Seattle News, Views, and Brews

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the defense of democracy at our nation's and our state's capitols, a yearly count of unsheltered homeless people that's not happening in 2021, a delay in the Supreme Court's decision on the pe...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss an upcoming decision from the Washington State Supreme Court about the recall effort facing Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, a deadline this week for input on the Seattle Police Department's use of...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at the recent sweep of Cal Anderson Park (and what that means for other park encampments), revising the Seattle Police Department's use of force policies, an expansion of Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEA...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the Council's proposal for a "poverty defense" for misdemeanors, an emerging Seattle Mayor's race following Jenny Durkan's decision not to run again, a lawsuit from the Seattle Metropolit...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at how the Seattle City Council and Mayor Jenny Durkan are gearing up to negotiate an expiring contract with the Seattle Police Officer's Guild, how the Ethics and Elections plans to regulate grassroots lobbyin...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at a zoning dilemma over mobile home parks, a last-minute change to police funding in the Seattle City Council budget, and the many questions surrounding the City's participatory budgeting process. Plus, Kevin...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the final touches on the City budget, from police funding to homelessness encampment management. Plus, we look at the reasoning behind Mayor Durkan's decision to repair, not replace, the West Seattle Bridge,...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a close look at the City's final adjustments to the 2021 budget,  the impact of a spike in COVID cases in our state and around the world, and the behind-the-scenes legal action going on in the effort to recall...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight analyze national and local election results,  some major budget deadlines ahead for the City Council, a change in City's approach to police union bargaining, Mayor Durkan's "Clean Cities Initiative,"...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at budgeting for investments in the BIPOC community, police department, and more. Plus, a discussion over the legal issues surrounding a new proposal for misdemeanor defenses and safe consumption sites for opiate us...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the City's new approach to homelessness outreach, an upcoming repair vs. rebuild decision on the West Seattle Bridge for Mayor Durkan, concerns over a record number of officers leaving the Seattle Police Dep...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the dueling "shell games" between the City Council and Mayor Jenny Durkan in the city budget process. Plus, we break down the future of car tab taxes after a Supreme Court ruling to overturn I-976, and...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at the issues facing the Seattle City Council as they respond to the first public hearing in their budget process, as well as a new "Community Response Group" set up by Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz. Pl...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a look at the Seattle City Council's latest ordinance fast-tracking land use proposals during the COVID crisis, the start of the budget process for the city, and some new charges leveled against the Seattle Pol...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the Mayor's 2021 budget proposal--from police funding to a $100M plan to invest in BIPOC communities, and more--and a revised measure for a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers. Plus, continuing protests a...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at an upcoming deadline for the Seattle City Council to respond to Mayor Jenny Durkan's budget veto, plus the recall case building against Councilmember Kshama Sawant. We'll take a deep dive into a new rep...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at the City's continuing battle with food delivery services, a challenging decision ahead on how the Seattle Police Department could use less lethal weapons, a recall petition involving Councilmember Kshama Saw...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight look at the deadline ahead for Seattle City Councilmembers as they consider Mayor Jenny Durkan's latest veto, some big decisions coming on e-scooters, the Seattle Police Department's new 9-1-1 plan, and more! P...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel talks with Omari Salisbury of Converge Media about new legal claims filed against the City of Seattle in the wake of the CHOP and the larger battle for racial justice, the budget impasse between the Seattle City Council and Mayor Jenny Durkan, and the importance of hearin...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel connects with former Seattle City Councilmember and Mayor Tim Burgess as the Council begins its two-week recess. Tim describes his ideas about what reforming the Seattle Police Department looks like, his concerns about public safety, the challenges of bridging the gaps be...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight examine where compromise might be found amid the current hostility between the City Council and Mayor Jenny Durkan, the loss of Seattle's first black female police Chief, Carmen Best, and the complex path ahead to f...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the current and future proposals to cut the Seattle Police Department's budget, how changes to the SPD's crowd control tactics could be tested in federal court, new questions about online schooling this...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the complexities of the Seattle Police Department's subpoena asking for raw footage and images from local media outlets, the Seattle City Council's budgeting plan to defund the Seattle Police Department...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a close look at the funding debate over the city's Transportation Budget District tax measure, the upcoming budget battle over "defunding the police," concerns about federal officers coming to Seattle...

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight explore a spending plan (and possible legal challenges) for the Seattle City Council's new big business payroll tax, the clash between "defund the police" and federal oversight, an upcoming public vote on...