Lilly Ana Fowler
Social Justice ReporterLilly Ana Fowler covers social justice issues investigating inequality with an emphasis on labor and immigration. Story tips can be sent to lfowler@knkx.org.
She previously worked for the nonprofit news site Crosscut — a partner of KCTS 9, Seattle’s PBS station. Lilly worked as a producer for the PBS show "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly" and as a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Lilly has contributed to The Atlantic, Salon.com, Slate Magazine, Mother Jones, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Seattle Times. Born in Mexico, she grew up in the border town of Nogales, Arizona, and is fluent in Spanish.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the city has hired six community responders to help police with lower priority 911 calls. -
The Seattle police guild argues that Seattle Police Officer Daniel Audere's comments about Jaahnavi Kandula heard on bodycam video were taken out of context.
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Three years ago, Seattle’s Pier 58 — also known as Waterfront Park — was demolished. Now, three men are suing the city and its contractors, alleging the demolition was unsafe.
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King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay is calling for a minimum wage of $18.99 in unincorporated King County.
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At least 16 deportation flights have left from Boeing Field since May, and immigration advocates are trying to watch every single one.
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University researchers found detention staff threw balls of pepper spray and used other means of force against detainees, including those with mental illness. They found such incidents occurred on average once a month.
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After several drivers have been killed in recent months in King County, advocates are calling for more to be done to keep Uber and Lyft workers safe.
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After court order, ICE is now deporting immigrants from both Boeing Field and Yakima Air Terminal. Approximately 400 people have been deported since May.
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In one of her last campaigns before leaving office, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is hoping to pass local legislation on rent control that will lead to that state ban being repealed.
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A light projection that can be seen from Interstate 5 and various neighborhoods in Seattle displays the words Protect Trans Lives and Protect Trans Kids.
