Homeless encampments and immigration policies this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Knute Berger of Crosscut, Eli Sanders of the Stranger, and Joni Balter, host of the Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail.
Governor Inslee dropped out of the presidential race this week, and announced his plans to run for a third term as governor. We dive into his presidential campaign, and if it will help or hurt his campaign for governor.
Plus: Authorized homeless encampment Tent City 3 has been moved to an unsanctioned spot. How should the mayor respond?
The Seattle Police Department has created the first US registry for people worried they are going to be "swatted." We discuss why the registry is necessary.
Also, we discuss the Trump administration's proposed immigration system changes, and how they would have affected our own families.
Finally: How much is too much for a city to spend on stopping bikini baristas?
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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