Seattle Nice

This week's pod sails into uncharted waters with some bold predictions about what's likely to happen in Seattle next year.   Please donate to help keep the podcast going and support our editor, Quinn Waller, here . (patreon.com/seattlenice) Want to advertise your podcast or business? Contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seattle Nice, please review us wherever...

In this special holiday edition, we discuss the biggest stories of the year and are haunted by a ghastly question from the podcast's past, "Would Seattle politics be better off without Twitter?"  Please donate to help keep the podcast going and support our editor, Quinn Waller, here . (patreon.com/seattlenice) Want to advertise your podcast or business? Contact us realseattlenice@gm...

Five new faces are joining the Seattle city council.  What really changes next year?    Please donate to help keep the podcast going and support our editor, Quinn Waller, here . (patreon.com/seattlenice) Want to advertise your podcast or business? Contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seattle Nice, please review us wherever you get your podcasts. If you're still on...

Seattle voters have spoken. But what did they say?  And what will the next council actually do? All questions are answered on this podcast.  Please donate to help keep the podcast going and support our editor, Quinn Waller, here . (patreon.com/seattlenice) Want to advertise your podcast or business? Contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seattle Nice, please review us whe...

It's become a political brag for some candidates to call themselves "urbanists" in big blue cities like Seattle. So what is urbanist ideology and how's it doing in this year's city council election? Whatever happened to running against growth?      Please donate to keep the pod alive here and help support our editor, Quinn Waller. Want to advertise your podcast or business...

This week all the city council races we didn't get to last time, plus some fresh back-and-forth about city drug policy.  Please donate to keep the pod alive here. Our editor is Quinn Waller. Want to help the pod and raise awareness about your own podcast or business? We've got a special for the month of October only!  Contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seatt...

Districts 1 and 2 are the hot topics for this week's SPECIAL ELECTION EPISODE, featuring lack of sleep + lively discussion.      Please donate to keep the pod alive here. Our editor is Quinn Waller. Want to help the pod and raise awareness about your own podcast or business? We've got a special for the month of October only!  Contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help suppo...

"The King County Regional Homelessness Authority’s Partnership for Zero program—a heavily hyped public-private partnership aimed at ending unsheltered homelessness in downtown Seattle—is ending," Erica C Barnett wrote on PubliCola. Erica and Sandeep dig into the details and disagree about whether it was the right concept in the first place. Please donate to keep the pod alive  here. Our...

Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer was caught joking about the death of a 23-year-old student on his own bodycam video. We discuss the subsequent outrage and debate whether the scandal could lead to meaningful changes within SPD. Our editor is Quinn Waller. If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seattle Nice, please review us wherever y...

On Tuesday a Seattle city council committee is considering a new drug ordinance .  Sandeep and Erica are skeptical that it will do much to address Seattle's drug crisis or improve public safety. Tune in to hear them break it down, and the phrase "smoke and mirrors" used several times.  Our editor is Quinn Waller. If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com...

Erica C. Barnett has been reporting on Publicola about problems with a "short-lived hotel shelter program run by the Lived Experience Coalition —a group of advocates who have direct experience with homelessness."  Who is to blame? Plus, burning hot takes on Burning Man getting stuck in the muck. Our editor is Quinn Waller. If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gmail...

9 new progressive taxes are on the table in Seattle.  Which ones, if any, are likely to pass? Plus, “Council Declines to Fast-Track Law Empowering City Attorney To Prosecute Drug Users .” Please donate to keep this show alive!  Our Patreon link is here. Our editor is Quinn Waller. If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seattle Nice, please...

Seattle city council primary results are in! This week's episode delivers everything  you need to know about what those results mean. Plus, talk about Erica's recent vacation and Sandeep's favorite musical.   Please donate to keep this show alive!  Our Patreon link is here. Our editor is Quinn Waller. If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want...

Sandeep and Erica discuss and debate the election eve zeitgeist as the city readies for the August 1st primary. Plus, David asks for our pundit's predictions, but as the Magic 8 ball says, "Reply hazy, try again."   Please donate to keep this show alive!  Our Patreon link is here. This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gm...

Erica and Sandeep make their picks for the hottest Seattle city council races of 2023, and debate some of the issues that are driving the debate in this pivotal election year.  Please donate to keep this show alive!  Our Patreon link is here. This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seattle Nice, plea...

This week, it's a Seattle Nice doubleheader. First, Seattle launches a big encampment removal before MLB All-Star Week, but the Mayor's office claims there's no link to the event . Plus, the latest candidate showdown in Seattle's City Council District 4 race. Please donate to keep this show alive!  Our Patreon link is here. This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. Check out our...

In this episode Erica and Sandeep debate the departure of Deputy Mayor Monisha Harrell , the new " Downtown is YOU " activation plan, and the politics of Kshama Sawant's latest rent control proposal. This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. Check out our sponsor, the You Know Me Now podcast.  And you can also DonateSupport — You Know Me Now If you want to advertise, please contact u...

In the most-anticipated podcast episode of 2023, Erica and Sandeep debate Seattle's drug law controversy.   This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. Check out the You Know Me Now podcast.  This week's sponsor. And you can also DonateSupport — You Know Me Now If you want to advertise, please contact us realseattlenice@gmail.com If you want to help support Seattle Nice, please review us wh...

Erica broke the big news that Marc Dones is stepping down as head of King County regional homelessness authority while she was on vacation. Now, Erica's back to tell you what she couldn't Tweet from Bulgaria  She and Sandeep get into the fallout, and discuss what's next.  This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. Please review us wherever you get your podcasts, nd please donate!  Our...

Some Seattle electeds want to make public drug use illegal. The proposal came after state lawmakers failed to replace the current drug possession law, which will expire July 1. Erica and Sandeep debate the wisdom of the city proposal and talk about drug politics and policy at all levels.    This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. Check out the You Know Me Now podcast.  This week's sponsor. Y...

Looks like King County votes said yes to creating five crisis care centers. What will the levy do to address the region's mental health crisis? What won't it do?  Sandeep and Erica break it down. This episode was edited by Quinn Waller. Check out the  You Know Me Now podcast.  This week's sponsor. And you can also DonateSupport — You Know Me Now If you want to advertise, please cont...

This week Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order on plans to tackle Seattle's drug crisis. Will it work? He also spoke about downtown "revitalization." Surprisingly, both Sandeep and Erica have some positive things to say, albeit laced with the usual skepticism and questionable jokes. The episode's sponsor is the You Know Me Now podcast DonateSupport — You Know Me Now If...

In this preview episode, the pod heads to the most notorious area in Downtown Seattle, Third Avenue. It's become the epicenter for "public disorder," according to our special guest Lisa Daugaard, who is leading Seattle's latest effort to try and improve things. Erica and Sandeep ask some pointed questions about what her "Third Avenue Project" is up to, and what's...

Erica and Sandeep debate a recent report by City Attorney Ann Davison touting her success with repeat offenders, also known as high utilizers. More reading: City Attorney's office High Utilizer report Erica's at Publicola The Seattle Times editorial board  Some background reporting from KUOW   The episode's sponsor is the You Know Me Now podcast DonateSupport — You Know Me Now If yo...

Sound Transit made a big decision about the future of light rail in Seattle this week, which Erica covered in Publicola .  "After five hours of public testimony and a lengthy, often contentious debate, the Sound Transit board voted Thursday to adopt as its “preferred option” for the light rail extension through downtown Seattle a last-minute, back-of-the-napkin alternative that eliminates two...