Seattle wants the legal right to sweep
The practice of sweeping encampments of unhoused people is controversial.
A federal circuit ruling made it illegal in certain circumstances and went as far as to describe the practice as cruel and unusual.
But now, progressive cities on the west coast are hoping the conservative Supreme Court will intervene.
Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim is here to tell us why officials in Seattle and other cities want the ruling overturned, and what they’d plan to do without restrictions.
Read Greg's piece here.
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Matt Martin is a podcast producer who has worked on many different show for KUOW. He pitched and created THE WILD with Chris Morgan, a rich and experiential podcast about ecology and conservation. Matt also produced the Seattle music history podcast Let the Kids Dance and the award-winning Ghost Herd. Before moving to the on-demand side of the station, Matt worked as a producer on The Record, KUOW's local news show. He has also worked as a general assignment reporter and host for public radio stations in upstate New York and rural Alaska. Matt got his start in media as an intern with StoryCorps and Aljazeera America.
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