Sound Transit made a big decision about the future of light rail in Seattle this week, which Erica covered in Publicola.  "After five hours of public testimony and a lengthy, often contentious debate, the Sound Transit board voted Thursday to adopt as its “preferred option” for the light rail extension through downtown Seattle a last-minute, back-of-the-napkin alternative that eliminates two long-planned stations serving the Chinatown-International District (CID) and First Hill neighborhoods in favor of new stations at Pioneer Square and just north of the current Stadium Station. "

Sandeep and Erica discuss and debate the board's decision. 

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Erica and Sandeep analyze and debate Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's 2023 State of the City address.

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The Seattle Nice team answers your questions about a range of timely topics including one about politics in the city council race for District 2, which is starting to heat up.   

The team also answers a question about pedestrian deaths, and another about where the money is going to come from to support the social housing part of the social housing initiative,

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Looking for last-minute advice on how to vote on Seattle's social housing levy, or just hoping to be entertained by initiative talk? SN has you covered.

Erica makes the case for voting yes. Sandeep, playing the role of wet blanket this week, says he "can't get there" on I-135.

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Seattle Council member Teresa Mosqueda is one of the more powerful people in city government. But this week she announced she's got other plans - a run for the King County Council.  Sandeep and Erica discuss and debate the motivations behind the big news.   

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The pod takes a closer look at a new 5-year plan to “dramatically reduce" homelessness in King County.  Erica and Sandeep discuss the merits of the plan including the estimated $12 billion price tag. 

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We process the political earthquake that just hit Seattle: Kshama Sawant's announcement that she won't run for council in 2023. Sawant is moving on to launch a new national worker's movement.

The pod debates Sawant's legacy, speculates about the motives behind this big move, and gets into how this might affect the Seattle city council and the 7 council races in 2023. 

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Today we bring you a lively debate on the future of Seattle's past after the city council acted this week on a mid-century modern former bank building on Denny, which is today a Walgreens.

In a rare moment of agreement, Erica and Sandeep both think the city needs to find a way to tear down more landmarked buildings like that one to make way for more affordable housing or other uses.

Guest Chris Moore, who directs the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, defends landmarking against the Seattle Nice onslaught.

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Now a third Seattle City Council member, Alex Pedersen, has announced he's not running for re-election. That's leading politics buffs to wonder, WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? Tune in for definitive answers to that question, and ratings of Alex Pedersen's record on council so far. 

Bonus content:  Some pundits are also asking a counterfactual question this week: Would Seattle be better off if Amazon had never landed here in the first place? Hear Erica and Sandeep debate that one without bringing up the Seattle Spheres a single time. 

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Erica and Sandeep reluctantly rate Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's first year in office.

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