Seattle pays ex-pimp $150,000 to offer ‘alternatives to policing’ | The Seattle Times

Seattle agreed to pay Taylor $12,500 per month for up to a year to serve as a “street czar” community liaison, according to the $150,000 contract that Taylor signed on July 27 and that was published for the first time this week by the news website PubliCola.

The Durkan administration and Taylor say he can play a valuable role as City Hall addresses the uprising for Black lives, drawing on his street credibility to mediate between police and community members.

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