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his week Crystal and co-host Heather Weiner, local political consultant, dissect the news of the week, including: * The Washington State Senate’s passage of a capital gains tax; * Mayor Durkan refusing FEMA funding for Seattle to support the city’s efforts to house homeless folks; * Kroger’s closing of grocery

Today Crystal and  co-host Erica Barnett of Publicola give us an in-depth update on  homelessness, and what is being done (or not being done) to address the  underlying conditions that cause it. And they ask the question: can  homelessness be an issue that is solved through a reginal commission, or

Melissa  Santos joins Crystal this week to get in to policing legislation and  its potential outcomes, whether or not we’ll see a wealth tax come to  fruition in Washington this year, and the appointment of accused rapist  Joe Fain to the redistricting commission. As always, a full text transcript

Today we are joined by a Hacks & Wonks fave,  Representative Kirsten Harris-Talley! She hit the ground running as a  legislator for the 37th District, and joins us to talk about what we  might see coming through in the remainder of this 2021 legislative  session, and how you can help

This week we are  again joined by the fabulous Ashley Archibald, local Seattle reporter.  Ashley and Crystal look at the unequal enforcement of Seattle’s bike  helmet laws (spoiler: those struggling with homlessness and people of  color are the ones getting the tickets), and why those with Latinx  sounding names

Today’s  show dives into the details of policing, with guest David Kroman from  Crosscut joining Crystal to go over alternatives to armed police  response, what other cities have tried, and what metrics we use to  measure policing. Additionally, they cover what the new Seattle mayor  and the city council

Today on the show  co-host (and new dad!) Michael Charles of Upper Left Strategies joins  Crystal to discuss the appointment of accused sexual assailant Joe Fain  by Republicans to the redistricting commission, what may happen as we  jump into mayoral and county council election season, and the kind of  leadership