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In the wake of protests against brutality, how might policing change?

caption: Hundreds gather outside of Seattle City Hall during a peaceful protest march on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Seattle.
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Hundreds gather outside of Seattle City Hall during a peaceful protest march on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Seattle.
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We hear from the Community Police Commission and County Executive Dow Constantine. What if school was never out for the summer again? And a voice of the pandemic.

Individual segments are available in our podcast stream or at www.kuow.org/record.

King County Executive Dow Constantine 6.3

King County is under a state of emergency called by county executive Dow Constantine, following widespread protests against police brutality. He joined Bill Radke to discuss the protests, and how he’d like to see policing change in their wake.

Community police accountability

Police brutality is front and center as Seattle gears up to renegotiate its contract with the police officers’ guild. KUOW’s Amy Radil has been following both municipal and civilian police oversight and advisory boards to hear what response they’d like to see.

Year round school

Every year in early spring, students across the country begin to hunger for summer break – so close it’s almost palpable. But if Dr. Greg Baker had his way, there might never be another months-long summer again. Dr. Baker, who is the superintendent of Bellingham Public Schools, explained why year round school might be having its moment in response to the pandemic.

Voices of the Pandemic, Eli Allison

Small businesses everywhere are struggling to stay alive during the coronavirus pandemic. But for Eli Allison, owner of auto shop Repair Revolution, the stakes are high. The shop is an essential business as well as a haven for the LGBTQ community; they shared their story as one of KUOW’s Voices of the Pandemic.

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