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Officials including the head of the city’s new CARE Department and outgoing Mayor Bruce Harrell’s lead on public safety will be on Capitol Hill Monday night to take part in a “community safety social” sponsored by the GSBA chamber of commerce.

The annual briefing was illuminating last year as each of the initiatives discussed by Deputy Mayor Tim Burgess at the time has taken shape in the neighborhood including approval of new Seattle Police Department surveillance cameras in Pike/Pine, a new East Precinct headquarters for CARE Department crisis responders working in the area, and a new Capitol Hill “community safety coordinator” now part of GSBA.

This year is likely to have a different tone after incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell’s defeat by challenger Katie Wilson.

Natalie Walton-Anderson, the Harrell administration’s public safety chief, is scheduled to be part of the panel along with CARE Department Chief Amy Barden, and SPD Assistant Chief Robert Brown.

The forum will be moderated by Colleen Echohawk, the newly named CEO of affordable developer Community Roots Housing. Community Roots is developing the new eight-story apartment building under construction at Broadway and Pine as part of the Constellation Center affordable housing, youth education, skills training, and employment academy project in partnership with YouthCare.

Despite the progress on efforts highlighted at last year’s session, this year’s forum comes after a burst of deadly gun violence has renewed public safety concerns in the Pike/Pine and Broadway core.

CHS reported here on the past year of concerns and plans over Pike/Pine gun violence after 18-year-old Jaydon Jameson was gunned down at Broadway and Pike in October and 26-year-old Robert Fleeks was murdered at 10th and Pike in September.

District 3 representative Joy Hollingsworth has released a five-point plan of “immediate actions” needed to address the ongoing safety issues in the area, including initiatives first sparked a year ago when Breanna Simmons was gunned down on 11th Ave.

Hollingsworth, heading into her third year on the council and a strong Harrell ally, took part in last year’s forum but is not part of this year’s panel.

Capitol Hill Community Safety Social
Hosted by GSBA: Capitol Hill in partnership with 4N Properties • Held at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill

Date & Time: Monday, November 17, 2025 • 4–6:15 PM

Location: Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill, Seattle
Doors open at 4:00, program starts at 5:00.

Details: Light bites provided

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