Podcast: Hacks and Wonks

Big raises for police, Burien countersues, the migrant crisis, and more.

By Erica C. Barnett

I was a guest on this week’s Hacks and Wonks podcast, hosted by Seattle political consultant Crystal Fincher, where we discussed the Seattle Police Department’s tentative contract with the city; a decision by the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office to hire (then fire) one of two former Tacoma police officers tried for the killing of Manuel Ellis; the city of Burien’s decision to sue the King County Sheriff’s office, which provides its police services, over their decision not to enforce the city’s “unconstitutional” ban on living outdoors; and the growing migrant homelessness crisis in Seattle

Listen and read more about our discussion here, on Apple Podcasts (below), or wherever you download podcasts.