About this episode

Brian Callanan and David Kroman discuss downtown job losses, homeless shelter plans, and other local public affairs.

Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and David Kroman of the Seattle Times discuss the major job losses suffered by downtown Seattle and business leaders' concerns about the impact of local taxes on that number, a pause on expanding the use of A.I. at the City of Seattle, a siting plan for Mayor Katie Wilson's homeless shelter proposal, a new bond measure for Seattle Center, and the possibility of the S...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Callanan

Guest: David Kroman

Topics covered

• job losses
• homeless shelter
• local taxes
• A.I. expansion
• bond measure

Keywords

• Seattle
• public affairs
• business leaders
• Mayor Katie Wilson

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Seattle Channel, Seattle Times

Places: Seattle, the City of Seattle

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