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Brian Callanan and David Kroman discuss the Seattle City Council's recent decisions on public affairs including a homeless shelter expansion plan and city revenue forecasts.

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 Seattle City Council's approval of two of the three parts of Mayor Wilson's homeless shelter expansion plan, an expanded library levy, an uncertain city revenue forecast, a lower than expected economic impact from World Cup matches, and a bid to build five big data centers in Seattle that could create a major power dr...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Callanan

Guest: David Kroman

Topics covered

• homeless shelter expansion
• library levy
• city revenue forecast
• World Cup economic impact
• data centers

Keywords

• Seattle City Council
• Mayor Wilson
• economic impact
• public affairs

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Products: Seattle Channel, Seattle Times

Places: Seattle

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