Crystal Fincher

This week Crystal is  joined by Marco Lowe, a professor at Seattle University’s Institute of  Public Service. They discuss the outrageous length of endorsement  meetings which prevents more folks from being able to attend and voice  their opinions, the historic amount of money being raised on both sides  of

This week Crystal talks with Amy Sundberg, author of the newsletter Notes from the Emerald City.  They get into the intricacies of local governments, developments on the  city’s participatory budgeting process, roadblocks placed in front of  the Black Brilliance Project, and why the public must be attentive and  involved

This week on the  show political consultant Heather Weiner joins Crystal to talk about  former Attorney General Rob McKenna suing to stop Washington’s new  capital gains tax, elections heating up as we reach the final deadline  for filing to run for office, and the release of letters condemning  Mayor

Today Crystal is  joined by Nikkita Oliver: Seattle activist, community organizer, lawyer,  educator, and now candidate for Seattle City Council, Position 9. They  get in to the transformative change needed to our systems of public  health, public safety, and housing, how mutual aid is being incorporated  into Nikkita’s campaign,

This  week Erica C. Barnett joins Crystal to review further revelations in  the mishandling of public records requests by Seattle Mayor Jenny  Durkan’s office and the psychology of offering vaccination incentives. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the

On this mid-week  show, Crystal interviews Sara Nelson, candidate for Seattle City  Council, Position 9. Sara gives revealing answers to questions about  some of the pressing issues facing Seattle. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher