Casual Friday with Vivian McCall and Vaughan Jones

About this episode

The episode discusses Mayor Katie Wilson's bus plan, dog enforcement in Seattle, and interactions with sea lions in Ballard.

This week… Mayor Katie Wilson has a plan to fix Seattle's least reliable bus. Watch your tail… The city is ramping up its off-leash dog enforcement. And people got way too close to some sea lions hanging out in Ballard. Stranger Editor Vivian McCall and Seattle Now Producer Vaughan Jones are here to break down the week.

People in this episode

Guests: Vivian McCall, Vaughan Jones

Topics covered

• Seattle news
• public transportation
• dog enforcement
• wildlife interactions
• local government

Keywords

• Seattle
• bus plan
• off-leash dogs
• sea lions
• local news

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Seattle, Ballard

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