Homeless

Seattle’s top issue for its next mayor, according to these voters

KUOW waited near the ballot drop box outside the South Park library for hours this week, asking people what their top issue is in the Seattle’s Mayor’s race. The response was nearly universal: Homelessness.

Right-wing conspiracy theory politics grip Sequim, a small Washington coastal town

A political firestorm was provoked in Sequim, Wash. last year, shortly after the town got a new mayor, who turned out to be a promoter of right-wing QAnon conspiracy theories. This year, one of the mayor's main backers – a Q conspiracy apologist named Donald "Donnie" Hall – is working with a slate of candidates on the northern Olympic Peninsula.

KUOW Newsroom

What King County’s first Regional Homelessness Authority wants to do differently

Marc Dones is the leader of the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority. They want to give people with lived experience a say in the region's plan.

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June 3rd | What are you reading right now?

After a whole year of being closed to the public, Seattle Public Libraries is starting to re-open its branches. Bill Radke and interim chief librarian Tom Fay talk to listeners about what books they've reading, and what the . Plus, what's happening with hotel shelters and a q&a with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.

Week In Review

Considering potential police reform policies, eviction bans, and summer plans this week

Ross Reynolds reviews the weeks' news with The Stranger staff writer Jasmyne Keimig, SCC Insight founder and writer Kevin Schofield, and The Seattle City Club's Civic Cocktail host Joni Balter.

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May 25th | Pandemic-era chicken raising: what is it and should you do it?

Experiencing homelessness during the pandemic. Meet two Seattle mayoral candidates. Also, the pros and cons of urban chicken-keeping.

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May 10th | Music isn't what it used to be — but is that a bad thing?

Is it ethical to offer incentives as a way to convince people to take the coronavirus vaccine? The City of Seattle has set aside money for sinks on city streets, but they’re nowhere to be found, and music isn’t what it used to be.

Week In Review

This week: reopening, interrupted and solar farms backlash

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Channel producer and host Brian Callanan, independent journalist Jane C. Hu and KUOW newscaster and reporter Paige Browning.