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Hacks & Wonks

Jun 30, 2023

This week in review, Crystal is joined by metro news columnist and opinion editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Matt Driscoll! 

They discuss the first closure of a state prison in over a decade, the new statewide drug law likely to fill more jails than treatment centers, Bruce Harrell’s new Downtown Activation Plan,...


Jun 27, 2023

On this Tuesday topical show, Crystal chats with Cydney Moore about her campaign for re-election to Burien City Council Position 2, accomplishments from her first term, and her consistent progressive track record. They then dig into the details of Burien government’s recent non-handling of their unhoused population as...


Jun 24, 2023

This week in review, Crystal is joined by Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola Erica Barnett! They discuss Everett’s OceanGate Inc.’s submersible tragedy, King County Regional Homelessness Authority turmoil, Burien’s continuing crisis, a poll showing residents favor a capital gains tax for Seattle,...


Jun 20, 2023

On this Tuesday topical show, Crystal chats with Jorge Barón about his campaign for King County Council District 4 - why he decided to run, how 17 years at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project has prepared him for the role, and his thoughts on generating progressive revenue for county services, drug possession and...


Jun 16, 2023

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by general secretary of the Seattle Transit Riders Union, Katie Wilson!

They cover a lot of ground today, discussing Bob Ferguson’s unnamed donors, the Burien Planning Commission resigning in protest over “scapegoating” and “lack of action and missteps” by the...