattle City Council and the first to serve as council president. Read: https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/07/22/masked-men-are-detaining-people-when-will-washingtons-leaders-protect-usRead: https://nieman.harvard.edu/mark-trahant-wins-the-2025-i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/Read: https://www.24thstreet.org/blog/2025/1/17/letting-goRead:https://www.amazon.com/Harbingers-January-Charlottesville-American-Democracy/dp/1586424017Read: https://www.mapresearch.org/2024-dei-report "Dismantling DEI: A Coordinated Attack on American Values"https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/01/07/these-companies-have-rolled-back-dei-policies-mcdonalds-is-latest-to-abandon-diversity-standards/https://www.chronicle.com/package/the-assault-on-dei  Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalezRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/chinatown-international-district-activist-matt-chan-dead-at-71/Hear Rick Shenkman on the BBC Radio Program Sideways:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdg0Read: https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-stuck-with-nixon-heres-why-science-said-i-did-itRead: https://www.washcog.org/in-the-news/your-right-to-knowRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-legislatures-sunshine-committee-has-fallen-into-darkness/Read: https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2024/feb/2...