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Crystal Fincher

Elite advocate, member of The Urbanist Election Committee, and Political Manager at the Washington Bus, Jazmine Smith

Week in Review: March 3, 2023 - with Jazmine Smith

On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, political consultant and host Crystal Fincher is joined by elite advocate, member of The Urbanist Election Committee, and Political Manager at the Washington Bus, specializing in legislative advocacy and electoral organizing with young people, Jazmine Smith! They catch up on legislative updates from Olympia,

Marc Dones, CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority

Marc Dones and the State of King County’s Homelessness Crisis Response

On this midweek show, Crystal welcomes back Marc Dones, CEO of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, to catch up on how the response to the homelessness crisis is faring since their previous conversation. Marc highlights the success of using a Housing First strategy with three authority-run program centers that

Seattle political reporter and editor of PubliCola, Erica Barnett

Week in Review: February 24, 2023 - with Erica C. Barnett

On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, political consultant and host Crystal Fincher is joined by Seattle political reporter, editor of PubliCola, co-host of the Seattle Nice podcast and author of Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, Erica Barnett! During this Seattle-centric episode, they discuss Mayor Bruce Harrell’s

Chair of Sierra Club Seattle and longtime communications and political strategist, Robert CruickshankRobert Cruickshank

Week in Review: February 17, 2023 - Robert Cruickshank

On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, political consultant and host Crystal Fincher is joined by Chair of Sierra Club Seattle, long time communications and political strategist, Robert Cruickshank! They discuss the landmark passage of Seattle’s Social Housing Initiative 135, what it says about Seattle voter preferences and expectations of

Ryan Packer, reporter for The Urbanist

All Things Transportation with Ryan Packer

On this midweek show, Ryan Packer returns for a round-up of regional transportation issues with Crystal. Ryan’s efforts to raise public awareness around traffic safety issues through in-the-minute reporting of cars hitting pedestrians and bicyclists sparks conversation about the Legislature’s aim of changing driver behavior through bills currently

Metro news columnist and opinion editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Matt Driscoll

Week in Review: February 10, 2023 - with Matt Driscoll

On this Hacks & Wonks week-in-review, political consultant and host Crystal Fincher is joined by friend of the show and today’s co-host: metro news columnist and opinion editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Matt Driscoll! They look at the battle over a potential Pierce County airport, racist housing

RE-AIR: Restoring the Right to Vote with Cyril Walrond and Kelly Olson of the Washington Voting Rights Restoration Coalition

RE-AIR: Restoring the Right to Vote with Cyril Walrond and Kelly Olson of the Washington Voting Rights Restoration Coalition

On today’s midweek show, Kelly Olson and Cyril Walrond of the Washington Voting Rights Restoration Coalition join Crystal to talk about the importance of voting rights and the successful effort in the 2021 legislative session to pass HB 1078, which restores those rights to all formerly incarcerated people in