Silas James, District 5 Candidate, Outlines Plans to Address Housing, Safety, and Poverty
About this episode
Silas James discusses his candidacy for Seattle City Council District 5 and his plans to address key issues like housing, safety, and poverty.
Silas James is running for Seattle City Council District 5 as a working-class Democratic Socialist focused on fixing failing systems. 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 Silas James at https://silasforseattle.com/ .
People in this episode
Host: Crystal Fincher
Guest: Silas James
Topics covered
- housing
- safety
- poverty
- Seattle City Council
- Democratic Socialist
Keywords
- Silas James
- Seattle City Council
- housing
- safety
- poverty
- Democratic Socialist
- Hacks & Wonks
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Organizations: Hacks & Wonks, Seattle City Council, officialhacksandwonks.com, Bluesky, silasforseattle.com
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