Posted on 21 January 2013. Tags: 2013, Diane Narasaki, Kip Tokuda, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25
Mayor Mike McGinn announced his appointments to the new Community Police Commission on Monday, Jan. 14. The Community Police Commission is a partnership between the police department, its officers, community members, and public officials intended to support the development of reforms, establishment of police priorities, and mechanisms to promote community confidence in the Seattle Police Department. Read the full story
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 32 No 4 | 1/19-1/25
Posted on 25 June 2012. Tags: 2012, Kip Tokuda, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29

(left to right) State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Consul General Kiyokazu Ota, the Honorable Kip Tokuda, and Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)
Last month, former Washington State Representative and former Japanese American Citizens League Seattle Chapter President Kip Tokuda Read the full story
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 31 No 26 | 6/23-6/29
Posted on 24 March 2011. Tags: 2011, Bob Santos, JACL, Kip Tokuda, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 30 No 13 | March 26 - April 1
At the New Hong Kong Restaurant, the Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizen’s League (JACL) honored five of Seattle’s social justice leaders — Roberto Maestas (posthumously), Eddie Rye Jr., Bob Santos, Washington State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, and past Washington State Rep. Kip Tokuda — for their work in empowering the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. Read the full story
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 30 No 13 | 3/26-4/1
Posted on 19 November 2009. Tags: 2009, Darryl Smith, Kip Tokuda, Mike McGinn, Thao Tran, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27
By Stacy Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly

Darryl Smith (left), Thao Tran (middle), and Kip Tokuda
“[Seattle Mayor-elect Mike] McGinn explained that rather than making courtesy calls to all the council members, he thought it better to just walk over and meet face to face on a casual basis,” said Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata in a release. “This is a departure from Mayor Nickel’s style, which was to rely more on his deputy mayor Tim Ceis to walk the council hallway.” Read the full story
Posted in Community News, Profiles, Vol 28 No 48 | 11/21-11/27