Four female employees are suing SPD for alleged harassment and sexual discrimination by Chief Adrian Diaz and other leaders.  The pod dissects and debates. 

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A  big Publicola scoop shows how Mayor Harrell watered down a draft comprehensive plan for "significantly more density in more parts of the city, including single-family neighborhoods, than the final version Mayor Harrell released in March."

The pod discusses and debates the policy and the politics, in light of recent polling that suggests most Seattleites crave more density.

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Today's pod gets into new poll results about what Seattle's thinking and feeling. Most people say quality of life in the city has improved somewhat compared to last year. But last year most people said things really sucked. Seattle Nice discusses, debates and digresses. 

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This week the pod talks about the new Seattle Police contract, Mayor Bruce Harrell's proposed $1.35 billion transportation levy, and the politics of the migrant crisis in the region. 

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Erica's got the breaking scoop today about the new tentative police contract on Publicola, and Seattle Nice gets into it.   

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Seattle's Police Department is having a hard time bringing in new recruits, so the city council is considering moving to an easier test for job applicants as one possible fix. Erica says that's the wrong solution and Sandeep disagrees. Plus, the podcast debates a proposal to scale back a pay increase for delivery drivers that was passed by the last, more progressive city council.  

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This week's podcast considers a political sea change in Seattle, and asks if Mayor Bruce Harrell's new comprehensive plan is doomed to fail.  

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Raucous protests rattled the new Seattle city council this week, leading to 6 arrests.  Did the council react appropriately or overreact?  

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Seattle Nice parses the vibes and debates the substance of Mayor Bruce Harrell's third State of the City talk.  

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Erica and Sandeep disagree about the merits of a proposed social housing initiative.  It proposes to raise $50,000,000 a year through new business taxes to create publicly owned, permanently affordable housing.  Is it the right plan to help address Seattle's affordable housing crisis?  

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