Week in Review: April 12, 2024 - with Guy Oron
On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Staff Reporter for Real Change and creator of the Gossip Guy newsletter, Guy Oron!
They discuss:
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Washington's Ban on High-Capacity Magazines Ruled Unconstitutional
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Three New GOP Initiatives
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Boeing Whistleblower Raises Safety Concerns
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Seattle City Councilmembers Call for Improvements to Comprehensive Plan
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Transportation Levy Faces Scrutiny
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Alternative Response Plans Hindered by Police Union Agreement
As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.
Follow us on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today\u2019s co-host, Guy Oron, at @GuyOron and gossipguy.net.
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Resources
\u201cState Legislative Session Falls Short on Housing As Seattle Comprehensive Plan Process Ramps Up\u201d from Hacks & Wonks
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\u201cWA\u2019s ban on high-capacity gun magazines ruled unconstitutional\u201d by David Gutman from The Seattle Times
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\u201cState GOP chair files 3 new initiatives to WA voters\u201d by Claire Withycombe from The Seattle Times
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\u201cNew Boeing whistleblower alleges serious structural flaws on 787 and 777 jets\u201d by Dominic Gates from The Seattle Times
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\u201cBoeing\u2019s long fall, and how it might recover\u201d by Dominic Gates from The Seattle Times
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@typewriterally on Twitter/X: At a meeting of the 34th District Dems tonight, both CM Rob Saka and Tanya Woo, when asked about the Seattle Comp Plan, say they hope Mayor Harrell improves the plan before it gets to council. "This is not Alternative 5," Saka says. "We need to do better."
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Transportation Levy Proposal | Share your input by April 26
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\u201cHarrell Proposes Modest $1.35 Billion Transportation Levy Renewal\u201d by Ryan Packer from The Urbanist
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\u201cAdvocates Urge City to Adopt More Ambitious, Less Car-Centric Transportation Levy\u201d by Erica Barnett from PubliCola
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\u201cTransportation Levy Needs to Put us on Track to meet our Climate, Safety, and Equity Goals\u201d from Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
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\u201cProposed Contract Kills Any Hope for Real Police Alternatives in Seattle\u201d by Ashley Nerbovig from The Stranger
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