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2026 Episode 40: Discussing Seattle's Budget Priorities and Economic Challenges with Jon Scholes of the Downtown Seattle Association

2026-09-3028:25

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has presented a budget proposal with no new tax increases, but is that enough to retain current employers and attract new ones? Seattle Channel host Brian Callanan connects with Jon Scholes, President and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association, to discuss the economic realities of business taxation, job losses, public safety concerns and more on the latest episode of Seattle News, Views & Brews. SNVB helps you understand the latest in public affairs in about th...

2026 Episode 39: Breaking Down Mayor Wilson's Budget Proposal, with Kevin Schofield

2026-09-2329:04

Mayor Wilson has delivered her first budget to the Seattle City Council: a $9.1B package that features some job cuts (mainly to unfilled positions), fund swaps (moving money from revenue sources like the Jumpstart payroll tax into other priorities), and no new taxes. How has she been able to solve a structural budget problem for the City that's had a deficit forecast every year since 2019? Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Call...

2026 Episode 38: Mayor Wilson's New Gun Violence Reduction Plan, An Open Letter from Big Business, and More with Guest Scott Greenstone of KUOW

2026-09-1629:21

Just days after local big business leaders called upon City of Seattle leadership for a new public safety plan, Mayor Katie Wilson has come out with a new gun violence reduction proposal--but will it be enough to satisfy her critics in the business community and on the City Council? And how will her revised homelessness plan fit into a city budget with a $175M deficit? It's your chance to learn about local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle...

2026 Episode 37: Understanding Gun Violence Prevention with Guest Dominique Davis

2026-09-0927:51

After the deadly shootings at the Bite of Seattle in late July and over Labor Day weekend in Belltown, gun violence prevention is once again a top-of-mind concern for Seattle area leaders. So what does this work look like, how is Seattle investing in this effort, and how effective is it? Learn about the top issues in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel takes a closer look at gun violence prevention with Dominique Davis, founder...

2026 Episode 36: Dangerous Invasion of Privacy or Public Safety Necessity? Community Not Cameras and Councilmember Bob Kettle on Seattle's Surveillance System

2026-08-2027:22

In a press conference earlier this week, the group Community Not Cameras called Seattle's use of surveillance technology an insecure system that's a "dangerous" threat to civil liberties. But Councilmember Bob Kettle, chair of the Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee, says the safeguards the city has constructed around this system rank among the best in the U.S. On this episode, Seattle Channel's Brian Callanan talks with Camille Baldwin-Bonney of Community Not Cameras and Councilme...

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