About this episode

Nilu Jenks discusses her priorities and plans as a candidate for the Seattle City Council District 5 seat.

Nilu Jenks is running for the District 5 Seattle City Council seat, prioritizing affordable housing, reliable public transportation, and climate resilience. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com . Follow us on Bluesky at @HacksAndWonks . Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Bluesky at @finchfrii and find Nilu Jenks at https://www.neighborsfornilu.org/ .

People in this episode

Host: Crystal Fincher

Guest: Nilu Jenks

Topics covered

• Seattle City Council
• affordable housing
• public transportation
• climate resilience
• political priorities

Keywords

• Nilu Jenks
• Seattle City Council
• affordable housing
• public transportation
• climate resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hacks & Wonks, Neighbors for Nilu

Places: Seattle, District 5

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