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Week in Review: Charleena Lyles, Seattle Mayor's Race, Subaru Road Rage

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:19:31 +0000

Seattle looks for answers after two SPD officers fatally shoot 30-year-old mother of four Charleena Lyles in her home, after officers say she threatened them with knives. A new KUOW/KING 5 poll finds former Seattle mayor Mike McGinn leading a crowded field ahead of the August 1 primary election, with former US Attorney Jenny Durkan close behind. Seattle mayor Ed Murray looks to help people with criminal convictions get an apartment in the city, with some landlords saying they're losing even more control over who they can rent to. And is it ever your job to enforce the rules of the road? We learn from a case of Subaru-versus-Jeep road rage in Kent.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/WIR_20170623.mp3

'It could be me': Women react to Charleena Lyles' death

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 06:33:23 +0000

On Sunday morning, two Seattle police officers responded to a reported burglary. That call ended in the fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles, an African-American mother of four. Just days after, black women in the city are feeling the impact.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170626_MINWAGE_0.mp3

Seattle PrideFest takes on Capitol Hill street festival

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:27:26 +0000

A Seattle Pride event that showcases Capitol Hill businesses will go on as planned Saturday, but with different organizers. The so-called Bite of Pride was in question after the city refused to issue permits for the original backers.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170623_PrideBite.mp3

Let's call your mama! What it's like to walk out of immigration jail in Tacoma

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:18:45 +0000

It’s late afternoon when two men emerge from the Northwest Detention Center.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170623_Detainees.mp3

Republican health care bill problematic, says Washington's insurance chief

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 00:05:40 +0000

Problematic. That's how Washington's Insurance Commissioner describes the federal health care bill proposed by Republican Senators.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170623_KreidlerACA.mp3

Debate: Do landlords unfairly discriminate against those with criminal records?

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 23:06:28 +0000

Bill Radke speaks with Augustine Cita of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Sean Flynn, board president of the Rental Housing Association of Washington, to discuss the new Fair Chance Housing law proposed by Mayor Ed Murray.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170622_RentalLaw-.mp3

The Record: Thursday, June 22, Full Show

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:50:22 +0000

Seattle's mayor wants another limit on how landlords can choose their tenants. This time it's more protections from rental discrimination for people with a criminal conviction. Also, two African-American mothers reflect on shootings like the one in Seattle last weekend and another in Minnesota, shootings that happen in front of children. What's worse: Illegally driving on the shoulder to get around a traffic jam or moving into the shoulder to block those scofflaws? Answer: the worst part is repeatedly ramming into the scofflaw.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170622_FULLSHOW.mp3

David Schmader: There was no 'out and happy' growing up gay in Texas

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:38:33 +0000

Bill Radke speaks with David Schmader about the essay he wrote for KUOW's Seattle Story Project titled, " My teacher abused me. I didn’t realize it until 20 years later. " In high school, Schmader was one of the theater kids. He even convinced his parents to let some family friends become his legal guardian so he could go to a school 20 miles away where they had one of the best speech and drama programs in all of Texas. He would rehearse before school, after school, during lunch. He even started taking private lessons from one of his teachers. Schmader ended up having his first sexual experience with this man.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170622_SCHMADER.mp3

The Seattle moms whose children don't get to be children

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 22:31:18 +0000

Bill Radke talks to Ijeoma Oluo, editor at large of The Establishment, and Eula Scott Bynoe, co-host of HellaBlackHellaSeattle , about the conversations they've been having in the wake of the shooting of Charleena Lyles.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170622_MOTHERHOOD.mp3

Poll: Seattle favors income tax, rezoning, but not youth jail

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:47:35 +0000

A new poll shows the majority of Seattle residents would support a tax on the wealthy. That's one revelation in an exclusive KUOW /KING Survey USA poll.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170621_POLLwagetax.mp3

Why is #EducationSoWhite in Washington state?

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:20:27 +0000

What value do we attribute to education? It is common to hear how it changes lives, promotes imagination and creativity and invites opportunity. It is often a social endeavor, and thus encourages the wide sharing of ideas and knowledge. The founders of Washington state clearly valued the concept of education. Article IX of our Constitution states: “It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste, or sex.”

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/educationsowhite_podcast_0.mp3

The Slants can trademark their name, but will this hurt civil rights?

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:05:44 +0000

Bill Radke speaks with Simon Tam of Portland band The Slants and Robert Chang, professor of law at the Seattle University School of Law, about the Supreme Court decision that allowed Tam's Asian-American band to trademark their name, which some argued was too offensive for the designation. Tam explains how he feels this decision allows people to empower themselves against slurs and thinks this is a huge win for social justice. Professor Chang disagrees with the SCOTUS decision, claiming that this could open the doors to discriminatory trademarks that slip past civil rights laws. He also argues that trademarking names may in fact harm future social justice movements.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170620_SLANTS.mp3

A heartwarming story of tacos and shipyard workers in Bremerton

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 06:36:33 +0000

When Mario Amaya first set foot in Bremerton in 2009, he fell in love.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170623_El_Balcon.mp3

What can prevent tragedies like Charleena Lyles?

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:03:08 +0000

Bill Radke talks with former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper and state Representative Morgan Irwin, also a Seattle police officer, about the shooting of Charleena Lyles by Seattle police and what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it. Irwin says the officers followed proper protocol during a tragic, isolated incident. Stamper says it points to larger problems of implicit bias and how police perceive danger on the job.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170620_LYLESSHOOTING_0.mp3

When should you have kids? Never is an option, too

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:48:35 +0000

Bill Radke speaks with artist, poet and mother of two, Natasha Marin, about the realization that she didn't have to become a mother. She says motherhood seemed like something she was always just supposed to do. Radke also speaks with poet and curator Imani Sims about her decision to not have any kids. Marin's story and this conversation on motherhood first appeared in an article by the Seattle Times.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170621_MOM.mp3

The Record: Wednesday, June 21, Full Show

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 22:19:08 +0000

We're still trying to learn what happened in Charleena Lyle's apartment before Seattle police officers shot and killed her. Based on what we know, do we need our police force to change? And how? Also, how would you feel about taxpayer funding for commercial news outlets? And why does a woman become a mother ... or not? We'll talk to guests and take your calls about the pros and cons and the pressures of the motherhood decision.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/RECORD_20170621_FULLSHOW.mp3

Uber drivers will get tips now. Is this a way to discourage unionizing?

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:57:08 +0000

Passengers who use the ride-hailing app Uber will now have the option to tip their driver. The company has refused to offer it until now, even though drivers have long requested it and competing app Lyft already allows tipping.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170621_UBER.mp3

Bremerton is a region of Ka-Boom

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:30:05 +0000

Bremerton is pursuing growth, and that means demolition. Developers have been buying old buildings and replacing them with apartments and condos. Carolyn Adolph of KUOW's Region of Boom team went to one demolition on the edge of the city’s downtown. She found several residents who were cheering the redevelopment, including Brian Kelley.

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170621_ROBkaboom.mp3

What you should know about where Charleena Lyles lived

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:39:32 +0000

Charleena Lyles lived in housing owned and operated by Solid Ground in Seattle's Magnuson Park. The nonprofit organization manages a campus with 175 housing units for people who have come through the experience of being homeless. Mike Buchman is the communications director at Solid Ground. He told Kim Malcolm that a neighborhood has been created at Sand Point for hundreds of people.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170621_SandPtHousing.mp3

Poll makes clear: Seattle mayor's race is tight

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:02:06 +0000

An exclusive KUOW/KING Survey USA poll on the Seattle mayor’s race shows there’s not much daylight separating the candidates.

Media Files:
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/kuow/audio/2017/06/NEWS_20170621_POLLmayor.mp3

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