Live from Ballard: Wilson’s Homelessness Plan and the District 5 Race
Our planned District 5 debate had to be canceled after one of the candidates came down with COVID. But we got together and blabbed in front...
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20 of 214 episodesDebate Cancelled, But the Show Goes On! Seattle Nice Live Tonight at 6
Bad news about tonight’s debate. It’s cancelled because one of our two candidates for Seattle City Council District 5 has a nasty cold that...
Why Does Walter Hatch Think Seattle Is Blowing It on Homelessness?
The big Seattle Nice City Council District 5 debate is right around the corner! Join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the National Nor...
Oops, There Goes Another Million!
First, a quick invitation: Seattle Nice is hosting a live debate for City Council District 5 between Julie Kang and Nilu Jenks. Join us at t...
Mayor Katie Wilson Joins Us as the Budget Battle Begins
Mayor Katie Wilson joins Seattle Nice, along with Budget Director Aly Pennucci, to defend her first city budget as some City Council members...
MHA Holiday 2.0: Starring Seattle Councilmember Dionne Foster
Seattle still needs a lot more housing. But construction has fallen off for some types of housing, and developers say one reason projects ar...
What Should Seattle Do to Stop the Bleeding?
Editor's note: We recorded this episode before Mayor Katie Wilson announced her plan to reduce gun violence this week. Wilson's plan emphasi...
ORCAs, STARs, and Trump's Baleful Eye: the State of Seattle's Homelessness Services
In the latest episode, with David away at an undisclosed (but no doubt bougie) location, Erica and Sandeep are (re-)joined by friend of the...
Spinning in Circles: Seattle's Police Chief Carousel, Sayles Saga and KCRHA Layoffs
Seattle has had nine police chiefs in seventeen years. Now the carousel is spinning again as Mayor Katie Wilson launches the hunt for yet an...
Recall Mania, New RV Rules & Not "Barnes 2.0"
A pair of Seattle residents have filed to recall Mayor Katie Wilson. But the recall effort probably doesn't have a chance of clearing Washin...
Mayor Katie Wilson's Bad Bets, The Stranger's Mysterious Power, and the Slow Death of KCRHA
This week on Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics, we break down the primary results an...
Preview: Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes Has Left the Building, Part Deux
In one of the most disorderly weeks at Seattle City Hall in recent memory, Police Chief Shon Barnes has officially resigned. In this follow-...
Emergency Edition: Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes Refuses to Resign, Then Does
Note: This episode was recorded Thursday morning, before Barnes's resignation was confirmed. Hosts Erica C. Barnett, Sandeep Kaushik and Dav...
Seattle's Aurora Ave Sex Trade Fight & Mayor's Office Shakeup
This week on Seattle Nice, (the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics), we get into three topics: Should b...
Seattle Transit Tax Showdown, "Lewd" Nude Beach Ruling & Mayoral Travel
Welcome to Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics. Join Erica C. Barnett (PubliCola), Dav...
Six Months In: Grading Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
Six months into her tenure at City Hall and Mayor Katie Wilson has a message for Seattle: things are going great, actually. On this episode...
Is Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson Still an Urbanist?
Just as urbanists thought they had a deal to jumpstart stalled housing construction, it fell apart. We unpack the rise and fall of a propose...
World Cup Glow, Homeless Surge: Seattle's Unsheltered Population Up 21%
While Seattle celebrates hosting the World Cup, the city's unsheltered count just jumped 21 percent. What explains the increase? Can we trus...
Has King County's Human Services Department Fixed the Problems Flagged in that "Damning" Audit?
Last August, an alarming, high-profile audit of King County’s Department of Community and Human Services’ spending on “high-risk” youth prog...
Mayor Wants to Double Down on Seattle Transit Sales Tax
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Seattle Nice, which takes up Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposal to double the current transit sales ta...