Over the past several weeks in Seattle we have seen an acronym, CHAZ, emerge. So, what is CHAZ? CHAZ stands for the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone. It is roughly a six block area wherein the City of Seattle, under the leadership of Mayor Jenny Durkan and law enforcement, have ceded control to protesters for occupation. Since the end of May, a network of artists, beatnicks, anarchists, business professionals and Black Lives Matter (BLM) members took to the streets. It reminds me of People's Park --- Berkeley --- in the early days. With that said, though, this . . .
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