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Former restaurant and retail journalist Joey Thompson joins us to talk about what new restaurants are opening and which ones are closing. We also cover sports updates, new rules at Pike Place, and the state of journalism.Top Stories1. Restaurant updates: Salt & Straw, Raising Cane's, Eden Hill, and moreSalt n Straw (Seattle Times)Raising Cane's (PSBJ)Eden Hill closes (Seattle Eater)Rapport reopens as Nomadic (Cap Hill)2. Sports updates: Kraken, Storm, SeawolvesKraken head coach changes (PSBJ)Kraken changes season ticket holder packages (PSBJ)Storm media deal (PSBJ)Marshawn Lynch joins rugby ownership (PSBJ)3. Pike Place banning cars in test runPike Place Market banning most vehicle traffic in test run (Seattle Times)4. Crosswalk buttons hackedSeattle crosswalk buttons hacked to sound like Jeff Bezos; SDOT exploring 'stronger security measures' (GeekWire)5. Everett Herald moves officesEverett Herald to relocate to smaller space in wake of layoffs last year (PSBJ)About guest co-host Joey Thompson - PR Manager of Meetings, Visit Seattle (formerly reporter for Puget Sound Business Journal):Joey started as reporter for the Daily Herald of Everett then became the restaurant and retail reporter at the Puget Sound Business Journal before moving to his current role as the PR Manager of Meetings for Visit Seattle. Joey graduated from Gonzaga, where he was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.About host Rachel Horgan:Rachel is an independent event producer, emcee and entrepreneur. She worked for the Business Journal for 5 years as their Director of Events interviewing business leaders on stage before launching the weekly podcast. She earned her communication degree from the University of San Diego. Contact:Email: info@theweeklyseattle.comInstagram: @theweeklyseattleWebsite: ⁠

Elon Musk sent an email to federal workers over the weekend that caused an uproar in the federal workforce. Daylight savings time is on the horizon. Guest: Curtis Houck from Newsbusters on the changes to the media landscape over the weekend. // Big Local: The Mayor of Richland is receiving push back for a social media post she made praising the work of Elon Musk and DOGE. Neighbors in Bonney Lake are fighting the implementation of a new housing development. The Everett Herald is shocked to learn that members of the Stanwood-Camano school board don’t agree on everything. // You Pick the Topic: Scientists in Japan think they may have found a way to reverse aging.

What’s Trending: Seattle is going after vendors setting up shop on Alki Beach without permits. Used electric vehicles are now cheaper than gas cars in Seattle. New Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick has a very blunt response to those who say he’s too inexperienced for the job. // Big Local: Everett Herald journalists held a rally in response to layoffs. A man in Bellevue donated $1 million to a Trump super PAC. A large amount of seismic activity has been detected around Mt. St. Helens. // A woman went viral on TikTok after a little kid repeatedly spit on her and her husband on a flight.

Democrats warn the WA Governor's race will be close, Everett Herald journalists go on strike, and parents call for Seattle parks to be more inclusive. It's our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s Trending: King County Deputy Matthew Good was found not guilty after punching a handcuffed suspect. King County deputy found not guilty of assault after allegedly punching handcuffed suspect. A jury awarded over 13 million dollars to a Seattle woman that fell on a sidewalk. There’s a new epidemic of drivers going into the HOV lane with dummies in the passenger seat. Climate protesters disrupted the PGA tour over the weekend. // Big Local: The off-duty security guard charged in the shooting of a Renton teenager has plead not guilty. An Edmonds man was arrested in Everett for collecting signatures. The Everett Herald released a hit piece against churches in Arlington that performed sermons against Pride events. // A new controversial White House official deleted thousands of scandalous tweets.

Employees of Everett's Daily Herald are on strike today. They're protesting the management decisions that led to a dozen staffers being laid off from the newspaper last Wednesday.  Back in March, Carpenter Media Group purchased Black Press Media, which owned 43 publications in Washington and Alaska, including the Herald. Carpenter says the restructuring is part of plans to improve the economics of the paper and better serve the community.   The Daily Herald covers nearly 1 million residents in Snohomish and Island counties. Carpenter reportedly has plans to eliminate 62 positions across Sound Publishing, of which the Herald is its largest publication. This decision comes amid years of contraction within local journalism. To get more on the potential impacts, Soundside spoke with Caleb Hutton. He's the local news editor of the Everett Herald, and is among the newsroom members who is being let go.  KUOW requested to speak with representatives from Carpenter Media Group, but they have not responded.Guests: Caleb Hutton - Local News Editor, Everett's Daily Herald Relevant Links: HeraldNet.com - ‘This breaks my heart': Roughly half of Everett Herald news staff laid off KUOW - Everett Herald's new owner appears to censor story about layoffs  WA State Standard - At one of WA's oldest papers, deep cuts and an uncertain future See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s Trending: Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr says the department needs to be “kinder” and “gentler.” The Everett Herald laid off over half of its staff. Trump VP hopeful Doug Burgum called Joe Biden a dictator. New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman called Republicans “bullies” on Stephen Colbert’s show. // Big Local: A Milton police officer is was run over while attempting to make an arrest but is expected to recover. A UW-Tacoma professor is suing after being denied tenure. The Marysville strawberry festival is this weekend // Whoopi Goldberg bizarrely claims that young people don’t protest and get involved in politics.  

3pm-Welcome to summer, officially!  Evidently the earliest Summer Solstice in 228 years // The Everett Herald lays off 50% of its staff // What does the future of journalism look like in 2024? // A DoorDash delivery driver gave alcohol to a minor. Now, a Burien liquor store is getting fined // Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument // Climate activists arrested for spray-painting private jets orange at London airport // Amazon cutting down on plastic in the U.S., after years of criticism

6pm-Welcome to summer, officially!  Evidently the earliest Summer Solstice in 228 years // The Everett Herald lays off 50% of its staff // What does the future of journalism look like in 2024? // A DoorDash delivery driver gave alcohol to a minor. Now, a Burien liquor store is getting fined // Climate protesters arrested over spraying orange paint on Stonehenge monument // Climate activists arrested for spray-painting private jets orange at London airport // Amazon cutting down on plastic in the U.S., after years of criticism

Starting in 2018, state and federal officials began moving over 300 mountain goats from the Olympic Peninsula to the North Cascades.It was a joint project with local tribes, the Olympic National Park, Washington Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Forest Service. Now, more than five years later, reporting from the Everett Herald indicates the project has had mixed success. Hundreds of goats were successfully moved from the park. But it appears that most of them have since died. GUEST: Ta'Leah Van Sistine, Everett HeraldWe can only make Soundside because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/soundside

Join us for an engaging conversation with Jennifer Bardsley, the talented author behind captivating contemporary romance novels. With the release of her latest works, "Postcards from the Cove" and "Photographs from the Cove" on February 15th, followed by "Notes from the Cove" on March 20th, 2024, Jennifer brings her enchanting storytelling to our screens.A former newspaper columnist known for her charm and wit, Jennifer shares insights into marketing and social media, plotting novels, and navigating the publishing world. With a proactive approach and a finger on the pulse of the industry, Jennifer is sure to inspire aspiring authors and avid readers alike. Discover her belief in friendship, true love, and the enduring magic of books.Jennifer Bardsley, a Stanford University graduate, resides in Edmonds, Washington, with her husband and two children. Her column, "I Brake for Moms," graced the pages of the Everett Herald for over a decade. Under the pen name Louise Cypress, she explores the realm of young adult paranormal romance. When she's not writing or experimenting in the kitchen, Jennifer can be found strolling from her home to the beach, embracing the serenity of nature.Don't miss this opportunity to delve into the world of Jennifer Bardsley, represented by Liza Fleissig of Liza Royce Agency, and discover the inspiration behind her captivating stories.Jennifer's Links* Twitter:  https://twitter.com/JennBardsley * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JenniferBardsleyAuthor* Website: https://jenniferbardsley.com/#JenniferBardsley #Authorinterview #Authortube #Writingtips #Writingadvice ___________________________________https://www.patreon.com/WCCS___Find out more: www.TheWritingCommunityChatShow.ComTHE WCCS – TOGETHER AS ONE WE GET IT DONE!If you would like to advertise your #book on the show, to enroll in a book launch interview, or to have a WCCS social media shout out, visit here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheWCCSFOLLOW US► Our website – https://www.thewritingcommunitychatshow.com► Universal link – https://linktr.ee/TheWCCS► Buy the show a coffee – https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheWCCS► Use hashtag TheWritingCommunityChatShow or TheWCCS on social media to keep us current. This show will only succeed with your support!► Support us through Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/WCCS► For our FIVERR affiliate link click here (we will earn a little from you signing up through our link and more if you use the service. We back this service and have used it with great results! – https://fvrr.co/32SB6cs► For our PRO #WRITING AID affiliate link click here – https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=15286Hey! We have spent 3 years using StreamYard. You can see how much we love its features, and how we can make it look great for live streaming. We are huge fans and they are constantly improving their service. Check it out with our link and we could earn from referrals!https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4835638006775808Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-writing-community-chat-show--5445493/support.

On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Seattle Axios reporter, Melissa Santos!  Melissa and Crystal discuss how Election Night results in Washington state aren't conclusive and can change due to our mail-in ballot system, how four County election offices were evacuated and whether this might explain low turnout trends. Then they dive into where Seattle City Council election results currently stand and the impact that enormous spending by outside interests had on voter communication. Looking outside Seattle, more encouraging progressive results appear to be taking shape across the state in Tacoma, Bellingham, Spokane, Snohomish County, Bellevue, Bothell, and more! The show wraps up with reflection on why celebrated Seattle Police Department Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin suing the City for decades of racism and gender bias from SPD management and colleagues is yet another indication of internal police culture not matching their publicly declared values. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's co-host, Melissa Santos at @MelissaSantos1.   Melissa Santos Melissa Santos is one of two Seattle-based reporters for Axios. She has spent the past decade covering Washington politics and the Legislature, including five years covering the state Capitol for The News Tribune in Tacoma and three years for Crosscut, a nonprofit news website. She was a member of The Seattle Times editorial board from 2017 to 2019, where she wrote columns and opinion pieces focused on state government.   Resources Digging into Seattle's Budget Process with Amy Sundberg and BJ Last of Solidarity Budget from Hacks & Wonks   “4 election offices evacuated in Washington state; fentanyl found at 2” by Melissa Santos from Axios   “Business-backed Seattle council candidates take early leads” by Melissa Santos from Axios   “Seattle council incumbents still trail in latest election results” by Melissa Santos from Axios   “Business-backed groups spend big on Seattle council races” by Melissa Santos from Axios   “Tacoma to consider new tenant rights measure on Nov. 7 ballot” by Joseph O'Sullivan from Crosscut   “Tacomans deciding on progressive renter protections” by Lauren Gallup from Northwest Public Broadcasting   “The 4 biggest takeaways from election night results in Tacoma and Pierce County | Opinion” by Matt Driscoll from The News Tribune   “Bellingham voters consider minimum-wage hike, tenant protections” by Joseph O'Sullivan from Crosscut   “Lisa Brown leads incumbent Nadine Woodward in Spokane mayoral race” by Mai Hoang from Crosscut   “Controversial Sheriff with Right-Wing Ties Faces Voters in Washington State” by Jessica Pishko from Bolts   “Johnson defeats Fortney in sheriff's race, new ballot drop shows” by Jordan Hansen from Everett Herald   “Pioneering Black detective sues SPD, alleging racism, gender discrimination” by Mike Carter from The Seattle Times   Find stories that Crystal is reading here   Listen on your favorite podcast app to all our episodes here   Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get the full versions of our Tuesday topical show and Friday week-in-review delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. If you missed our Tuesday topical show, it was a special one. Our producer and special guest host, Shannon Cheng, chatted with Amy Sundberg and BJ Last from Solidarity Budget about currently ongoing City of Seattle budget process. The conversation ranged from the fight over the JumpStart Tax to why ShotSpotter is more egregious than you thought. This is the first show that I actually have not hosted on Hacks & Wonks and Shannon did a fantastic job. It's a really informative and interesting show, and I highly suggest you listen. Today, we're continuing our Friday week-in-review shows where we review the news of the week with a co-host. Welcome back to the program, friend of the show and today's co-host: Seattle Axios reporter, Melissa Santos. [00:01:41] Melissa Santos: Hi, Crystal. [00:01:43] Crystal Fincher: Well, good to have you back on this Friday following general election results in Washington state. We have a lot to talk about, a lot that's interesting. I think the first thing I wanna talk about is just the nature of elections and results. As a reminder to people - for so long, so many of us were used to going to a polling place, voting, getting election results on Election Night. We still get that from a lot of other places in the country. It does not work like that here in Washington - and particularly for the City of Seattle, some other, especially major metropolitan areas - where there's, you see differences in where different demographics typically vote in the timeline when ballots are out. What races look like on the first night can look very different than what the ultimate results show. How do you approach this? [00:02:39] Melissa Santos: Well, so I basically - especially in Seattle races - I try to put a caveat at the top of any story I write on Election Night or the next day, sometimes even Friday of election week saying, Races are known to swing by 10 or 12 points in Seattle - this could change. It will change. It could change dramatically, essentially. So that's, I think, what we're seeing here. I mean, as of right now, when we're actually recording - we don't have Thursday's results yet. So we only have a very limited batch of ballots, especially because of something else we're probably gonna talk about later - there was limited counting in some counties, including King County, yesterday and fewer ballots released because of a scare they had at the elections office. So we just don't have a lot of information. Election night - like half the ballots maybe are being reported, so that's just a ton of room for results to change. And we have seen that repeatedly in Seattle, especially when it comes to progressive candidates looking like they're down, and then - oh look, they won by four points, three points, two points. So this happens a lot. And that's just a good caveat to keep in mind as we're talking about election results the week of the election in Seattle. [00:03:49] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and as you said, we are actually recording this on Thursday morning. Viewers will start to hear this on Friday, but we don't have many results - we might as well talk about it now. The reason why we have even fewer results than we thought, or fewer ballots counted, is that there were some wild things that happened at some elections offices yesterday. What happened? [00:04:10] Melissa Santos: So four county elections offices in Washington state, including in King County, received an unknown powder substance in envelopes that were delivered to the election office. And so the King County Elections office in Renton, that does all this counting, was evacuated for three hours the day after the election - in which counting was not happening because they had HazMat there, they had the Fire Department there, they had the police there checking to make sure this wasn't something super dangerous, that there wasn't a chemical attack, essentially, against the election offices. And in Spokane County, they got a similar thing and they actually didn't - I don't think they released results yesterday at all, actually, in Spokane. Or at least it was very delayed and limited. So in King County, they released many fewer ballots, and counted many fewer ballots, and reported fewer than they had expected to on Wednesday, the day after the election. And then also Skagit and Pierce County offices got mysterious packages. And two of them - in King County and Spokane, it was, there were traces of fentanyl. We're still waiting for more information, so there was some sort of fentanyl in there. Not clear about the other two - might've been baking powder in Tacoma, according to one report I saw, so. But in any case, this is a threat that people are sending stuff that is very threatening. I mean, everyone remembers it was around - Anthrax scares and this and that. So when you get in the envelope as a public servant like that - you're worried it could kill you, it could kill your colleagues, and then you're gonna not keep counting ballots probably. Or your coworkers across the building are gonna stop counting ballots - and that's what happened. [00:05:45] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, absolutely. And people are on heightened alert for a number of different reasons. These bring to mind some of the increased attacks that we've seen that seem to have anti-Semitic, anti-Arab, anti-Muslim bias. There have been envelopes of powder mailed to synagogues in our state. So this has a lot of people wondering - are these ties to election denialists? Is this someone with some other grievance? But people are on heightened alert about that. King County counted about half as many ballots yesterday as they originally intended to, so we have really abbreviated results. The other factor that is a challenge that is not standard - not what we normally see - is turnout is low, is trending really low. And weirdly, it was trending above where we were a couple of years ago until Election Day - 'cause we can track how many ballots are received each day, how that compares - so it was actually up by a few percentage points. But on Election Day, really, turnout seems to have cratered. We don't know why. Again, the results being released - it's so early, so we just may not have the full picture. Maybe people just voted in a really late flux and we don't know that yet. There's just a lot that we don't know. But right now, turnout seems to be trending pretty low in a different way than we've seen before, at least so far. So we're not sure what that means, who might not have turned out, is this gonna wind up low? We just have a lot that we still need to see, both in results and in just the ballots received, and what that means for turnout. So with that said, let's start off talking about the City of Seattle. We had several council races. And I guess thinking, going through the results - overall, the more moderate candidate was leading pretty significantly in a lot of cases on Election Night. Again, as we talked about earlier, several of these races are still within the bounds where it's possible these races could change. And the person who ultimately winds up winning could be different than the person currently leading in several of these races - if ballots trend how they traditionally trend in the city - there's been a few different folks who've done some public analysis of this. But right now in District 1, Rob Saka - this looks to be one of the races that looks pretty conclusive, that Rob Saka currently holds a pretty commanding lead over Maren Costa. In District 2, Tanya Woo is currently leading Tammy Morales. This is a closer race and one that is within the margin where we see late ballots overtake what the early results were. In District 3, Joy Hollingsworth - this seems like a pretty settled race - seems to have prevailed over Alex Hudson. District 4, we have Maritza Rivera leading Ron Davis. This is one that is at the margin of where races come back - if ballots trend in the same way as they had before, Ron could end up eking out a win. If they don't, maybe he comes up a little short, but definitely a race we anticipate tightening up. In District 5, Cathy Moore holds a pretty commanding lead - this looks like one where it's beyond the range of kind of the bounce-back of ballots over ChrisTiana ObeySumner. And in District 6 - [00:09:34] Melissa Santos: District 6 is Dan Strauss, and that is really, really close, with Dan Strauss and Pete Hanning. And we actually saw Strauss, who's an incumbent, and is the more leftward candidate in that race - I mean, of the candidates in that race. [00:09:47] Crystal Fincher: Of the candidates in that race. [00:09:49] Melissa Santos: Not really the most leftward councilmember that is on the ballot necessarily, but in this race he is the more progressive of the two. He was down two points on Election Night, but now it's less than one percentage point. And that's just with the limited ballots we saw on Wednesday. So that's an example of how much you can switch there - we saw about a percentage point gain in a very close race. So I suspect Dan Strauss will actually win his race and be reelected, but we will see. [00:10:18] Crystal Fincher: It would be shocking if he didn't wind up winning this. And in District 7, we have Andrew Lewis and Bob Kettle, with Bob Kettle currently in the lead over Andrew Lewis. This is another one where it is still within the range that this is too close to call. We need to see further results. And if again, ballots trend in the same way as they've trended - particularly in 2021, but also in 2019 - then Andrew Lewis could wind up winning. This week is gonna be interesting with results because we typically get a daily update at between 4p and 5p, depending on the county. And King County - it's typically 4 p.m. But Friday is a holiday, so we won't get updates on Friday. Today, Thursday, will be the last day of updates. And then the next day that we get an update on the vote totals will be Monday. So Monday will probably be a very conclusive day, a day that shows whether people are on track to make it, where a lot of the late ballots are going to be in the tally - because the counting continues over the weekend, even though they don't release the results until Monday. So we'll see what that is. But a lot of races that are currently too close to call, even though if you've seen some other media outlets, particularly some columnists - I think Danny Westneat had a column, that was like - Oh, the progressive era in Seattle is over or something like that - which I think certainly the early results are different than even earlier results that we've seen in prior races, different than even in the primary, I think we would say. So there is something afoot here, and there's certainly going to be a different council with one, so many new candidates. But there's gonna be a new composition on the council, certainly. But saying what that composition is going to be with so many of these races still in the air, I think it's premature to say at this time, and we'll still see. We just don't know about the turnout and don't wanna mislead people, have to rewrite headlines. I think you're one of the more responsible journalists when it comes to setting appropriate expectations and making sure you don't overstate what the results are saying. [00:12:45] Melissa Santos: I mean, I think the one thing you can say, that I got from Danny's column, that I can guarantee will be correct is you will not have Kshama Sawant on the council anymore. And she has been one of the sort of firebrands on the council, very - has strong views that she doesn't shy away from and doesn't - whatever dynamic that is on the council, some people don't like it, some people do like it - that she just says what she wants to do and doesn't kind of do as much backroom compromise sometimes on certain issues. That's gone. So you don't have a Socialist on the council anymore - that is happening - 'cause she didn't run for re-election. There wasn't a chance for her to lose. So either way, that was gonna be different. But a couple of the moderate candidates we were talking about, I'm not really sure which way they'll vote on some of the issues that typically define Seattle moderates. And for me, Cathy Moore comes to mind. She won by - I mean, you can say Cathy won at this point - it was about 40 points. So that is not going to be, that's not going to happen for ChrisTiana ObeySumner. But Cathy, during election interviews, was a lot more forthright actually about taxes, saying - I disagree with the business community actually, that we probably need more tax revenue. And so she was much more open on the campaign trail about the notion of taxing businesses to close the City's budget deficit. And this is one of those issues that typically defines sort of the Seattle centrist moderates, business-friendly candidates - is having a lot more reticence about taxing businesses. Usually the candidates won't say - Absolutely not under any circumstances. But they'll say - We need to do an audit. I'm not, I mean, some of them actually will say, I don't think we have a budget deficit - in the case of Bob Kettle, I think that was something he said regularly, despite what the revenue projections do say. But Cathy Moore was a lot more nuanced on that topic. And also on zoning, potentially, and being willing to have more dense zoning in certain areas. I'm not sure that she'll vote the way - it remains to be seen. People can say things on the campaign trail and do totally different things, so we'll see. But she was fairly consistent about being sort of more on the liberal side of certain issues in that respect. Joy Hollingsworth, who has, I think, pretty definitively come out ahead in District 3 - this is Sawant's district. You know, she's a really - she's just a really compelling personality too. I mean, and I'm not saying this in a negative way - you talk to Joy, you feel like she's listening. She's a good candidate on the campaign trail. I saw her canvassing a lot - like in person, a fair amount - 'cause I live in that district. And her campaign sent out a lot of communications. She had the benefit of independent money, which we will talk about soon, I think, as far as more outside spending benefiting her campaign. So there were more mailers sent out - not even necessarily by her campaign, but on her behalf. And I just don't know if she's a traditional candidate. And she would say this and has said this - When am I the centrist candidate? I'm a queer, cannabis-owning business owner, you know, who's Black, and I just don't, when am I like the right-wing candidate here? So I mean, maybe doesn't fit the profile of what people think of when you're talking about sort of centrist candidates. And again, has done a lot of work on cannabis equity and equity issues, I think, that also helped her relate to a lot of voters in her district. Well, Rob Saka, I think, is more - who I think is pretty clearly winning in District 1 - is probably the most traditional, sort of more business-backed candidate who's skeptical of taxes, skeptical of how the City's spending its money, and then also had a lot of big business backing on independent spending. And is sort of more - we need to hire more cops, more in the traditional line of what you're thinking of as a centrist candidate. And he is going to be replacing a more progressive councilmember in Lisa Herbold. But, you know, they basically have Saka in that mold, clearly. And then the other two races that are decided already, it's not totally clear that it's some - it's gonna be a, exactly what kind of shift it's gonna be. And in fact, Cathy Moore is replacing a more moderate on the council anyway. So a lot is still dependent on what - the results we still don't have. And also, one of the more progressive members on the council is Teresa Mosqueda, who is running for King County Council and is likely to ultimately win that race, and that's gonna be an appointment process, where - to replace her on the council. So who that is - you could end up with a fairly progressive council, potentially, in some respects. If all of these races switch to progressive suddenly in the late results, which certainly may not happen. But it's just a little premature on Election Night to necessarily say the council's going to be way less progressive than it was, I think, potentially. That's all. [00:17:40] Crystal Fincher: No, I completely agree with that. We've talked about on the show - if you know me personally, we have definitely talked about this in person - but painting, you know, the media narrative out there, that - Oh, it's the super progressive council, you know, who's always battling with the mayor, and we want a change of direction. I'm always asking, define what that direction is, because we did not have a progressive council. There were different people in different positions on the council - certainly had progressives on it, but a number of moderates on it. And in this change, as you said - in District 1, I think it's very fair to say that that moved in a more moderate direction. District 5, I think that's moving in a more progressive direction, everything on balance. [00:18:30] Melissa Santos: And if Ron Davis wins in District 4 - which that district has been super swingy in the past because it has - I think university students is a factor, sort of, I do think there's a late turnout surge there in a lot of years, in some years, maybe that's greater than some districts. If he wins, you're going to be replacing Alex Pedersen, who is one of the more - certainly centrist, some would say conservative - but center candidates, and so you'd have a much more liberal person in that respect on, I think, both taxes, on criminal justice, I think on also zoning, definitely zoning, Ron Davis is like the urbanist candidate - is kind of what he's known as, and having worked with FutureWise and these organizations and in advocacy, sort of behind-the-scenes roles. So yeah, that would be, kind of, undermine the narrative to me. If you replace Alex Pedersen with Ron Davis, I'm not sure the progressivism-is-gone narrative exactly will hold up, so that's - but again, we would need some big swings for these things to happen. I'm not trying to act like you're going to get all these progressives. It definitely was a good night for business-backed, sort of, more centrist candidates on Election Night. [00:19:42] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, absolutely, I agree with that. And I think if Maritza Rivera ends up doing that, that's basically a wash on what their representation does - that looks like they have continued with what they generally had. And didn't move in a more progressive direction, but certainly did not get more moderate or conservative than what was already there, I think. I think there are two buckets of candidates that we're looking at, as you alluded to before. I think that Rob Saka, if Bob Kettle were to wind up prevailing, if Maritza Rivera were to wind up prevailing - those, I think, are most firmly in the traditional moderate conservative, very skeptical of taxation, very supportive of carceral solutions, more punitive solutions, lots of talk about hiring and supporting police, different answers to different issues, often involving public safety elements. I think that's fair to say. I don't think most people would put Cathy Moore, Joy Hollingsworth in that same category. I think Tanya Woo is a bit of a toss-up. This is another race where, I think, next to Dan Strauss, the next most likely candidate of what looks the way ballots traditionally go, even with some wiggle room - Tammy Morales, the way ballots trend in Seattle, certainly has a path to finishing in the lead. There is definitely a difference between those two candidates, but I think Tanya Woo has certainly expressed some reservations for taxation, has certainly expressed her support for public safety solutions - Maybe she falls somewhere in the middle there. It seems like she's not as aggressive as some of the other candidates and their zeal for those solutions, but she has signaled that she's open to them. So I think that's a question mark if it goes the Tanya Woo route. But this is a race that is definitely too close to call at this point in time for the way Seattle ballots trend. So that's Seattle. Let's talk a little bit more about the money, which you have written about - basically, everybody wrote about. We have not seen spending of this magnitude in Seattle City Council races since the Amazon money bomb that we saw in 2019. What happened with outside money in this race and what impact do you think it had? [00:22:34] Melissa Santos: So originally in 2019, there was a big - originally, that's not that long ago, I understand, but in recent history of Seattle elections - the Chamber of Commerce had a PAC that was spending a lot on behalf of the business-preferred candidates. And Amazon gave a million dollars plus to that - a million of it right at October, I think, in 2019. And that kind of - especially, Sawant in her race, again, Socialist councilmember, was saying Amazon's trying to buy the election. And then there was a sense that left voters turned out citywide even to kind of object to that. There was one, something that I think a lot of observers thought happened that year. And that one might have helped fuel this surge of left-leaning voters after the initial vote count as well. And also, Trump was in office. There was a lot of sort of motivation, I think, of progressives to kind of vote and make themselves heard wherever they could during that era. Okay, so this year - your original question - this year, we didn't have a chamber PAC doing all of the money. It wasn't all relayed through this chamber PAC. It was different. There were all these little political action committees called Neighbors of this Neighborhood. It was Downtown Neighbors Committee, Elliott Bay Neighbors Committee, and then University District Neighbors Committee. So it sounds, you know, those innocuous, sweet-sounding PAC names, right? But they were all supporting the candidates that were preferred by the, I mean, the Chamber and the Downtown Seattle Association. And they spent a fair amount of money. I mean, in the - I don't think that I had all the receipts when I did the calculations on Sunday, so there's a few more that have come in since then. But I mean, it was $300,000 almost for Maritza Rivera. And when I say for, I mean, a lot of it was spent opposing Ron Davis, but all benefiting Maritza - either in direct support from these external groups that were saying, Vote for this person, or, you know, saying, Don't vote for this person, her opponent, the more left-leaning candidate in that race. So that's quite a bit of money for one race, one district race, you know, you're talking about. And then we saw that for support for Rob Soka as well. And they were some of the similar groups where - there's overlap in who is supporting these PACs, right? Landlords organizations, there were builders and construction and realty interests. And there were - the Realtors PAC actually gave separately to a few candidates like Tanya Woo and Bob - okay, I shouldn't say gave. Let me back up. The Realtors PAC, the National Realtors PAC, actually spent its own money separately from these Neighborhood groups to support Tanya Woo and Bob Kettle. And so you just saw that outside PAC money was coming in. And that was, you know, a lot more than the leftward union side spent this year by a significant margin to kind of help support these candidates. So, I mean, at the end you had $1.5 million almost spent and more than $1.1 million of that, maybe $1.2 million, was from the business sort of backed interest sort of pouring money from outside into these races, supporting their preferred candidates. [00:25:53] Crystal Fincher: So I think - one, something that gets missed or I've seen a lot of questions about - so people are like, Okay, there's a lot of money. Corporations have a lot of money. How does that impact races? What does that mean when it comes to these campaigns and when it comes to what voters see? [00:26:11] Melissa Santos: So what you're paying for is communication. What they are paying for is communication. They're paying for mailers that go to voters, they're paying for TV or radio ads in some cases - maybe not radio this year, but it's, you know, this is some of the things that independent expenditures pay for. Online ads - so reaching voters to tell them about the candidate. And this is what campaigns do. That's the whole point of a campaign. Except when you have someone from outside doing it also, it just really widens your impact as a candidate - even though they don't coordinate, they're not involved together - it still will help get your message out to more people if you have supporters doing this on your behalf and buying mailers. I mean, I live in District 3 and most of the mailers I got were from Joy Hollingsworth's campaign, but I did get another mailer from an independent expenditure committee. And this was one that also was like - You like weed, vote for Joy Hollingsworth. Literally, that's what it said. I wish I was not kidding. So, I mean, again, that's - again, muddying the who's progressive and who's not a little. I mean, the mailers contribute to that, but anyway. And I got one mailer from Alex Hudson's campaign. So it just was like 5-1 on the communications I got from Joy Hollingsworth just to my own house. And so that's just an example of - even though only one of them was independent spending, you know, you can have a lot more mailers come and reach someone on behalf of a candidate if you have this outside money paying for it. [00:27:37] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, and communication is really everything. I think, you know, most people know I do this kind of work during the day, this podcast is an extra thing, this is not the main thing that I do. But it really all comes down to communication. Like you talked about before, there are things that the campaign can do to directly communicate with voters - phone calls, canvassing is the most effective thing they can do. And if a candidate and their campaign is on the campaign trail doing that, that is certainly generally a really positive thing for their campaign and one of the most effective things that you can do to win votes. But Kshama Sawant is notorious and the DSA - people passionate about Kshama are notorious for mounting really formidable, substantial ground games where they are covering most of the district. Most candidates are not knocking on most of the doors in their district. They're knocking on, you know, a pretty small percentage of them. And even though to them and their supporters - they see the candidate talking all the time, attending events every night - you're only reaching 15, 20% of the people in the district probably. And so the other 80% of voters have not heard anything directly, have been busy living life. The thing that many candidates don't realize is that the hardest thing isn't getting them to understand that you're better than your opponent, especially for candidates who have not run for office before. The hardest thing to do is to let voters know that you exist overall. Most voters don't know that candidates exist. Most voters don't know that there's an election coming until they see the ballot arrive in their mailbox. People, like a lot of the people who listen to Hacks & Wonks - we're not the normal ones. We've talked about this before on this show. Most people do not pay attention to the news, to candidates, to elections as much as we do. That's really important to remember when it comes to this, because that spending - the type of communication, whether it's mail, the digital video ads that you see, cable TV ads, banner ads, text messages. One, that all costs money. And so having money enables you to do more of that. And getting that in front of voters is generally the most meaningful exposure that they have to candidates - that's how they're learning about a lot of them. So if they are bombarded with information from one candidate, they hear predominantly about one candidate - usually their communications talk about how wonderful the candidate is, all the wonderful things that they're saying or planning to do, or the version of that that they're spinning in that communication - that makes a big difference. And that's how people get to know who the candidates are. If someone isn't doing much of that, they can't win. That's kind of just a structural Campaign 101 thing. So again, talked about this on the show before - if you know me, we've definitely talked about this. Sometimes when people are making sweeping pronouncements about - This narrative clearly won the day and this is what voters are saying - that may be the case in a race where there's robust communication coming from all sides, where the amount of money spent is a lot closer with each other on both sides. But in these races where one candidate is outspent by hundreds of thousands of dollars and the communication that that equates to, you rarely see those candidates win in any circumstance, regardless whether the one outspending is moderate, conservative, progressive, what kind of message they have - if it's good or bad, it can be really mediocre, it can be pretty bad. If you spend and communicate that much and so much more than your opponent, that in and of itself usually is enough to win, which is why people talk about the influence of money and the communication that that buys being corrosive or toxic or such an issue, because that in and of itself is oftentimes enough to move enough voters to win the campaign. [00:31:57] Melissa Santos: And we should mention - Seattle has a Democracy Voucher system and I think all of the candidates, I think all of the candidates use Democracy Vouchers. Crystal can correct me if I'm wrong. But certainly some of the business backed ones receiving outside money also were limited - this limits their spending as a campaign, right? So the outside money takes on an even bigger role when each of the candidates can spend - I mean, gosh, the limit is, it starts at like $90,000, then it goes up if you all raise a lot of money. But you're limited, you're not spending more than $150,000, or $125,000, or something as a campaign. I forget the exact limits, but somewhere like around there or even lower. And then you have - so think about that - the campaign spending, we say $115,000 and really can't spend more. And then someone else is spending almost $300,000, right? So - separately - so you're having these, sometimes it's gonna be the majority of money in a race because the third party committees are not limited in how much they can raise and how much they can spend. So that's how you can get millions and millions of dollars. This year, it wasn't millions, but it was more than a million backing a certain slate of candidates. And that gets a big impact when you have fairly low-cost campaigns and everyone's limited to that to a certain degree. [00:33:12] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, absolutely. So I think that is the picture of Seattle races at this point in time. I think it is fair to say that even if a number of the candidates come back, I think it's an over-pronouncement to say that there was a broad shift in direction one way or another. But I think it's absolutely fair to say that no matter what the results end up being, they're not going to be celebrated by progressive candidates, that moderates are going to wind up happier than progressives are gonna wind up with these results - in the city of Seattle. But I wanna talk about elsewhere in the state because I think the broad picture in the state - even though Seattle's likely to dominate the media conversation - that the picture in the rest of the state was more positive for progressive people than it has been in quite some time, that we see trends moving further in a Democratic and progressive direction, particularly in purple and red cities in some of the many metro cities. So Seattle, the biggest city in the state there, moved and had their results. But looking at Tacoma, looking at Spokane - these are two cities that seem to have moved definitively to the left in the composition of their councils, in Spokane's case - including the mayoral race - and also with some ballot initiatives. So starting with Tacoma - what's happening in Tacoma? [00:34:47] Melissa Santos: Well, they do have a measure on the ballot that's about sort of renter protections, which actually looks like it might prevail. It was down a little bit on Election Night, but again, we don't have a lot of results from Pierce County yet, and it's super close right now. And given the way the ballots so far have sort of trended, even with this limited amount of ballots released, I suspect that this sort of measure to enact a lot more protections for renters against eviction - and I'm blanking a little on some of the details of it - but that's sort of a priority for more liberal voters and certainly policy makers. That looks like it may pass still, still uncertain. But you also - what I thought was interesting, you know - you had, I'm just making sure I did not, two days ago with my Tacoma results, but it looked like Jamika Scott was doing really well and likely to win her race in Tacoma. And Jamika has run for mayor before and she's sort of a known, you know, pretty serious policy person, I think, in Tacoma on advocating for ways of getting rid of systemic racism. I mean, getting rid of it would be difficult, obviously, but sort of ways to mitigate and kind of make lives better for people who traditionally have not benefited from our systems. And she was really active with, or I mean, leader of the Tacoma Action Collective, which has been a group that's been sort of protesting different institutions in Tacoma, as far as their treatment of Black people and treatment of people of color more broadly, I think, as well. But especially with police brutality. This is someone who has been kind of consistently saying, We need some change in our system. And she's being elected, and people like her message in Tacoma - enough of them - to really catapult her into office, it looks like. And so that's something that was interesting. We saw Olgy Diaz, who is an appointed councilmember - oh gosh, no, she won an election by now - has she-- [00:36:51] Crystal Fincher: No, she was appointed, and she's running for her first actual election now, following the appointment. And she just took the lead. She was narrowly down on Election Night. Again, the same caveats apply - that that Election Night is a partial tally. It is not a result. So on the initial tally, she was down just by a smidge. Now she is actually leading. And just with the way ballots trend, it looks like that lead will continue to grow. So you had the more progressive candidates, certainly, in both of those races prevail. I think interestingly, particularly in Jamika's race - Jamika was not endorsed by The News Tribune, which has been very consequential in endorsing folks. And despite that - and I think, as a credit to the work that Jamika has been doing in community for a while and the coalition that Jamika built - speaking directly to issues that are impacting so many people. And a lot of times speaking meaningfully to communities, as you said, that have not traditionally been served very well by government. And really inspiring a coalition to rally around her, to vote in support of her, to turn out for that. I think that was helpful. In the same way, the Tacoma for All tenant protection measure, which had a storied path to the ballot - the City of Tacoma was basically looking to put a competing, less impactful measure that did less than this initiative did - looked like that was motivated by some of the opposing forces who didn't wanna see this measure prevail. They ended up going to court over it and the process wound up being flawed. So this wound up being the only measure - the citizens' initiative - on the ballot. And that attracted a ton of outside spending - the realtors, a number of landlord organizations, developer organizations spent a lot - hundreds of thousands of dollars in opposition of this initiative. And for - one, to be as close as it is, given all that spending, is pretty miraculous and I think goes to show the depth of the problem and how extremely it is felt to have this much support. But it looks, based on the way that ballots traditionally trend, like it's on track to eventually take the lead and win. So this is not the only initiative - there are others across the state, including other tenant protection initiatives that are speaking to what's - the large percentage of renters in the state are facing the seeming imbalance between how landlords can technically treat tenants and how important it is to put more safeguards around. And I think generally it's not controversial to say that treating being a landlord like any other business is not good for society when we're talking about a basic need for people. And putting more protections around whether the timelines of being able to raise rent, how you can evict people, the kind of notice that's required, and assistance that may be required. If you are forcing someone to move out, the issue of economic evictions, or just putting someone out - not because they did anything, but just because they want to earn more money from that property - are things that people are willing to revisit across the state. And I think a lot of people can learn that lesson. The other thing, just - I, as someone who does this for a living, get really excited about - that we're seeing in Tacoma and play out elsewhere in the state, is that sometimes these initiatives come and I'm speaking as a consultant, so obviously this happens - it has a lot of good results sometimes - but this wasn't the result of consultants getting around, establishment party entities saying, We want to put an initiative on the ballot, what should it be? And deciding what that's going to be in rallying support. This was something that truly did come from the community. This was a response from people in the community to problems that people in the community were having. They got together, they made this happen, they knocked on doors and advocated for it. This was not funded by an outside source - anything like that. And I think those are wildly successful. I think we've also seen this with the Tukwila Raise the Wage initiative that was successful that the Transit Riders Union did - that kind of model, which oftentimes is a reaction to inaction sometimes by people in power, which is frustrating to a lot of people, not seeing the issues that they feel are most important being addressed. We're having another very viable path with municipal initiatives being initiated, not just by the same old players with money, but people in community learning how to advocate and move policy themselves. I think that's a really powerful thing. We're seeing that across the state and I think we're gonna see more of it. I think that's a positive thing. [00:42:24] Melissa Santos: Yeah, Bellingham looks poised to raise its minimum wage as a city. And they passed a measure that actually - they've been doing tenant protections as a city council, but I think that what they look on track to pass - I should say the minimum wage is leading, I should say. I guess I'd have to look just close at the results. But they're on track to pass something that requires landlords to help tenants relocate if they raise their rent by 8% or more. I mean, that's like a pretty - Bellingham is a fairly liberal city, a lot of college students from Western and all this. But that's a level, that's like sort of testing out new policies at a city level that I don't think we've - I don't think Seattle requires the landlords to do rent - well, anyway, it is kind of, I'm rambling now, but it is kind of some creative, interesting stuff happening in some of these cities that is very on the progressive edge. And Spokane's mayor looks like they're going to be replaced with a Democrat - Lisa Brown, who used to be the state Senate majority leader and has been working in Governor Inslee's administration as Commerce Director. And so that's a big change there too. And that is certain - I think that is a very clear contrast in candidates where you have some voters rebuking the sort of far-right ties potentially of the mayor. Crystal has probably been following this more than me, but there was a big controversy recently with the mayor of Spokane sort of engaging with Matt Shea, who is like - oh my God, I forget all of this. [00:43:56] Crystal Fincher: Domestic terrorist, an advocacy, an advocate of domestic terrorism, someone who was planning to partake himself. [00:44:02] Melissa Santos: Yeah - who, an investigation that was commissioned by the State Legislature when Matt Shea was a legislator found that he engaged in acts of domestic terrorism. The current mayor were kind of hobnobbing with that, became an issue in that race. And voters are saying, Let's try something different - it looks like in Spokane with a more Democratic mayor. So that is a different than maybe what progressives might be seeing in Seattle. You're seeing other cities have sort of different results. [00:44:33] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, absolutely. This was one where there's - in Seattle, it's on the centrist to progressive spectrum. This was a clear Democrat versus far-right Republican who did hobnob with Matt Shea, who attended - Matt Shea, who now is well-known as someone who was found to engage in domestic terrorism, to support a variety of far-right, extremist, insurrectionist type beliefs. Nadine Woodward appeared at one of his events, hugged him, seemed to be hobnobbing with his people. And even after that was palling around with Moms for Liberty - which are notoriously anti-LGBTQ, particularly anti-trans - candidates pushing for policy, pushing for book bans in school districts across the nation, basically. So there was a clear contrast here. These issues were front and center, and voters made a clear choice here and made the decision to change direction. And there're also - three of the four Democratic councilmembers are leading in Spokane. And so this is definitely moving in a more Democratic direction in Spokane, which is a really big deal. We saw similar in Tacoma. We were looking at a lot of suburbs - I mean, looking at the Eastside, just in King County - so many of those races. Now, Bellevue may have a more progressive council than Seattle. We've seen in a number of these cities, whether it be Bothell or others, where they have moved on affordable housing policy, transit and transportation, mobility policy in ways that Seattle has not. They seem to be outdoing Seattle when it comes to some of the implementation of progressive policy that lots of people have been asking for in the city of Seattle. Other cities have been moving beyond them and it seems like, in those cities, voters have responded well. There has been vigorous opposition to these, we hear reporting about pushback to expanding zoning and the types of housing that's able to be built in all areas basically. But those debates were had and it looks like in most of these situations where there were competitive candidates fielded, they prevailed. So I think that Seattle certainly looks one way. A lot of the state has really, really positive signals and directions. And as someone who works in elections, the map for what's possible in Washington state, I think, has expanded even more with this cycle. And there are some absolute blueprints to look at moving beyond to other cities, whether it's kind of party supported, establishment supported, well-funded efforts or more grassroots initiatives - that there are multiple routes now to passing policy that helps more people and especially the people who need the help most. So we will see what that is. Also in some pretty high profile races, like the Snohomish County Sheriff, where we had someone who billed themselves as a constitutional sheriff, who had said that they didn't plan on enforcing all of the laws, especially when it comes to gun legislation that we've passed, some gun control legislation - just some real extreme views. And voters picked the more moderate sheriff candidate there - certainly not revolutionizing what the traditional practice of public safety is among sheriffs, but I think voters definitely want to put more boundaries in place, and are worried about accountability, and really focusing on what makes people safer from all perspectives, and wanting to make sure people's rights are respected. And not necessarily feeling like violating people's rights is just a necessary price we have to pay to be safer as a community - that allowing that perhaps is part of what is making us more dangerous, what is contributing to some of the challenges in recruiting police officers. And addressing some of those systemic issues or at least promises of doing that from people are more convincing to voters in areas that have been comfortable voting for Republicans even - that they aren't just willing to just say, Do whatever you say you need to do regardless of whether it violates rights, or doesn't jive with the law, or whatever that is. So interesting results across the state certainly. Now with that, I want to talk about a couple of other things that we saw, including news. We saw news, we saw coverage before - I think particularly from PubliCola, from Notes from the Emerald City - about one of the most well-known officers in the Seattle Police Department suing the department. Detective Cookie Bouldin - suing the department saying that she has witnessed and experienced racism, gender discrimination over several years with the department. What do you see with this? [00:50:19] Melissa Santos: I mean, I don't think it's necessarily a surprise that over time, especially over decades, a woman of color, Black women in particular, may not have felt at home in the Seattle Police Department. This is something I believe she's raised before, now it's just there's a formal lawsuit. It's something that - it's not a huge surprise, but I think that it is a blow to the department to have someone so recognized as a leader and over time, to make these claims. It's kind of like when - not to change the subject to another thing, but when Ben Danielson, who worked at Seattle Children's, is a very respected Black pediatrician - is also suing Seattle Children's for discrimination and racism - maybe not discrimination, but discriminatory policies. And this has a huge impact when you have someone that you've held up as sort of an example of your best, in some ways, as a department or as an agency or as a hospital. And who is sort of someone you've said - This is someone who shows how we are including communities, who has been working on these issues. And then they say - Actually, there's been a lot of problems and there's been discrimination and racism that I've encountered in unacceptable ways. It's a huge blow to the police department, Seattle Children's. These are things that really are not good for the - not just the image of the police department, but because - they point to real problems. I'm not saying this is just an optics issue or something, but it signals that maybe what you've been saying publicly isn't what's happening internally, and it isn't what's happening privately, or how people are experiencing your actual policies and your actual operation. So that's not great. And I know for the police department - and I know that Chief Adrian Diaz has been really vocal about stamping out racism in the department. I mean, it's something he talks about a lot. But this indicates that there's been problems for a long time, at least in the minds of one of their really esteemed long-time officers in the Seattle Police Department. And I don't know that one chief talking about stamping out racism and trying to talk about culture change can - I don't know that the boat shifts that fast, right? So if you're pointing to deeper issues that have been - for decades, someone who's been there for decades, or was there for decades - gosh, I mean, it kind of, it raises questions about how much is still persisting of this and then how quickly it can change if it still is persisting. [00:53:11] Crystal Fincher: Yeah, I mean, I think lots of people aren't surprised to hear that it is persisting, given a number of the things that we've seen coming out - whether it's the video of the SPOG Vice-President mocking the value of the life of a pedestrian that was killed, Jaahnavi Kandula, that was killed by a police officer speeding without lights and sirens on on the way to a call, whether it's the tombstone that they saw, whether it's just a number of the incidents that have resulted in complaints against several officers, consistently against a consistent group of officers, it seems, in several situations. And it's particularly notable just because Detective Cookie, as she's known by so many, has really been such a PR boon for the department, really is a face of the department. When people talk about community policing, when they talk about building relationships with community, when they talk about - Hey, there should be officers that really care, really get to know people, look out for people - a lot of them are directly thinking about Cookie Bouldin. They're directly thinking about things that they've seen her do in community. There's a park named after her. She's known for almost mentoring people, working, getting kids involved with chess - really someone who, I think, regardless of where you stand on the institution of policing where people would say, even with people that disagree, but if you're like Detective Cookie - She's okay, I've seen her help, I've seen her care. Certainly what I think a lot of people would want police to aspire to be, would want the role to aspire to be in a best case scenario. And for her to say - Yeah, well, this institution certainly, in Seattle, is one that is racist, is discriminatory, and has harmed people like me, people who it's held up as paragons and examples of what the job really is and how it can be done in the community - is troubling. We've seen this happen several times before in other departments - not with, I think, officers as publicly visible and known as Detective Cookie. But certainly a lot of discrimination suits - particularly from Black officers, other officers of color - saying that there have been systemic issues that they have been the victim of. Or even off-duty incidents where people have not recognized that they were officers and just saw a person of color and treated them in a different way than they were supposed to. So we'll see how this turns out, but certainly a stain, another stain on the department. I don't think anyone can say this is coming - this is just grievance, or sour grapes, or someone who just hates the institution of policing and is using anything to just tear down police, or who isn't supportive of policing overall. This is someone who has kind of built their life and they're living on that, is known for doing that and seemingly cared about that, yet went through all this. And maybe because they cared, endured through all of it - don't know the details there, but it is challenging. And I think one of the things that came out of the debates and the campaigns, the conversations that people had is really a reckoning with - maybe this is a big problem for recruiting. Maybe it's not the money that has been thrown at them that we've tried to use, that now even police officers are saying this is not a problem about money. People are talking about - it's not an attractive job. Maybe is it actually what's happening within departments the part that's not attractive and not external reaction to it. I hope that whoever winds up being elected on the council contends with this in a serious way. I think no matter what the view is on police, and I think there's a range of them within the candidates who are currently in the lead and even those who are not. But I do think this needs to be taken seriously. And I think even if you look at polling of Seattle residents - their views on public safety and policing are more nuanced than some of the like flat, simple - either you back the blue, you support cops, or you don't. Think people are, I think it's fair to say that at least most voters are generally supportive of having police respond when they call 911, but they want that to be an effective response. They want it to be a constitutional response that does keep everybody safe, and respect everybody, and build trust in the community. And we're just seeing too many things that are not that. And with that, I think that we have come to a close today. Thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks on this Friday, November 10th, 2023. The producer of Hacks & Wonks, and this past week's guest co-host, is the incredible Dr. Shannon Cheng. Our insightful co-host today was Seattle Axios reporter, Melissa Santos, who does a wonderful job reporting on all things political and beyond. You can find Melissa on Twitter @MelissaSantos1. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter @HacksWonks. You can find me on all platforms, basically, as @finchfrii - that's two I's at the end. You can catch Hacks & Wonks on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts - just type "Hacks and Wonks" into the search bar. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get the full versions of our Friday week-in-review shows and our Tuesday topical show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, please leave a review wherever you listen. 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The Monologue: Police arrest a felon with a loaded gun in the Central District. The Interview: State Rep Peter Abbarno (R-Centralia) reacts to the closure of a prison in his district -- while the state experiences a crime crisis.The Interview: Lake Stevens Mayor Brett Gailey did not sign the LGBT Pride proclamation this year, leading the Everett Herald to imply some kind of bigotry. But he explains why he's signed it in the past -- but couldn't this year. LongForm: Steve Warner says he was fired as CEO of the Washington Wine Commission due to an overly woke board looking to avoid a social justice controversy. Quick Hit: Seattle media gives pass to Democrat lie creating sky high gas pricesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The penultimate edition of Prep Sports Weekly for the 2022-2023 season on Monday, May 29, 2023. We hear from the out-going and incoming athletic directors at Snohomish. Mark Perry is retiring and former Stanwood basketball coach Zach Ward is taking over; we hear from them both. Then Zac Hereth of the Everett Herald gives us a wrap-up of the State 4A and 3A Track Meet, held at Mount Tahoma High School over the Memorial Day weekend. Finally, it's become a tradition for Kyle Peacocke, head softball coach at Jackson, to appear after winning a state 4A championship. He's been on our show with the big trophy in 2018, 2019 and again in 2023.

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel talks with Jerry Cornfield of the Everett Herald to spotlight the major issues happening at our state capitol, from Jay Inslee possibly considering an unprecedented fourth term to funding battles over special education and housing. Plus, are lawmakers taking a new approach to police pursuits, and will our state soon have an official dinosaur?  If you like this podcast, please support it on Patreon! 

A busy, mixed bag of sports topics on the Monday, November 14, 2022 edition of Prep Sports Weekly. We start with Cameron Van Til of the Everett Herald and his takeaway from the state swim meet over the weekend. Then a visit with the Snohomish Girls Volleyball team, Livi Harrison, Ayla Grant, Reagan Bullock, Adriannah Galvan, Kelsey Nichols, Anika Smith and head coach Morgan Doyle. We catch up with part of the Tri family; dad is Lake Stevens head football coach Tom Tri and daughter is Lake Stevens girls volleyball player Hayli Tri; both are heading to state playoff games this weekend. Staying in the theme of family, we meet the Scoma family; dad Jeff Scoma is the head football coach at Stanwood and son Luke is the kicker for the Bellevue Wolverines football team; both of those teams are also heading to state quarterfinal games this week.

A democrat candidate is busted for lying about military record, their job, and everything else in their bio. Now, the Everett Herald newspaper has rescinded their endorsement of a state legislative candidate after the paper said it found

The Everett Herald abruptly rescinds endorsement of a Democratic candidate for the Washington House of Representatives amid stolen valor accusation by the candidate's own father. KVI's John Carlson updates the family dispute that is playing out on the campaign trail between the candidate, Clyde Shavers, and his father, Brett. Clyde Shavers has refused a KVI morning show interview request amid the growing scandal that he has lied about his life to voters (and the Everett Herald). So what does this scandal mean for the Republican challenger in this open 10th Legislative District seat?

Hour 1 -- Everett Herald abruptly rescinds endorsement of a Democratic candidate for WA House amid stolen valor accusation by the candidate's own father, the candidate--Clyde Shavers--refused a KVI morning show interview request amid growing scandal that he has lied about his life to voters (and the Everett Herald), so what does this scandal mean for the Republican challenger in this open 10th Legislative District race?, a Republican US Senate candidate in New Hampshire is surging late and might be able to knock out a Democratic incumbent, new polling shows that suburban female voters are trending back toward Republican candidates after fleeing during the Donald Trump years, KVI's Lars Larson asks ethical/moral question: would you expose your adult child for lying for political gain? Hour 2 -- guess where it snowed at sea level in WA state this morning, snow level now approaching 2000 feet in Western WA, how Daylight Saving Time could impact Senator Patty Murray's re-election campaign, the political career of former WA Republican Chris Vance takes a new turn, the crime vs. climate change political priority for WA voters, GUEST: St. Sen. Phil Fortunato, seeking relection, 31st District/Enumclaw area, how the State Senate election could include an "independent" Senator that would likely be a rubber-stamp for Democrats. Hour 3 -- Carlson's Legendary Lyrics winner, Clyde Shavers campaign implosion after letter from his dad emerges, AZ Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake catches an anti-Trump Democrat with his hand in the social media cookie jar, GUEST: KC Prosecutor's spokesman, Casey McNerthney, explains what was going on with the misdemeanor assault in September that allowed a now accused double-murderer to be set free from jail two days before the killings this week, late night host, Greg Gutfeld, unleashes a perfect response to the various Democrats trying to blame the hammer attack that hospitalized Paul Pelosi on Republicans or political conservatives.

Welcome to the Stories to Love podcast. This is episode 51. My guest today is author Jennifer Bardsley. Jennifer Bardsley is the author of Sweet Bliss, Good Catch, The History of Us, and more. A graduate of Stanford University, she lives in Edmonds, Washington with her husband and two children. Jennifer's “I Brake for Moms” column has appeared in The Everett Herald every week since 2012. She also writes Young Adult Paranormal Romance under the pen name Louise Cypress. When she's not writing books, you can find Jennifer walking from her house to the beach every chance she gets.In this episode we discussed the atmospheric way she set The History of Us, her research into coin collecting, how memory inspired this book, about everyday drama in small town romance, her pseudonym, and her experience with transient global amnesia.Jennifer and I had such a great conversation, and we covered so much in this time together. I want to thank her for sharing her experience with amnesia and how it affected her and her work.I appreciate all who have subscribed! If you haven't, please do, and leave a rating when you can. If you'd like to support this podcast, please support the Patreon at patreon.com/tifmarcelo . My Patreon is where I'm adding more content, in the form of newsletters and extra episodes. Or, you can grab a book for you or a friend on my website at tifmarcelo.com. Links discussed:Elizabeth BriggsMichelle NotaroStirring Up Love by Chandra BlumbergShe's Up to Know Good by Sarah  Goodman ConfinoThe Witch of Tin Moutain*some links are affiliate links

Ari explains why New Yorkers (or people living in NYC in 2001) perceive September 11th terrorist attacks differently than everybody else, the people using Sept. 11th for their political purposes 21 years later, Seattle Congresswoman's Sept. 11th message manages to include mourning the deaths of 19 hijackers, Spokane threatens to sue WSDOT over massive illegal homeless camp on I-90 on state property but notice that no Seattle officials have pursued similar legal action to address homeless problems, Seattle mayor's (lack of) progress on hiring/attracting more police officers, one policy Seattle's mayor could adopt that would quickly add more police and firefighters, why it will likely take more than another year for any chance that Seattle's lawless/public safety problems get any better, today is Day 4 of Seattle (and Eatonville) teacher strikes, incumbent US Senator Patty Murray refuses to debate challenger Tiffany Smiley. Inslee vaxx mandate and the red flags with burgeoning wildfires, Oregon for the first time has had more deaths in the state than newborn births, Bolt Creek Fire hikers post YouTube video describing their intense day evading wildfire to descend the 4600-foot mountain amid smoke, more sponsors drop out of Boise ID gay pride drag shows aimed toward kids, "why do a group of adults fell the need to justify their sexual behavior to a bunch of kids?", Tiffany Smiley delivers brilliant take down of Everett Herald for kowtowing to US Senator Patty Murray on planned editorial board joint interview. WA Republicans keep pushing to move away from mail-in voting, meanwhile YouTube is red flagging an Ari Hoffman podcast regarding voter fraud, the political alignment between teachers unions and Democratic candidates, rough day for VP Kamala Harris answering border security questions on Meet The Press, even the MTP host was incredulous to Harris's answer(s), Sno. Co. fire officials say about 50% of Skykomish residents are refusing their evacuation directive for Bolt Creek wildfire, two possible theories why so many people are deciding to ignore the fire evacuation warning, Tiffany Smiley accuses Everett Herald newspaper/website of "carrying water" for incumbent US Senator Patty Murray.

6am hour -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson: Ari explains why New Yorkers (or people living in NYC in 2001) perceive September 11th terrorist attacks differently than everybody else, the people using Sept. 11th for their political purposes 21 years later, Seattle Congresswoman's Sept. 11th message manages to include mourning the deaths of 19 hijackers, Spokane threatens to sue WSDOT over massive illegal homeless camp on I-90 on state property but notice that no Seattle officials have pursued similar legal action to address homeless problems, Seattle mayor's (lack of) progress on hiring/attracting more police officers, one policy Seattle's mayor could adopt that would quickly add more police and firefighters, why it will likely take more than another year for any chance that Seattle's lawless/public safety problems get any better, today is Day 4 of Seattle (and Eatonville) teacher strikes, incumbent US Senator Patty Murray refuses to debate challenger Tiffany Smiley. 7am hour -- Inslee vaxx mandate and the red flags with burgeoning wildfires, Oregon for the first time has had more deaths in the state than newborn births, Bolt Creek Fire hikers post YouTube video describing their intense day evading wildfire to descend the 4600-foot mountain amid smoke, more sponsors drop out of Boise ID gay pride drag shows aimed toward kids, "why do a group of adults fell the need to justify their sexual behavior to a bunch of kids?", Tiffany Smiley delivers brilliant take down of Everett Herald for kowtowing to US Senator Patty Murray on planned editorial board joint interview. 8am hour -- WA Republicans keep pushing to move away from mail-in voting, meanwhile YouTube is red flagging an Ari Hoffman podcast regarding voter fraud, the political alignment between teachers unions and Democratic candidates, rough day for VP Kamala Harris answering border security questions on Meet The Press, even the MTP host was incredulous to Harris's answer(s), Sno. Co. fire officials say about 50% of Skykomish residents are refusing their evacuation directive for Bolt Creek wildfire, two possible theories why so many people are deciding to ignore the fire evacuation warning, Tiffany Smiley accuses Everett Herald newspaper/website of "carrying water" for incumbent US Senator Patty Murray.

What's Trending: International District members push back on a homeless shelter proposal, poor air quality hits Western Washington and an argument against virtual life sentences.Big Local: Tacoma officials discuss a camping ban near temporary shelters, an Everett doctor is treating meth addicts and Everett Herald journalists vote to unionize. // Matt Calkins from the Seattle Times talks Russell Wilson's return. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's Trending: Some harsh words for teachers who continue to strike,  Washington is the only state with teachers striking,  Tiffany Smiley calls out the Everett Herald and How will Seahawks fans react too Russell Wilson's return? // A Tri-City Herald story about students breaking dress code. // More tweets criticizing Queen Elizabeth after her passing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Publicola's Erica Barnett, The Everett Herald's Isabella Breda, and The Seattle Times' Elise Takahama.

What's Trending: Multiple women have reported sexual harassment in Seattle Center, King County wants to have a year-round gun buyback program, and the Everett Herald wants you to drink on the 20-minute ferry ride. It's hot, so the Tacoma News Tribune provides a useless article gives tips on how to stay cool without AC.  Lia Thomas does not win NCAA woman of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Memorial Day, Post-State Championships edition of Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, May 30, 2022. We begin with the sports reporters from the Everett Herald with a rundown of the state championship weekend's results. Then, it's the head coach of the State 4A Boys Track champion Lake Stevens Vikings, Jeff Page; followed by the head softball coach at Jackson High School Kyle Peacocke. We end with our state tennis correspondent Joel Boyer.

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Insider's Katherine Long, The Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and Everett Herald's Isabella Breda.

What's Trending: Gas could hit ten dollars per gallon, Eric Adams doubles down on murder, and the NYT continues to work remote citing COVID.  A garbage headline coming from the Everett Herald.  The Woodland Park encampment was cleared, and bagpipers return.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Crosscut's Hannah Weinberger, Publicola's Erica Barnett, and Everett Herald's Isabella Breda.

A Spring Break edition of Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, April 4, 2022. First we meet our KRKO Russell & Hill Male Student Athlete of the Month for March 2022, Kale Hammer, senior pitcher for the Snohomish Panthers Baseball team, along with his coach Nick Hammonds. Then our KRKO Russell & Hill Female Student Athlete of the Month for March 2022, Alexis Slater, senior pitcher for the Mariner Marauders Softball team, along with head coach Nathan Beacy and teammmates Sammi Bruton and Jaden Gagucas. Finally, we hear from the Everett Herald's All-Area Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Bobby Siebers, senior forward for the Glacier Peak Grizzlies Boys Basketball team, along with his head coach Brian Hunter.

 What's Trending: Tacoma is looking for property owners to make a low barrier shelters to house the homeless, neighbors in the area do not feel safe to walk around the area with the encampments in the area, Seattle School District is dropping the mask mandate on Monday, masks are optional, the Washington advisory group is advising against adding  the covid vaccine to the mandatory vaccine list, //  Biden Advisor Brian Deese claims that the increase in gas prices is all because of Putin, clean energy is the only way to recover, Fox News asked some New Yorkers what they think of Biden endorsing everyone to get an electric vehicle, Starbucks is pulling out their operations in Russia as other popular businesses are // Local schools are pushing resistance for “Gender-Identity Clubs”, this came from the Everett Herald and no evidence shows any actual resistance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prep Sports Weekly for Monday, February 14, 2022. We start with a preview of upcoming district basketball tournaments, and feature a short interview with our KRKO Allstate Insurance Good Hands Player of the Game from last week, Bothell's Miroslav Pavlenko. Then it's Bothell's next opponent, Glacier Peak and their boys basketball coach Brian Hunter. We're joined by Everett Herald prep writers Cameron Van Til and Zac Hereth with a preview of this weekend's wrestling and swimming state championships; and finally a talk with Stanwood girls head basketball coach Alex Iverson along with senior Ava Cook.

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with the Seattle Times Esmy Jimenez, Publicola's Paul Kiefer, and the Everett Herald's Isabella Breda.

It's been a rip roaring start to snow season, but half of the ski area at Stevens Pass is still closed. Other resorts in the area are also having a bumpy start to the season, in part because of the demand for outdoor activities. We explain the international business game that's changing skiing in Washington.Guest: Gregory Scruggs, Seattle Times outdoors reporterRead Gregory's reporting on ski season:https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/the-2021-22-ski-season-in-full-swing-but-seattle-area-resorts-are-struggling-to-cope/ And Rachel Riley's deep dive into Stevens Pass for the Everett Herald:https://www.heraldnet.com/news/at-stevens-pass-epic-lines-not-so-epic-times-amid-staff-shortage/

Prep Sports Weekly for April 8, 2021 features conversations about the Gonzaga Bulldogs run to the NCAA Championship game, the conclusion of the high school football season and the return of Spring Sports. Segment #1 included a chat with Cameron Van Til of the Everett Herald who talked about his alma mater Gonzaga and the progression of Edmonds native/All American Corey Kispert. Cameron also talked the Wesco football season and his coverage of last week's Lake Stevens victory over Glacier Peak. Segment #2 featured the hero from last week's Wesco football finale as Jackson kicker James Yoon shared his experience of kicking a game winning field goal against Everett to give the Timberwolves their first victory since 2018. James' brother Daniel also joined in on the conversation from Middletown, Connecticut where he is a freshman kicker for the football team at Wesleyan University. Segment #3 was an interview with Mariner Boys Soccer Coach Henry Busch as he talked about the team's first soccer match in almost 23 months and who the key players are to watch for the Marauders this season

On this episode we interview our own college basketball insider and reporter for the Everett Herald, Ian Davis-Leonard. We also discuss what impressed us this week and have an AITAH reading. Podium of best Christmas gifts to receive in 2020 included at the end. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kicksandflicksii/support

A commercial free episode of Monday's PNW Sports Radio show, featuring an interview from special guest Everett Herald and AP Sports Writer Cameron Van Til.

Prep Sports Weekly for Thursday, September 17, 2020. We hear from The Everett Herald's Woman of the Year in Sports, Raigan Reed, basketball player from Lake Stevens; plus her high school head coach Randall Edens. Coach Edens is also the Marysville Getchell Cross Country coach, so we hear from senior Charger runners Janae Parsons and Jasmine Nguyen. Then a tribute to long-time Mercer Island Boys Basketball Coach Ed Pepple who passed away earlier this week. Former Snohomish Coach Jim Adams; former Cascade Coach Charlie Cobb and current Everett High Boys Coach Bobby Thompson share their memories of Coach Pepple. Finally a visit with Glacier Peak Quarterback, but for this week, NASCAR Super Late Model driver Tyson Lang. He's competing for the season championship this week at Evergreen Speedway.

Today, we present our conversation with 44th LD representative John Lovick. In a recent op-ed for the Everett Herald in response to the murder of George Floyd, Rep. Lovick shares his perspective as someone who has both grown up Black in America, and who has served in law enforcement for many years. We also talk about the work he's done at the legislative level to increase police accountability here in Washington. This is excerpted from a town hall recorded on Tuesday with legislative candidates from the 44th legislative district. Links: Rep. John Lovick: www.reelectjohnlovick.org/ His op-ed in the Everett Herald: www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-…brought-to-mind/

As part of our town hall series in partnership with the Washington Indivisible Network and Indivisible Tacoma, we present three Democratic candidates for the state legislature from the 44th LD, which includes Snohomish, Mill Creek, Lake Stevens, and Marysville. Join us for a conversation with Representative John Lovick, April Berg, and Anne Anderson, recorded live on the evening of Tuesday, July 16th. Links: Rep. John Lovick: https://www.reelectjohnlovick.org/ April Berg: https://www.aprilberg.com/ Anne Anderson: https://www.friendsofanneanderson.com/ Rep. John Lovick's op ed in the Everett Herald: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-what-526-horrible-seconds-of-video-brought-to-mind/ April Berg's op ed in the Everett Herald: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/commentary-lets-set-a-few-ground-rules-as-we-talk-about-race/

Brandon Rivers and Josh Critzer recap the four game series Portland played against Prince George, the three Winterhawks away at World Juniors, previewed the upcoming three-in-three for the weekend of December 13, as well other Winterhawks news. Josh Horton of the Everett Herald joins (28:22) Josh Critzer to catch up on the Silvertips as well as preview the one vs two in the U.S. Division showdown on Friday. If you are not already, follow Josh Horton's on twitter, read his work for the Everett Herald, and make sure you are subscribed to his Tips Talk podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

Everett Public Library’s latest podcast explores the Great Book Scare of the early 20th century and how libraries coped with it, particularly here in Everett. The seven-minute-long audio podcast is part of the Smokestacks Soundbites series of local-history podcasts. Credits: Voice actors: Van Ramsey Cameron Johnson Script: Cameron Johnson Audio editing and engineering: Cameron Johnson Music: “Klincek Stojo Pod Oblokom” — Tomo Sombolac “String Quartet N. 14, Op. 131” (Beethoven, Ludwig van) Orion String Quartet IMSLP243528-PMLP03240-beethoven_op131_orion  Cited works: Nice, L.B. “The Disinfection of Books,” c1911 “Suggestions For Disinfection,” Wisconsin Library Bulletin, April 1906. “Public Library Is A Popular Institution,” Everett Herald, 7 April 1906. Sound effects from Freesound.org 233258_xavimuse_escaping-downstairs 325601_sinjohnt_scrubbing 66248_robinhood76_00773-leaking-gas-1 223522_jaraxe_grotesque-laugh-cough 144692_tekgnosis_sneeze    

Our friend Kiesha stops by at the end of our show to help celebrate Jay's birthday. Kiesha started a non-profit called Opportunities in Our Communities, and we hang out to do the Palate Cleanser! Also in this epi: Sarah Smith, Jay Smith, Corn Smith, & Atom Smith. Failed Attack on Synagogue Atom speaks to the terrorist attack on a German Synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish community. Thwarted by a door, it was streamed live on Twitch for over 30 minutes, with recordings being seen by 2200 people before it was removed. Atom recounts the experience and shares some poignant reflection on the Martyrology and shares the words of Rabbi Jonathan Perlman, who survived the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Stop Frontin': The Stranger Doesn't Like Egan Or!on, But They Love His Money The Stranger, Seattle's naughty weekly runs an ad on the front page of their paper that breaks laws, hearts, minds. Sarah says: "HE'S NOT IT, MAN!" Basically, they confused a lot of people, received an ethics violation report from their own editorial board, and when approached, rolled their eyes so long and slow and disdainfully that we nodded off. They used that opportunity to slip out of our bed and through our bedroom window without saying goodbye. We will certainly not invite them over again the next time we match on Facebook's dating service. BOO LARRY LARK FROM THE EVERETT HERALD WITH US! The Everett Herald, a Washington newspaper serving Snohomish County. Like the Stranger, the Everett Herald changed up their ads, providing ad space that looks EXACTLY like an article - but written entirely by the campaign. Once they sold those ads, again, that look exactly like articles, they reach out to the opposition and shake them down, offering them the chance to rebut the "ADVERTORIAL" content for just $500.00 a week. Corn is ON IT like a hot, buttery bonnet. Blizzard's Latest Release: Support for Hong Kong Blizzard takes away the winnings from the top winner from a Hearthstone competition because he spoke in favor of Hong Kong's fight for independence from China. They took away his prize money, banned him from the game, and fired anyone in proximity to the occurrence. The internet isn't impressed. Guest Courtney Love for Tacoma City Council Courtney Love (No, not that one, the important one) is running for Tacoma City Council. She won her primary by 13 votes, having triggered a hand-recount, per Washington State rules, to face Conor McCarthy in the November election. Conor McCarthy supports the Liquid Natural Gas Plant in Tacoma, is a proud moderate, doesn't want to ban plastic bags in Tacoma, smiles like a guest model in an off-brand Land's End catalog. The TNT calls Love, an unabashed progressive, "fringe" - which is interesting, given that Conor McCarthy appears to be a far-right Republican as defined by his stance, or lack of, on key issues, while Courtney's wild fringe ideas call for handling homelessness with common sense and compassion, investing responsibly in our community, and being accountable to that same community when making decisions that run the risk of causing more harm than good. Thank you to the following music and FX makers: Intro Artist: Looprep Title: Soulful People License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Promoted by: https://www.tribeofnoise.com/viewMusic.php?fileID=46783 Discussion Segue: Artist: Elisa P Song: Through the Night License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Promoted by:https://www.tribeofnoise.com/viewMusic.php?fileID=42889 Outtro Artist: Stacy Jones Band Title: Diggin' in the Mud License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Promoted by: https://www.tribeofnoise.com/viewMusic.php?fileID=27002 Big News Breakdown Sound Artist: Mansardian Title: News End Signature.Wave License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Promoted by: https://freesound.org/people/mansardian/sounds/61322/

Usually, the phrase is, “Baptism by fire.” For Shari Ireton, Director of Communications for the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, her introduction to emergency management was baptism by mud. It was March 22, 2014, a Saturday, and Ireton was out with the family shopping for science fair supplies when she got a message about a slide that had closed Highway 530. “I didn’t think much of it because slides happen all the time,” Ireton said. What was unusual is that she heard nothing else for the next several hours. “Usually, there’s a flurry of activity, but this was completely silent,” Ireton said. “A couple of hours later, I called.” Starting that afternoon and for the next five days straight, Ireton was the on-site public information officer for the massive Oso landslide that claimed the lives of 43 people. And Ireton, still relatively new to her job, had not yet been through the training provided by the Federal Emergency Management Administration that virtually all public agencies use manage responses to such events. “I was on the waiting list,” Ireton said. “There were lots of others helping,” she said. “And, I have to give a shout-out to the Everett Herald … those reporters; we walked through it together from day one.” Ireton notes that she is not a commissioned officer, doesn’t carry a gun and can’t arrest people. What she can and does do is interact with the media and public and tell the stories of the Sheriff’s Office. “The role is changing,” Ireton said. “Deputies are doing more social work, mental health work that we’ve ever done before.” Ireton made note of effort that started in 2015, pairing a deputy with a social worker. Together, they visit homeless camps and make other contacts with the goal of addressing underlying causes. Ireton said that almost always they find a combination of untreated mental health and addiction issues. The approach, she says, “has been really successful.” Episode length: 47:20 Links Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff’s Office on the opioid crisis Sheriff’s Office on Twitter Oso landslide resources at Sno-Isle Libraries Sno-Isle Libraries support during Oso event Linda McPherson dedication event Oso landslide wiki “Check It Out!” podcast on “Finding Fixes” “Finding Fixes” podcast University of Idaho Gonzaga University

0:00-6:00 – We introduce our guest, sportswriter Josh Horton of the Everett Herald. Josh covers the AquaSox during the summer, making him arguably the most qualified person on earth to do an episode about the Mariners’ affiliate in Everett.  6:00-16:00 – How do the AquaSox adjust to life in Everett? Which of the players have the most unique stories? Who plays the role of translator for the AquaSox’ Spanish-speaking players? Kate points out the Mariners’ promotion strategies when it comes to challenging their prospects. 16:15-25:00 – Austin Shenton talk! Josh has seen him play, in person! We run through some of the less-heralded players in Everett who have stood out in their first month of pro ball. What sort of skills should we look for in the low levels of the minor leagues? Also, son of Beef Dad is discussed. 25:10-33:20 – The AquaSox fired their manager, and that’s about all we know. As Josh tells us, there’s lots of secrecy around this team. He can also confirm that the Northwest League gets chippy, and the championship was once won on a walk-off balk. 33:30-44:00 – What is the best name on the AquaSox roster? There are legitimately too many to choose from. Damon Casetta-Stubbs is an interesting high-ceiling guy that many fans aren’t paying attention to. And at long last, some love for Trent Tingelstad and Carter Bins. What is the best between-innings game or promotion at Funko Field? 45:45-1:01:55 – Robinson Canó stories! Believe it or not, the Mets legend was once an Everett AquaSox. How creepy is Webbly the Frog? Is Webbly in cahoots with The Rainforest Café? Stop making the “When are they getting traded?” joke about all of our baseball children!!! Matthew ends with arguably his worst take yet, combining his loves for West Coast Conference Basketball and being wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everett Herald prep sports writer Cameron Van Til joins the podcast for the second consecutive week to talk about Lake Stevens' appearance in the 4A state football championship at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday (0:35). The crew then puts a bow on the high school football season by looking back at the best storylines throughout the year (8:03) and some potential breakout teams in the area next season (9:38). Cameron finishes his appearance by touching on the upcoming high school basketball season (10:50). Zac and Josh cap the show with 'Three Things to Know': touching on NHL's expansion to Seattle (18:30), the Mariners blowin' it up (21:03) and the Everett Silvertips' recent trade activity (24:05). Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/evere…d1442951947?mt=2), Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/2qnUcM0KilI…21Q5WPfRU157VXzw) and Google Play. Coming soon to Stitcher and TuneIn. Follow Zac (@zachereth) and Josh (@JoshHortonEDH) on Twitter. Have a question you want answered on the podcast or feedbeck to provide? Send an email to jhorton@heraldnet.com. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to Tips Talk, a podcast covering the Silvertips presented by Josh Horton of the Everett Herald. Before Swift Current play-by-play broadcaster Shawn Mullin (@shawnmullin) joins the podcast (11:00)to help breakdown the Silvertips' trade for Broncos forward Max Patterson, Horton discusses Connor Dewar being snubbed from Canada's WJC selection camp roster (0:53), Snohomish County native Luke Ormsby being traded to Moose Jaw (4:32) and Patterson's role with the Silvertips and what Everett game up (8:00). Look out for the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Play in the upcoming days. Follow Josh Horton on Twitter (@joshhortonEDH) or like his facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/JoshHortonTips/). Further reading: https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/silvertips-trade-for-swift-current-forward-max-patterson/ https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/silvertips-dewar-plans-on-using-world-junior-snub-as-motivation/ https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/silvertips-ship-snohomish-county-native-to-moose-jaw/

Before a discussion with Everett Herald prep sports writer Cameron Van Til about the Fall High School Sports state playoffs (10:16), co-hosts Zac Hereth (@ZacHereth) and Josh Horton (@JoshHortonEDH)touch on Shoreline native Blake Snell winning the American League Cy Young award on Wednesday. The episode wraps up with the three sports things you need to know around Snohomish County (31:35).

Coming Down the Pipe: [0:00] - TPS Season 13 Intro [1:18] - Guy begins the show with the Question of the Day, CHL Playoff update, the Hotdog Prospect of the Week and Coming Down the Pipe. [15:33] - CHL Insider: Jesse Gelenyse of the Everett Herald shares his thoughts on the Silvertips as the playoffs get closer and also on the testimony of former WHL player Tyler Maxwell. [41:23] - CHL Insider: Annie Fowler of the Tri-City Herald discusses the Tri-City Americans getting set for the playoffs. [1:01:09} - USHL: Peter Krupsky is the voice of the US-NTDP who leads the USHL standings heading towards the playoffs. He gives us an insider look. [1:26:52] - NCAA Campus Report: Adam Wodon of College Hockey News sets the stage as the Conference playoffs wraps up this weekend. [1:50:46] - 2018 Draft Spotlight: high scoring defenceman Evan Bouchard of the London Knights [2:06:41] - Guy wraps up the show and promotes the next episode

Guest 1: The first CHL Insider Segment has Jesse Gelenyse of the Everett Herald sharing his thoughts on the Silvertips as the playoffs get closer and also on the testimony of former WHL player Tyler Maxwell.

This week on the podcast we sat down with Daily Everett Herald reporter Rikki King. Rikki covers a variety of subjects depending on the craziness of the day, but spends a lot of time reporting on crime and street level issues.

SJ Wells/Steve Hudgeons Jr. Please note: We had technical issues getting Ms. Wells signed in to the show. Special guest Steve Hudgeons Jr. stepped in to share with us. Thanks Steve! SJ Wells is the author of fiction and non-fiction titles in the paranormal genre. She has spent a lifetime as a Spirit Medium whose specialty is advising the public and guiding lost spirits of children and adults through the veil of the afterlife and into the realm of spirit. She is a 34 year veteran investigator with a few thousand investigations under her belt and considered by many a leading authority on the subject of the paranormal SJ Wells also has done many public speaking events to inform others on the true behind the scenes reality of ghosts and spirits dispelling misconceptions about the afterlife. As a Psychic Advisor she implements workshops and guidebooks, but most importantly she offers personalized advice on how to advance, subdue, or understand their abilities. 34 years of Investigations, Research, Paranormal Counseling, 50 years of Spirit Communication, and Empath Abilities (Spirit and Living Energy) 20 years Psychic Advisor (For those wanting to learn how to advance or understand their own abilities). Author of Haunted: A True Story, Beyond Life: The Ghost Chronicles and Dark Possession: A Vampires Legend, The Asylum: Josiah's Pain.Has appeared on radio shows  Beyond The Gate Radio, Black Cat Lounge, The Paranormal and The Sacred, Paranormal Angels, Ghost Chat Radio and Kiro Talk Radio (Seattle), amoung others.TV Appearances The Montel Williams Show & Seattle Paranormal. Newspaper Articles in The Seattle Times, Everett Herald, Concrete Herald. Radio Broadcasting Host of Dark Moon Rising Radio (3 years) Host of Para-Exlorers (2 years).