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Crystal Fincher

Doug Trumm, Executive Director of The Urbanist

Week in Review: December 23, 2021 - Doug Trumm

Crystal is joined by Doug Trumm, Executive Director of The Urbanist, for today’s jam-packed show that covers successful tactics used in the Sawant recall election, Durkan veto of the Council vote to end the hazard pay they enacted, the Starbucks unionization movement coming to Seattle, a City Hall Park

Political consultant and urban farmer, Heather Weiner

Week in Review: December 17, 2021 - with Heather Weiner

Today on the show, fellow political consultant Heather Weiner joins Crystal to preview the players in the upcoming state legislative session - who’s stepping down, who’s getting appointed, who’s moving up in leadership positions - as well as a peek at next year’s elections with announcements

Seattle Times politics and communities reporter, Daniel Beekman

Week in Review: December 10, 2021 - with Daniel Beekman

Today on the show, Seattle Times politics and communities reporter, Daniel Beekman joins Crystal to talk through the Sawant recall election results, the importance and success of listening and ongoing engagement between election cycles in SeaTac, a bevy of State Legislature candidates including Melissa Taylor in the 46th Legislative District,

Shasti Conrad, Chair of the King County Democrats

Shasti Conrad's Vision of an Inclusive King County Democratic Party

Today Crystal is joined by Shasti Conrad, Chair of the King County Democrats, to discuss Shasti's journey from working on progressive national campaigns to immersing herself in political organizing with the local Democratic Party. In 2018, Shasti became the first woman of color chair of the King County

Executive Director of The Urbanist, Doug Trumm

Week in Review: December 3, 2021 - Doug Trumm

Today on the show, the oft quoted Doug Trumm, Executive Director of The Urbanist, joins Crystal to discuss the widespread popular support for pedestrian only streets and protected bike lanes and bus lanes in Seattle, the precinct-level turnout results from the 2021 election, whether Bellevue will actually be ready for

Laura Loe, Founder and Executive Director of Share The Cities

Share The Cities with Laura Loe

Today Crystal is joined by Laura Loe, Founder and Executive Director of Share The Cities, which both educates around and advocates for affordable housing and reasonable housing policies that serve the communities they're in. Discussions include the continued legacy of racially motivated redlining, the controversy of golf courses,

Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett

Week in Review: November 26, 2021 - with Erica Barnett

Erica C. Barnett from Publicola joins Crystal this week to review the news of the week, including: * King County’s decision not to count the homeless population this year; * Crosscut’s opinion section shutting down; * Sound Transit continuing its punitive fare enforcement policy; and * The continuing redistricting saga. About the