by Brian Callanan | Oct 7, 2026 | Podcast
As Seattle city leaders work through a tight budget season to hire more police officers, there are still concerns brewing over the SPD's and the Mayor's communication policies following the deadly Bite of Seattle shooting. Plus, who wants the job of Seattle...
by Brian Callanan | Sep 30, 2026 | Podcast
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has presented a budget proposal with no new tax increases, but is that enough to retain current employers and attract new ones? Seattle Channel host Brian Callanan connects with Jon Scholes, President and CEO of the Downtown Seattle...
by Brian Callanan | Sep 23, 2026 | Podcast
Mayor Wilson has delivered her first budget to the Seattle City Council: a $9.1B package that features some job cuts (mainly to unfilled positions), fund swaps (moving money from revenue sources like the Jumpstart payroll tax into other priorities), and no new taxes....
by Brian Callanan | Sep 16, 2026 | Podcast
Just days after local big business leaders called upon City of Seattle leadership for a new public safety plan, Mayor Katie Wilson has come out with a new gun violence reduction proposal–but will it be enough to satisfy her critics in the business community and...
by Brian Callanan | Sep 9, 2026 | Podcast
After the deadly shootings at the Bite of Seattle in late July and over Labor Day weekend in Belltown, gun violence prevention is once again a top-of-mind concern for Seattle area leaders. So what does this work look like, how is Seattle investing in this effort, and...
