Week in Review: September 24, 2021

Published: Sept. 25, 2021, 12:47 a.m.

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Today on the show, Marco Lowe, Professor at Seattle University\\u2019s Institute for Public Service, joins Crystal to discuss the extension of the eviction moratorium, the vital importance of keeping people housed, the departure of Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff, City Council candidate Sara Nelson caught in a lie regarding laying off workers at Fremont Brewing, new polling in the Seattle mayoral elections, the increasing impact of climate disasters, and developments in the carpenters\\u2019 union strike in our state.

As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com.

Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today\\u2019s co-host, Marco Lowe, at @MarcoLowe. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com.

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Resources

\\u201cSeattle eviction moratorium extended into 2022\\u201d by Katie Campbell, Dyer Oxley, and Angela King from KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-eviction-moratorium-extended-into-2022\\xa0

\\u201cKing County Scrambling to Distribute Rent Assistance as Eviction Crisis Looms\\u201d by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/09/23/peter-rogoff-departing-sound-transit-leadership-in-2022/\\xa0

\\u201cPeter Rogoff Departing Sound Transit Leadership in Early 2022\\u201d by Stephen Fesler from The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/09/23/peter-rogoff-departing-sound-transit-leadership-in-2022/\\xa0

\\u201cA $550-per-hour coach is helping Sound Transit\\u2019s chief get along with his employees\\u201d by Mike Lindblom from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/a-550-per-hour-coach-is-helping-sound-transits-chief-get-along-with-his-employees/\\xa0

\\u201cSara Nelson Said Fremont Brewing Didn\\u2019t Lay Off Anyone During the Pandemic. Unfortunately, That\\u2019s Not True.\\u201d by Rich Smith from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/09/17/61269041/sara-nelson-said-fremont-brewing-didnt-lay-off-anyone-during-the-pandemic-unfortunately-thats-not-true\\xa0

Crosscut-Elway Poll for the 2021 Seattle General Election: https://crosscut.com/sites/default/files/files/crosscutelway_0921.pdf\\xa0

\\u201cNew Poll Shows Harrell\\u2019s GOP Donors, Response to Murray Rape Accusations Could Drive Voters to Gonz\\xe1lez\\u201d by Rich Smith from The Stranger: https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/09/20/61276092/poll-shows-harrells-gop-donors-response-to-murray-rape-accusations-could-drive-voters-to-gonzalez\\xa0

Gonz\\xe1lez campaign internal polling: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MMyriegbmkvCj8ePRLa0hKiY7rx0CyH9/view\\xa0

\\u201cEarly Polling Indicates Tight Mayoral Race, Potent Lines of Attack Against Harrell\\u201d by Doug Trumm from The Urbanist: https://www.theurbanist.org/2021/09/22/early-polling-indicates-tight-mayoral-race-potent-lines-of-attack-against-harrell/\\xa0

\\u201cWeather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change\\u201d by Eric McDaniel from NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034607602/weather-disasters-have-become-five-times-as-common-thanks-in-part-to-climate-cha\\xa0

\\u201cThe Greatest Killer in New Orleans Wasn\\u2019t the Hurricane. It Was the Heat.\\u201d by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katy Reckdahl from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/15/us/new-orleans-hurricane-ida-heat.html\\xa0

\\u201cCarpenters union pauses picketing in Seattle after wildcat strikes, dispute with Kshama Sawant\\u201d by Heidi Groover from The Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/carpenters-union-to-pause-picketing-in-seattle-after-wildcat-strikes-dispute-with-kshama-sawant/\\xa0

\\u201cConcerns about safety and legal action grow as carpenter strike ends first week\\u201d by Lilly Ana Fowler from KNKX: https://www.knkx.org/2021-09-24/concerns-about-safety-and-legal-action-grow-as-carpenter-strike-ends-first-week\\xa0

Joe Mizrahi Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/Joe_Miz/status/1441250734150803474\\xa0

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