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  "slug": "krista-perez",
  "title": "Krista Perez",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/krista-perez/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/krista-perez.json",
  "summary": "Political candidate DUI arrest and questions about campaign impact",
  "why_now": "Body-cam footage and simultaneous reporting plus analysis pieces prompted rapid attention and questions about electoral implications.",
  "evidence_summary": "- News coverage shows Krista Perez is a Washington state Democratic candidate and reports a tearful DUI arrest captured on body cam (Seattle Red, NY Post). - Analysis pieces discuss how the DUI may affect her candidacy (Tacoma News Tribune). - The subject is explicitly a political actor (candidate), so this is a political-news/controversy signal.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Political Controversy",
  "collected_at": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:30:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Political Controversy",
  "score": 83.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Krista Perez body cam shows tearful DUI arrest in Tacoma - Seattle Red"
  ],
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      "label": "Krista Perez body cam shows tearful DUI arrest in Tacoma - Seattle Red",
      "source": "Seattle Red",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijgFBVV95cUxOWDVzVnAydkZYNFp4enR3QkxrcmdMSTByY3ZHZG5vMTExSGdUR1V4V0RzenVteFp2R3hqNzEyS2QwR3RFcWhUUk9jZERsVEU2dGpQRUt4NGYzbVFGVlAzcUJuWGpuelZnTVhMZnl2V0prYUJiUnlmQWhYWDZWTjVPY2UzSmVuTGI0WlVlTF9B?oc=5"
    }
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