Rebecca Saldaña Makes Her Case for King County Council

About this episode

Rebecca Saldaña discusses her candidacy for the King County Council and her priorities for the position.

Rebecca Saldaña is leaving the State Senate to run for the open King County Council District 2 seat. She spoke with Hacks & Wonks about her priorities, including addressing the county's budget deficit, homelessness, public safety, transit equity, and environmental justice. 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 Rebecca Saldaña at https://www.rebeccasaldana.com/ .

People in this episode

Host: Crystal Fincher

Guest: Rebecca Saldaña

Topics covered

• King County Council
• budget deficit
• homelessness
• public safety
• transit equity
• environmental justice

Keywords

• Rebecca Saldaña
• King County Council
• budget deficit
• homelessness
• public safety
• transit equity
• environmental justice

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Organizations: Hacks & Wonks, officialhacksandwonks.com, Bluesky, rebeccasaldana.com

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