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Seattle Now

Seattle police are watching you ... through even more CCTV cameras

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

News, Daily News

4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Seattle police will soon have more eyes on the city than ever. The city council approved a plan to increase the number of cameras in the city’s CCTV and Real Time Crime Center network.  The move is supposed to help curb crime.  But it’s also raised concerns about privacy and data security. We'll talk about what the expansion means for public safety and privacy.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's rare to find a podcast that can actually change your life.

0:03.8

But when the show is called Life Kit, that's kind of the whole point.

0:07.9

I'm Mariel Segarra.

0:09.1

Three times a week on the Life Kit podcast, we guide you through a topic we could all use help with,

0:13.3

from personal development to healthy living to managing your dinero,

0:17.0

with takeaways so you can start living what you learn right away.

0:21.1

Escouche a Life Kit podcast from NPR.

0:27.3

Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now.

0:32.8

Seattle Police will soon have more eyes on the city than ever.

0:36.8

The Seattle City Council approved a plan to increase the number of cameras in Seattle's CCTV and real-time crime center network.

0:44.3

The move is supposed to help curb crime, but it's also raised concerns about privacy and data security.

0:51.3

We'll talk about what the expansion means for public safety and privacy in a minute,

0:56.2

but first, let's get you caught up.

1:05.5

Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu has announced she's going to retire at the end of the

1:10.7

year. In 2014,

1:12.4

you became the first Asian, first Latina, and first LGBTQ justice to serve on the state's

1:18.2

highest court. Governor Bob Ferguson will appoint a new justice to fill her spot until the

1:23.2

2026 general election. Students at several Seattle high schools are planning a walkout at 11 this morning

1:30.1

over new school lunch schedules. Seattle Public Schools has announced that beginning today,

1:35.6

campuses will have two lunch times instead of one to lessen crowds and lunch lines. Students have raised

1:41.9

concerns that they won't be able to attend clubs that meet

1:44.7

during lunch or socialize with friends. The changes are planned for Ballard, Garfield, Ingram,

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