Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the fate of the attempt to recall Councilmember Kshama Sawant, an early rift between the Counil and City Attorney-Elect Ann Davison, a new approach to cleaning up homeless encampments, and the city's plans for new relief dollars ahead. If you like this podcast, please support us on Patreon ! Cozen O’Connor...
Dec 13, 2021•31 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight examine the final push for votes in the Councilmember Sawant recall election, lessons learned from the City's negotiation of a $3.5M deal with the family of police shooting victim Charleena Lyles, some new rules for the City Council, and more. Also: Kevin has a slam-dunk idea to go with your next cup of coffee. If...
Dec 06, 2021•32 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Well, the coffee break podcast that has brought you the ins and outs of City Hall has a tough story to tell-- Kevin Schofield is ending Seattle City Council Insight at the end of the year! Kevin talks here with co-host Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel about his decision, what's next, and the importance of local, independent journalism. It's a tough day, but the show will go on. If you like this podcast, please support us on Patreon !...
Dec 01, 2021•8 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a final look at the approved 2022 city budget, and an impending land swap between the city and King County. Plus, a look at why the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority will not be doing a "point-in-time" count of homeless residents, a new sheriff selection process, and a new set of regulation...
Nov 29, 2021•31 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the arguments behind the final reckoning of the City budget, including a battle to uncover the truth about funding for the Seattle Police Department. Plus, celebrations and concerns with the opening of a new COVID vaccination site, ballots in the mail for the Sawant recall election, and a political mess for the...
Nov 22, 2021•27 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a deep dive on the Seattle City Council's budget cut proposals, including some feedback from Mayor-Elect Harrell, a homelessness update from Councilmember Andrew Lewis, a continuing defamation lawsuit involving Councilmember Kshama Sawant, and a study of how Seattle's 9-1-1 system could soon change. Plus...
Nov 15, 2021•34 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a deep dive on the local November elections, the final push for a balanced City budget, emergency legislation from the Mayor on police hiring bonuses, and a long-awaited change in Seattle's mobile home park legislation. And, Kevin's keeping his cool culinary sense with a frozen treat perfect for the fall...
Nov 08, 2021•30 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a deep dive into the post-election power shuffle within the Council and Mayor's office. Plus, an update on the city budget process, a delay in a controversial helmet law vote for the King County Board of Health, a redistricting plan, and more! Also, Kevin and Brian debate: are pancakes a finger food? If you l...
Nov 01, 2021•30 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss King County's new vaccine verification requirements, a new County plan to take over security and management of City Hall Park, a question about climate change legislation from one of our patrons, and Seattle's annual Public Safety Survey . If you like this podcast, please support us on Patreon ! Cozen...
Oct 25, 2021•30 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the city's vaccine mandate and how it could affect police and fire services. Plus, there's some new legislation in the works to help construction workers get compensated for parking at their job sites, a changing budget picture for the Seattle Police Department, and a new report on the city's hom...
Oct 18, 2021•31 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the Seattle City Council's new "acknowledgment pay" for city workers during COVID (and the associated vaccine mandates), the first public hearing on the city budget, a challenging investigation of the SPD's abandonment of the East Precinct last year, and a look at decriminalizing psychedelic...
Oct 11, 2021•35 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the Seattle City Council's move to change "single family" zoning to "neighborhood residential," and what that means for the upcoming Comprehensive Plan process. Also, the vote to recall Councilmember Kshama Sawant will be on the ballot in District 3 in December, and new budget prioritie...
Oct 04, 2021•31 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight preview Mayor Jenny Durkan's budget proposal and look at some new rental regulations from the Seattle City Council, as well as the extension of the state's and City of Seattle's eviction moratoria. We're also looking at a stormy zoning issue in Interbay and a transportation windfall for North Seattl...
Sep 27, 2021•29 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight break down some proposed changes to affordable housing regulations in Seattle, the resolution of a $15 million surplus in the police department budget, a deep dive on the 2020 Census and what it says about housing in Seattle, and twist in the story of a $4 per hour hazard pay ordinance for grocery workers. Plus, SNVB g...
Sep 20, 2021•31 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast With the start of the school year, all eyes are on our state education system, from early learning up through high school. Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel talks with special guest Dr. Stephan Blanford, Executive Director of the Children's Alliance and former Seattle School Board Director, about the current challenges of early education, the impact of the new "Fair Start for Kids Act," the effect of years of churn and turnover for Seattle School Board and Seattle Public Schools&a...
Sep 13, 2021•31 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight break down Governor Jay Inslee's vaccine and masking mandates, a debate over funding for the Seattle Police Department, Seattle's economic outlook and upcoming budget deliberations, and a new approach to the use of less lethal weapons like tear gas or pepper spray. Plus, Kevin turns up the philosophical heat ...
Aug 23, 2021•32 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a look at how the Council is working to bring more businesses downtown, plus the challenges of moving parking enforcement officers under SDOT supervision, and a new look at the city's less lethal weapons ordinance. Also, we look at the latest numbers on SPD officers leaving the department, and court challenge...
Aug 16, 2021•34 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight delve into last week's primary results, a fight between the Council and Mayor over the Jumpstart payroll tax, the Council's summer "jam session" (with accompaniment by Kevin), a consent decree update, and a look at Sound Transit's realignment plan, too! Plus, notes on how to customize your stor...
Aug 09, 2021•33 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the Seattle City Council's resolution to put Compassion Seattle on the ballot for the fall election, Sound Transit realignment, Seattle's multiple public safety issues, and the biggest challenges city-wide candidates face in this week's primary election. Plus, Kevin's boiling over with ideas...
Aug 02, 2021•30 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight record in-person at Converge Media studios to discuss a proposed end to the Seattle's hazard pay increase for grocery workers, new spending proposals for public safety alternatives, a local church's bold plan to fight Black displacement, and a proposed change for "single family zoning" in Seattle th...
Jul 26, 2021•26 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight take a look at a new city plan to protect whistleblowers, investments in the BIPOC community, some legal concerns over a proposed Office of Economic and Revenue Forecasts, and big PAC spending in city elections, too. Plus, Kevin walks a thin line on the Toll House vs. individual cookie debate. If you like this podcast,...
Jul 19, 2021•31 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight break down some upcoming short-term and long-term changes for your City Light bill, a plan to raise street parking rates, concerns around ending the grocery worker hazard pay ordinance, and a deep dive on the discipline ahead for two officers charged with trespassing at the January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C. ...
Jul 12, 2021•34 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight examine what's next for our state after the June 30th reopening. Plus, a look at some new affordable housing regulations, concerns from the mayor's office on some new renters' rights bills, a new approach to less lethal weapons for police, and more! Plus, Kevin's on a cookie craze, and Brian's ...
Jun 28, 2021•32 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the Seattle City Council's finishing touches on a $128M COVID relief spending package, the extension of the Seattle's eviction moratorium, and the signature gathering deadline ahead for the "Compassion Seattle" charter amendment on homelessness. Plus, Kevin and Brian sample some summertime b...
Jun 20, 2021•31 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss a new push on the Council for emergency shelter funding, regulating independent contractors and food delivery drivers, legal questions around the Council's new tenant protection ordinances, and decriminalizing psychedelic drugs, too! Plus, Kevin and Brian examine a new croissant-muffin recipe with some den...
Jun 14, 2021•29 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss a group of new bills about renter protections that has divided the Council, a possible extension of the eviction moratorium, investments in the BIPOC community, and a failed attempt at cutting the Seattle Police Department's budget. Plus, Kevin and Brian celebrate National Donut Day (can we please make it ...
Jun 07, 2021•29 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight examine how and where the city plans to spend federal COVID relief dollars, the path ahead for the Compassion Seattle charter amendment on homeless services after a court found it ready to collect signatures, and Seattle's plan to close its mass vaccination sites and go mobile with the city's COVID response. ...
May 31, 2021•29 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the Council's rent assistance plans for small businesses and nonprofits, a participatory budgeting proposal that's still unclear, an ongoing fight over police accountability and budgeting, a look at the final list of candidates for the city's August primaries, and more. Plus, Kevin and Brian spin...
May 24, 2021•27 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss the state's plans to reopen and the push for COVID vaccinations, the embattled participatory budgeting process, the search for accountability after a reversal of officer discipline from Interim Chief Adrian Diaz, and a case of missing texts that involves the police department, the fire department, and Mayo...
May 17, 2021•30 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Learn about the latest in local public affairs in about the time it takes for a coffee break! Brian Callanan of Seattle Channel and Kevin Schofield of Seattle City Council Insight discuss a new Seattle City Council proposal for transportation funding, a plan from Councilmember Kshama Sawant on rent control that's very similar to a measure she presented two years ago, and Governor Jay Inslee's plan to "pause" any phase changes as our state tries to emerge from the COVID pandem...
May 10, 2021•32 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast 
