WEBVTT 00:00:02.934 --> 00:00:05.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Homelessness is a housing crisis. 00:00:05.934 --> 00:00:07.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Governor Inslee has big plans 00:00:07.934 --> 00:00:10.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for the upcoming legislative session, 00:00:10.133 --> 00:00:11.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% asking lawmakers to put 00:00:11.601 --> 00:00:14.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a $4 billion housing measure in front of voters. 00:00:14.467 --> 00:00:16.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -It's a big lift to get that through 00:00:16.200 --> 00:00:18.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because that requires a referendum. 00:00:18.334 --> 00:00:21.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Also on the agenda, a debate over banning assault weapons 00:00:21.901 --> 00:00:23.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and other gun-safety measures. 00:00:23.601 --> 00:00:25.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -We know we're losing people. 00:00:25.133 --> 00:00:29.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Plus, how will lawmakers fix a problematic drug-possession law? 00:00:29.501 --> 00:00:33.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -There's just a lot of untreated drug use. 00:00:33.400 --> 00:00:36.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -As the busy 2023 session begins, 00:00:36.367 --> 00:00:38.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% what bills will likely pass or fail? 00:00:38.901 --> 00:00:40.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Young people need more 00:00:40.634 --> 00:00:43.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% intensive support than ever before. 00:00:43.167 --> 00:00:45.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Our panel of lawmakers weighs in. 00:00:45.467 --> 00:00:47.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And also, I think there's an acknowledgment 00:00:47.100 --> 00:00:49.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that the war on drugs didn't work. 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:51.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -A preview of the upcoming legislative session, 00:00:51.934 --> 00:00:54.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% next on "City Inside Out." 00:00:54.234 --> 00:01:03.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:01:03.534 --> 00:01:12.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:01:12.801 --> 00:01:15.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Welcome to this edition of "City Inside Out." 00:01:15.434 --> 00:01:17.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I'm your host, Brian Callanan. 00:01:17.234 --> 00:01:20.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% With the new year comes a new state legislative session, 00:01:20.834 --> 00:01:24.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% where lawmakers will take on several well-known challenges, 00:01:24.167 --> 00:01:26.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ranging from public safety and gun violence 00:01:26.601 --> 00:01:28.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to homelessness and housing, climate change, 00:01:28.901 --> 00:01:31.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% health care, and education, too. 00:01:31.167 --> 00:01:34.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% But with several new faces now representing Seattle 00:01:34.133 --> 00:01:36.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% at the state level, following the November elections, 00:01:36.734 --> 00:01:38.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% it's less well known what impact 00:01:38.767 --> 00:01:41.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% those political newcomers will have. 00:01:41.234 --> 00:01:43.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% This week, we're looking at the priorities 00:01:43.467 --> 00:01:46.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% the city of Seattle wants Olympia to focus on 00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:48.300 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% as we preview an action-packed, 00:01:48.300 --> 00:01:52.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% 105-day state legislative session ahead. 00:01:52.601 --> 00:01:56.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% As Washington's largest city, Seattle has a major impact 00:01:56.701 --> 00:01:59.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% on policy decisions at the state capitol. 00:01:59.567 --> 00:02:02.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% But the question now for Mayor Bruce Harrell 00:02:02.334 --> 00:02:05.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% is how the November elections will play out in Olympia. 00:02:05.334 --> 00:02:07.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -So there's a lot of new faces and new people. 00:02:07.501 --> 00:02:09.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -With a number of veteran lawmakers 00:02:09.467 --> 00:02:13.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% from Seattle area districts deciding not to run again, 00:02:13.234 --> 00:02:15.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% voters picked several political newcomers, 00:02:15.901 --> 00:02:17.834 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% making the city's annual task 00:02:17.834 --> 00:02:19.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% of setting its state lobbying agenda 00:02:19.968 --> 00:02:21.334 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% that much more difficult. 00:02:21.334 --> 00:02:24.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -We don't know the views of a lot of the new legislators, 00:02:24.167 --> 00:02:25.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and that will be a big factor. 00:02:25.701 --> 00:02:29.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Mayor Harrell is pushing for many public-safety measures 00:02:29.000 --> 00:02:31.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in the wake of a spike in gun violence. 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:33.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -We have an unprecedented opportunity 00:02:33.267 --> 00:02:34.601 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to look at gun safety. 00:02:34.601 --> 00:02:37.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% As in years past, he's asking the state 00:02:37.267 --> 00:02:39.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to grant Seattle and other cities 00:02:39.434 --> 00:02:42.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% the ability to pass their own stricter gun laws. 00:02:42.434 --> 00:02:45.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Just giving cities an opportunity 00:02:45.968 --> 00:02:48.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to not be exempted through state law 00:02:48.234 --> 00:02:51.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and perhaps to impose reasonable regulations 00:02:51.167 --> 00:02:53.033 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% to protect their cities. 00:02:53.033 --> 00:02:55.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Harrell is also supportive of a plan 00:02:55.300 --> 00:02:58.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to build a new system of police academies statewide 00:02:58.934 --> 00:03:01.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to get a bigger and more diverse group of officers 00:03:01.834 --> 00:03:04.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% through the training pipeline faster. 00:03:04.901 --> 00:03:06.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% But the mayor says police officers 00:03:06.801 --> 00:03:09.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% are just part of the public-safety picture. 00:03:09.501 --> 00:03:12.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% So he's also asking the state for more flexibility 00:03:12.901 --> 00:03:16.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% on how the city spends its real-estate excise taxes 00:03:16.300 --> 00:03:19.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% with an eye towards more investments in mental health. 00:03:19.167 --> 00:03:21.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -So we're hoping to use some of that revenue to come up 00:03:21.701 --> 00:03:26.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% with more non-police interactions to help people. 00:03:26.133 --> 00:03:29.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Mayor Harrell says, as Seattle continues to work with Olympia 00:03:29.868 --> 00:03:32.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% on homeless encampments around state highways, 00:03:32.801 --> 00:03:35.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% more wraparound services like addiction treatment 00:03:35.634 --> 00:03:37.100 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% should be made available, too. 00:03:37.100 --> 00:03:39.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -As the state cleans up the right of ways, 00:03:39.701 --> 00:03:42.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% we want them to message and nurture the same people. 00:03:42.901 --> 00:03:46.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% That's the same demographic, and -- and I'm very optimistic 00:03:46.367 --> 00:03:48.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that there will be funding for this kind of work. 00:03:48.234 --> 00:03:51.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -That issue of drug treatment is also a priority 00:03:51.467 --> 00:03:54.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for Senate majority floor leader Jamie Pedersen, 00:03:54.367 --> 00:03:56.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who serves on the Senate's Law and Justice Committee. 00:03:56.934 --> 00:03:58.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -The current system, I don't think, 00:03:58.834 --> 00:04:01.367 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% is really making anybody happy. 00:04:01.367 --> 00:04:04.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -The state Supreme Court's Blake decision in 2021 00:04:04.734 --> 00:04:08.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% struck down Washington's felony drug-possession law 00:04:08.334 --> 00:04:10.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and the temporary fix lawmakers made 00:04:10.601 --> 00:04:13.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% to recriminalize drug possession as a misdemeanor 00:04:13.834 --> 00:04:16.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% will expire July 1st of this year. 00:04:16.767 --> 00:04:18.734 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% But the system in place now, 00:04:18.734 --> 00:04:21.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% requiring mandatory diversion to drug treatment 00:04:21.434 --> 00:04:23.634 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% on a person's first two arrests, 00:04:23.634 --> 00:04:27.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% gives law enforcement no way to properly track offenders, 00:04:27.334 --> 00:04:28.901 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and there aren't enough 00:04:28.901 --> 00:04:30.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% treatment services available either. 00:04:30.634 --> 00:04:32.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -There's no question that we need to make 00:04:32.934 --> 00:04:36.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% dramatically more significant investments in the system 00:04:36.267 --> 00:04:38.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that can give people care that they need 00:04:38.167 --> 00:04:40.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% because it's really a health-care problem. 00:04:40.033 --> 00:04:42.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's not a criminal-justice problem. 00:04:42.667 --> 00:04:46.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Pedersen, who's also working on an assault-weapons ban, 00:04:46.167 --> 00:04:49.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% says, after a November election where Democrats increased 00:04:49.634 --> 00:04:52.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% their majorities in the state House and Senate, 00:04:52.467 --> 00:04:55.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% he's less open to a plan from Republicans to roll back 00:04:55.801 --> 00:05:00.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% 2021 police reform measures like limits on car chases. 00:05:00.968 --> 00:05:04.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -I think the voters have delivered a verdict to us 00:05:04.167 --> 00:05:06.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that they feel more threatened by gun violence 00:05:06.501 --> 00:05:11.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and would like us to address public safety in that way 00:05:11.000 --> 00:05:16.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% than they do by the police reform work that we did in 2021. 00:05:16.167 --> 00:05:18.133 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -That's one of many priorities 00:05:18.133 --> 00:05:20.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% for Representative Joe Fitzgibbon, 00:05:20.367 --> 00:05:22.634 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% the Democrat from the 34th District 00:05:22.634 --> 00:05:24.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% who's taking on a new role in Olympia. 00:05:24.868 --> 00:05:27.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -As House majority leader. I think I'll be 00:05:27.501 --> 00:05:29.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% dealing with a broader range of issues. 00:05:29.534 --> 00:05:33.067 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -The former chair of the House Environment and Energy Committee 00:05:33.067 --> 00:05:35.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% is following through on some big issues, 00:05:35.734 --> 00:05:39.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% like creating a more efficient statewide recycling system, 00:05:39.234 --> 00:05:42.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% making it easier to build clean-energy facilities, 00:05:42.300 --> 00:05:45.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and figuring out where to invest money 00:05:45.100 --> 00:05:48.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that will come in this year from the state's top polluters 00:05:48.267 --> 00:05:51.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% via the 2021 Climate Commitment Act. 00:05:51.033 --> 00:05:53.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -We probably won't see as many 00:05:53.367 --> 00:05:55.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of the sort of the big headline-grabbing bills 00:05:55.868 --> 00:05:58.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% this year on climate specifically, 00:05:58.100 --> 00:06:00.400 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% but the work is not done. 00:06:00.400 --> 00:06:03.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Fitzgibbon says there's also plenty of work to do 00:06:03.434 --> 00:06:04.968 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% on housing and homelessness. 00:06:04.968 --> 00:06:06.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -The root cause of our homelessness crisis 00:06:06.901 --> 00:06:08.434 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% is a housing shortage. 00:06:08.434 --> 00:06:10.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We just don't have enough homes. 00:06:10.334 --> 00:06:13.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Governor Inslee wants to put a $4 billion bond measure 00:06:13.734 --> 00:06:16.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for housing in front of voters this year, 00:06:16.300 --> 00:06:20.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% which the legislature will have to approve to put on the ballot. 00:06:20.834 --> 00:06:23.434 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Fitzgibbon says that may be a big lift. 00:06:23.434 --> 00:06:25.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Seattle voters will face a citywide measure 00:06:25.934 --> 00:06:28.234 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% on social housing in February 00:06:28.234 --> 00:06:31.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and a proposal to increase the Seattle housing levy 00:06:31.133 --> 00:06:34.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in November, as needs for all levels of housing 00:06:34.234 --> 00:06:35.767 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% continue to rise. 00:06:35.767 --> 00:06:38.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -We really need an all-of-the-above approach. 00:06:38.601 --> 00:06:41.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% We have to be putting a dent in both market-rate 00:06:41.701 --> 00:06:43.467 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and deeply subsidized units 00:06:43.467 --> 00:06:46.367 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% in order for them not to cannibalize one another. 00:06:46.367 --> 00:06:48.434 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% -On top of all of those issues, 00:06:48.434 --> 00:06:50.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the state is also trying to implement 00:06:50.734 --> 00:06:54.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the controversial Washington Cares program for long-term care 00:06:54.834 --> 00:06:57.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and properly fund K-through-12 education 00:06:57.934 --> 00:07:01.100 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% amid falling enrollment numbers. 00:07:01.100 --> 00:07:02.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% It's a steep learning curve ahead 00:07:02.901 --> 00:07:05.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% for some new Seattle area lawmakers 00:07:05.167 --> 00:07:08.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and the local leaders hoping to influence them 00:07:08.167 --> 00:07:12.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% as a new legislative session in Olympia gets underway. 00:07:12.968 --> 00:07:14.767 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And joining me to discuss a little bit more 00:07:14.767 --> 00:07:15.934 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% about what's happening in Olympia, 00:07:15.934 --> 00:07:18.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I have with me Representative Nicole Macri, 00:07:18.234 --> 00:07:19.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the Democrat from the 43rd District 00:07:19.934 --> 00:07:22.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from downtown up North -- Northeast Seattle. 00:07:22.234 --> 00:07:24.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% She's also a vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee 00:07:24.801 --> 00:07:27.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the budget lead for the Democrats in the House. 00:07:27.100 --> 00:07:28.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Thank you very much for being here, Nicole. 00:07:28.734 --> 00:07:29.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Thanks for having me, Brian. 00:07:29.901 --> 00:07:31.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And also we have with us Senator Joe Nguyen, 00:07:31.901 --> 00:07:34.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the Democrat from the 34th District in White Center, 00:07:34.234 --> 00:07:37.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% West Seattle out to Vashon, and new chair of the Senate 00:07:37.100 --> 00:07:39.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee. 00:07:39.267 --> 00:07:41.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Good to have you, too, Joe. -Thank you for having me. 00:07:41.133 --> 00:07:43.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Let's jump right into it, and, Representative Macri, I'll start with you. 00:07:43.834 --> 00:07:46.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The legislature has one of its long sessions ahead, 00:07:46.501 --> 00:07:49.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% meaning it'll craft a two-year budget over a 105-day period. 00:07:49.667 --> 00:07:51.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% That's the plan. The budget work is the main job 00:07:51.834 --> 00:07:54.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of your Appropriations Committee You're the Budget Lead. 00:07:54.033 --> 00:07:55.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And I just want your thoughts 00:07:55.367 --> 00:07:57.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on the governor's recent budget proposal here. 00:07:57.567 --> 00:07:59.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Are there major changes needed? What are the big 00:07:59.701 --> 00:08:01.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% budget priorities on the table right now? 00:08:01.701 --> 00:08:03.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, well, I was very glad 00:08:03.734 --> 00:08:05.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to see the governor's budget proposal. 00:08:05.801 --> 00:08:10.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think the governor's budget draft really builds on the work 00:08:10.133 --> 00:08:13.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that Democrats did last year and the year before, 00:08:13.467 --> 00:08:16.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as we were navigating through the COVID pandemic, 00:08:16.534 --> 00:08:19.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% really looking to invest in the communities 00:08:19.167 --> 00:08:21.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who needed the state support the most. 00:08:21.534 --> 00:08:24.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We made historic investments over the last two years 00:08:24.834 --> 00:08:28.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in housing, behavioral health, long-term care. 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:30.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And the governor sustains a lot of that 00:08:30.868 --> 00:08:33.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and doubles down on a lot of it. 00:08:33.267 --> 00:08:37.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And we can see his priorities in our health-care workforce, 00:08:37.367 --> 00:08:39.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% particularly in behavioral health, 00:08:39.133 --> 00:08:42.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and unprecedented investments 00:08:42.868 --> 00:08:44.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in -- in housing and homelessness. 00:08:44.534 --> 00:08:46.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And we're going to pull apart some of those issues, too. 00:08:46.167 --> 00:08:47.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But thank you for breaking those pieces down. 00:08:47.934 --> 00:08:49.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Senator Nguyen, I'll go to you. 00:08:49.267 --> 00:08:51.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The governor wants to ramp up spending by about 10%, 00:08:51.601 --> 00:08:54.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% pushing the budget over the $70 billion mark. 00:08:54.033 --> 00:08:56.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Some Republicans in the Senate, and I know you know them -- 00:08:56.234 --> 00:08:57.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% they're concerned this isn't the right time 00:08:57.534 --> 00:08:59.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to be spending more with continued high inflation 00:08:59.667 --> 00:09:01.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and a possible recession on the horizon. 00:09:01.567 --> 00:09:03.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I just want to make sure I put that in perspective there. 00:09:03.601 --> 00:09:05.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Some overall thoughts on what you're focused on 00:09:05.434 --> 00:09:07.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with the budget as the session begins. 00:09:07.033 --> 00:09:10.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, no, and it's great to see that proposal come out as well. 00:09:10.067 --> 00:09:11.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What I will note is that it's a little bit different 00:09:11.834 --> 00:09:15.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the legislature versus Seattle or King County. 00:09:15.567 --> 00:09:18.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We -- We don't generally adopt what the governor proposes. 00:09:18.801 --> 00:09:20.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And oftentimes there's gonna be robust discussions 00:09:20.834 --> 00:09:23.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% associated with it, so it's a great place for us 00:09:23.033 --> 00:09:24.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to see kind of how he's thinking. 00:09:24.601 --> 00:09:26.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know that we have a lot of values 00:09:26.200 --> 00:09:28.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that are very much aligned in terms of affordability, 00:09:28.901 --> 00:09:31.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in terms of mental-behavioral health, in terms of climate 00:09:31.367 --> 00:09:33.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and environment and stuff like that as well. 00:09:33.501 --> 00:09:35.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But -- But I will say, at least in -- in the Senate side, 00:09:35.934 --> 00:09:38.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you know, we are gonna be mindful that the economy 00:09:38.167 --> 00:09:39.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is not as strong as we would like. 00:09:39.567 --> 00:09:41.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We're very fortunate that the forecasts 00:09:41.100 --> 00:09:43.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and things have been going well. We do have additional funds 00:09:43.934 --> 00:09:46.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% coming in from the Climate Commitment Act, right? -Yeah. 00:09:46.300 --> 00:09:48.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -So we have to be thoughtful in how we spend these funds 00:09:48.667 --> 00:09:50.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and these resources in partnership 00:09:50.300 --> 00:09:52.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with our local jurisdictions, even the federal government. 00:09:52.534 --> 00:09:56.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -But -- But expect some changes. 00:09:56.167 --> 00:09:57.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Okay. All right. Good to know. -Yeah. 00:09:57.667 --> 00:10:00.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And, Senator Nguyen, I want to talk with you about the CCA, 00:10:00.501 --> 00:10:02.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the Climate Commitment Act, and this is a big part... -Yeah. Yeah. 00:10:02.968 --> 00:10:04.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...of the work you're doing on your committee there. 00:10:04.934 --> 00:10:07.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So the CCA aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in our state. 00:10:07.767 --> 00:10:09.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I'll try to break this down here. 00:10:09.133 --> 00:10:11.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It actually sets a price on those emissions 00:10:11.167 --> 00:10:13.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that bigger businesses will have to pay for 00:10:13.167 --> 00:10:15.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% through an emission-allowance auction process. -Yeah. 00:10:15.934 --> 00:10:17.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Walk us through the weeds here, if you could here. 00:10:17.868 --> 00:10:19.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% How is this gonna work? And please also touch on where 00:10:19.968 --> 00:10:22.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the money that's coming in from this -- where's that gonna go? 00:10:22.367 --> 00:10:24.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. So the high level is that California, Quebec -- 00:10:24.934 --> 00:10:26.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% other jurisdictions already do this. 00:10:26.834 --> 00:10:29.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So for us to decarbonize, there's a couple of ways. 00:10:29.067 --> 00:10:30.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Carbon credits is one 00:10:30.901 --> 00:10:32.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which hasn't passed in Washington state. 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:34.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What did pass was the Climate Commitment Act, 00:10:34.100 --> 00:10:36.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which is basically a cap and invest program. 00:10:36.267 --> 00:10:38.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's a market-based solution to help us decarbonize. 00:10:38.567 --> 00:10:41.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And what's interesting is that one actually had support 00:10:41.100 --> 00:10:42.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from larger corporations 00:10:42.501 --> 00:10:43.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who I think wanted to do that anyways. 00:10:43.901 --> 00:10:46.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It gives them a market mechanism to decarbonize 00:10:46.167 --> 00:10:47.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in a very thoughtful way. 00:10:47.667 --> 00:10:51.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So we are gonna have our first auction in February. 00:10:51.501 --> 00:10:54.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% California's been doing it. Quebec has been doing it. 00:10:54.200 --> 00:10:56.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We may link with them in the future as well. 00:10:56.868 --> 00:11:00.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So essentially, depending on your -- your company 00:11:00.601 --> 00:11:02.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% or your business, you have to decarbonize a certain amount. 00:11:02.934 --> 00:11:04.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Right. -And you have offsets, 00:11:04.534 --> 00:11:06.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you have credits, you can mitigate some of those things, 00:11:06.934 --> 00:11:08.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and if you choose to do so voluntarily, 00:11:08.601 --> 00:11:11.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you can then auction off your excess credits 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:12.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to then raise funds to then pay 00:11:12.567 --> 00:11:14.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for some of the work that you're doing. 00:11:14.067 --> 00:11:16.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So it's a market-based solution to decarbonize. 00:11:16.067 --> 00:11:21.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's forcing us as a state to reach carbon levels 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:23.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% like half of what it is in 2017 00:11:23.267 --> 00:11:25.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and be able to do that in a thoughtful way that -- 00:11:25.701 --> 00:11:28.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that is actually supported by the business community as well, 00:11:28.033 --> 00:11:30.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which, candidly, haven't always been on board 00:11:30.801 --> 00:11:32.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with some of those efforts. -Right. 00:11:32.501 --> 00:11:34.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And -- And what we're seeing is that the -- the funds 00:11:34.701 --> 00:11:37.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% associated with it will likely get to 00:11:37.167 --> 00:11:38.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about $1 billion per year, 00:11:38.601 --> 00:11:40.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which is fairly significant. -Wow. Yeah. 00:11:40.133 --> 00:11:41.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And where's that money going? -Exactly. 00:11:41.734 --> 00:11:43.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -So that's -- that's the biggest conversations 00:11:43.634 --> 00:11:45.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we're gonna have right now. -Okay. 00:11:45.067 --> 00:11:46.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -So largely decarbonization. 00:11:46.534 --> 00:11:48.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There's strong provisions in that proposal 00:11:48.934 --> 00:11:51.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% around climate justice and equity. 00:11:51.033 --> 00:11:53.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So you'll see a lot of funding go towards communities 00:11:53.734 --> 00:11:55.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that have been historically impacted. 00:11:55.467 --> 00:11:56.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So a lot of the work that we're doing 00:11:56.701 --> 00:11:59.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% isn't just to set ourselves up for the future. 00:11:59.167 --> 00:12:00.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We're gonna actually try to fix 00:12:00.434 --> 00:12:02.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% some of the things from the past as well. 00:12:02.868 --> 00:12:04.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So everything from energy projects, 00:12:04.467 --> 00:12:07.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% sitings, facilities, transmission, 00:12:07.501 --> 00:12:09.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you know, electrification, stuff like that. 00:12:09.501 --> 00:12:11.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Okay. Thank you. A lot of different pieces there. 00:12:11.567 --> 00:12:13.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, yeah. -I'm anxious to see what happens 00:12:13.133 --> 00:12:14.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with that auction next month. 00:12:14.467 --> 00:12:16.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Representative Macri, I want to talk about the work 00:12:16.133 --> 00:12:18.000 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% you're doing on the Health Care and Wellness Committee 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:19.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% 'cause you also work there as well. 00:12:19.467 --> 00:12:21.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% When it comes to behavioral health, of course, 00:12:21.267 --> 00:12:23.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% you're working with the Downtown Emergency Service Center 00:12:23.467 --> 00:12:24.934 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% here downtown in Seattle. 00:12:24.934 --> 00:12:27.100 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% There's a lot of focus on this in Seattle this year. 00:12:27.100 --> 00:12:30.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The city's gonna be launching some new 911 alternatives. 00:12:30.167 --> 00:12:31.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's happening in the early part of this year, 00:12:31.901 --> 00:12:33.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% providing some social workers 00:12:33.367 --> 00:12:36.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with the training that go out to some of these lower acuity 00:12:36.200 --> 00:12:37.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% mental-health and drug-treatment calls 00:12:37.834 --> 00:12:40.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% so police don't have to go to them as much. 00:12:40.267 --> 00:12:41.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I know this is something you're very connected to. 00:12:41.801 --> 00:12:43.467 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Can you talk to me about, I guess, 00:12:43.467 --> 00:12:45.901 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% what's happening in Seattle and also your top priorities 00:12:45.901 --> 00:12:47.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% when it comes to behavioral health 00:12:47.167 --> 00:12:48.901 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% and public health this year? 00:12:48.901 --> 00:12:54.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, I'll say House Democrats surveyed our caucus, 00:12:54.267 --> 00:12:56.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and what -- there were two issues that came out 00:12:56.868 --> 00:12:59.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as sort of the top issues that folks were hearing about. 00:12:59.901 --> 00:13:01.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And don't forget, in the House, 00:13:01.601 --> 00:13:04.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% every single member was out for election. 00:13:04.501 --> 00:13:07.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And so a lot of conversations happening with neighbors 00:13:07.467 --> 00:13:09.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% across the state. 00:13:09.234 --> 00:13:11.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And the top two issues were housing and homelessness 00:13:11.667 --> 00:13:14.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and behavioral health, and in behavioral health 00:13:14.300 --> 00:13:17.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in particular, concerns about crisis response, 00:13:17.434 --> 00:13:20.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which, as you say, was a big area of conversation... -Yeah. 00:13:20.801 --> 00:13:22.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...during the city budget. -Yeah. 00:13:22.367 --> 00:13:26.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And behavioral health supports for kids -- 00:13:26.133 --> 00:13:28.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for children and youth. 00:13:28.033 --> 00:13:30.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And so I think we'll see a lot of focus on that. 00:13:30.334 --> 00:13:32.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% That certainly is gonna be a focus 00:13:32.767 --> 00:13:33.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the Health Care and Wellness Committee, 00:13:33.934 --> 00:13:35.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but also in our budget deliberations. 00:13:35.834 --> 00:13:39.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So we were first in the nation... -Okay. 00:13:39.534 --> 00:13:43.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...to roll out the 988 crisis line... -Right. 00:13:43.534 --> 00:13:46.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...suicide prevention and crisis line in the country... -Yeah. 00:13:46.133 --> 00:13:50.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...after some federal efforts to get that going. -Right. 00:13:50.133 --> 00:13:53.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And we will see work led primarily 00:13:53.701 --> 00:13:57.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% by a Senator Manka Dhingra and Representative Tina Orwall 00:13:57.334 --> 00:14:01.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to build on the policy that we've done in the past, 00:14:01.033 --> 00:14:04.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% which will, I think, align really nicely with the efforts 00:14:04.334 --> 00:14:06.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that both King County and Seattle 00:14:06.467 --> 00:14:10.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% have been promoting over the last couple of years. 00:14:10.267 --> 00:14:12.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Right. -And then for our young people, 00:14:12.868 --> 00:14:16.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we know, in our schools -- in our K-12 schools -- 00:14:16.667 --> 00:14:20.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we need more support, including in special ed, 00:14:20.234 --> 00:14:23.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but in counseling and social work for students. -Yeah. 00:14:23.801 --> 00:14:27.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Any parent can tell you the challenges 00:14:27.133 --> 00:14:31.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of supporting kids right now who are going to school. 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:33.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And then we have seen that young people 00:14:33.801 --> 00:14:37.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% need more intensive support than ever before. 00:14:37.501 --> 00:14:39.300 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% So we'll see investments kind of 00:14:39.300 --> 00:14:41.834 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% on that deeper end of the behavioral-health spectrum. 00:14:41.834 --> 00:14:43.334 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Thank you, and I want to shift a little bit 00:14:43.334 --> 00:14:46.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% from behavioral health to addiction 00:14:46.133 --> 00:14:47.868 align:middle line:80% position:50% size:90% and dealing with some of these issues... -Yeah. 00:14:47.868 --> 00:14:49.300 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -...specifically with drug treatment, 00:14:49.300 --> 00:14:51.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And I'm gonna try to segue as best I can to the Blake decision 00:14:51.400 --> 00:14:53.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that I know the legislature is dealing with. 00:14:53.100 --> 00:14:56.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So this is the state Supreme Court case from 2021. 00:14:56.934 --> 00:14:59.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Washington's felony drug possession law was struck down. 00:14:59.567 --> 00:15:02.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% The legislature recriminalized that as a misdemeanor. 00:15:02.267 --> 00:15:04.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% But there's this mandatory diversion into drug treatment 00:15:04.868 --> 00:15:06.701 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% for the first two arrests. 00:15:06.701 --> 00:15:08.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% From both parties, I have heard this is just not working. 00:15:08.567 --> 00:15:10.767 align:middle line:80% position:50% size:90% There's no way to track offenders properly. -That's right. 00:15:10.767 --> 00:15:12.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -There aren't enough treatment slots out there. 00:15:12.767 --> 00:15:14.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What does a fix to Blake look like? 00:15:14.601 --> 00:15:16.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The temporary measures the legislature passed 00:15:16.734 --> 00:15:18.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% expire in July of this year. 00:15:18.033 --> 00:15:19.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So you're really up against it. What's going on? 00:15:19.567 --> 00:15:24.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, so I think the good news is that what -- 00:15:24.100 --> 00:15:26.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from what I can tell, everyone on both sides of the aisle 00:15:26.634 --> 00:15:29.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is interested in figuring out 00:15:29.033 --> 00:15:32.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% what the right diversionary strategies are 00:15:32.167 --> 00:15:34.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to get people the help that they need. 00:15:34.767 --> 00:15:37.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There will be a lot of debate about the criminal charge -- 00:15:37.901 --> 00:15:39.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% what's the right criminal charge? 00:15:39.701 --> 00:15:43.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% As you know, the Supreme Court invalidated 00:15:43.634 --> 00:15:45.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the felony charge that we had 00:15:45.834 --> 00:15:48.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in statute previously. -Right. Right. 00:15:48.834 --> 00:15:51.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -The legislature implemented a misdemeanor charge, 00:15:51.701 --> 00:15:54.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but as you say, with a pre-arrest diversion. -Right. 00:15:54.767 --> 00:15:56.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And so a lot of the conversation 00:15:56.767 --> 00:15:59.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% leading up to session is sort of what is the right 00:15:59.234 --> 00:16:02.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% criminal charge, and then what is the right mechanism, 00:16:02.801 --> 00:16:05.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the right sequence for diversion. 00:16:05.734 --> 00:16:09.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But I've heard no backing off the fact 00:16:09.334 --> 00:16:12.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we need to make more investment in communities 00:16:12.701 --> 00:16:16.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% across the state for that addiction support. -Yeah. 00:16:16.968 --> 00:16:20.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And as we see in Seattle, the -- 00:16:20.067 --> 00:16:21.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the needs are changing, right? 00:16:21.834 --> 00:16:25.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The -- The old style of inpatient treatment... -Right. 00:16:25.667 --> 00:16:28.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...is -- is maybe not the best approach 00:16:28.467 --> 00:16:30.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for the kinds of substance use. 00:16:30.367 --> 00:16:32.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% As we've seen, fentanyl use is way up. 00:16:32.434 --> 00:16:35.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Oh, gosh, yes. -Methamphetamine use is way up. 00:16:35.300 --> 00:16:38.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And there is, of course, this huge intersection 00:16:38.434 --> 00:16:41.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with poverty and homelessness. 00:16:41.267 --> 00:16:44.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And so there's not a quick fix to it. -No. 00:16:44.467 --> 00:16:46.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -But I think we'll see 00:16:46.234 --> 00:16:47.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% new approaches. -Yeah. 00:16:47.868 --> 00:16:53.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And in addition to the debate on the criminal charge, 00:16:53.067 --> 00:16:57.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% what we have -- as you know, the AG, 00:16:57.434 --> 00:16:59.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the attorney general has been working 00:16:59.801 --> 00:17:02.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with other attorney generals across the country 00:17:02.267 --> 00:17:05.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on opioid settlement resources... 00:17:05.133 --> 00:17:07.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Right making those companies -- yeah. -...so we have dollars 00:17:07.300 --> 00:17:08.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% coming in. 00:17:08.567 --> 00:17:10.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% The governor included them in his budget. 00:17:10.367 --> 00:17:12.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There will be a lot of conversation. 00:17:12.067 --> 00:17:14.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% As -- As Joe said, the governor's budget 00:17:14.133 --> 00:17:15.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is a starting point for our conversation 00:17:15.901 --> 00:17:18.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the legislature about how those strategies work. -Yeah. 00:17:18.534 --> 00:17:21.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I expect there's gonna be a lot of intersection 00:17:21.901 --> 00:17:24.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% between our conversation about the spending 00:17:24.901 --> 00:17:28.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of opioid-settlement dollars 00:17:28.033 --> 00:17:30.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and the best response to the Blake Supreme Court decision. 00:17:30.634 --> 00:17:32.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Thank you. Very comprehensive answer to that, and I appreciate it. 00:17:32.801 --> 00:17:34.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Joe? -Yeah, and then it's a little bit of context, too. 00:17:34.567 --> 00:17:36.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% That decision was made halfway through a session, so what we did was -- 00:17:36.567 --> 00:17:38.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Right, you didn't have time to respond to it, really. 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:39.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -It was very rushed, and it was on purpose, right? 00:17:39.701 --> 00:17:41.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -So we wanted to be able to revisit this right now, 00:17:41.501 --> 00:17:43.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So that's -- that's correct, and also, I think 00:17:43.133 --> 00:17:45.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% there's an acknowledgment that the war on drugs didn't work, 00:17:45.067 --> 00:17:47.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so we have to find alternative ways to do this. 00:17:47.434 --> 00:17:48.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And thankfully, at least in Washington state, 00:17:48.834 --> 00:17:51.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we have examples of what success could look like -- 00:17:51.067 --> 00:17:54.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% DOSA, the Drug Offenders Sentencing Alternatives. 00:17:54.100 --> 00:17:56.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There are ways for us to actually alleviate 00:17:56.133 --> 00:17:58.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the recidivism associated with drug offenses, 00:17:58.434 --> 00:17:59.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and there's mechanisms to do it now. 00:17:59.868 --> 00:18:02.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So this isn't so much of a guessing game. 00:18:02.667 --> 00:18:05.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's how do we invest in the right things that we know work 00:18:05.534 --> 00:18:08.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for this to actually play out well? 00:18:08.234 --> 00:18:10.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So that's -- that's the conversation. 00:18:10.000 --> 00:18:11.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We're -- We're in a decent spot 00:18:11.767 --> 00:18:14.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% where -- where we know how to fix it. 00:18:14.100 --> 00:18:15.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It's obviously gonna be very, very difficult, 00:18:15.567 --> 00:18:17.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but there are strategies that we have in place. 00:18:17.133 --> 00:18:19.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, I know. And I -- there's a whole other conversation 00:18:19.133 --> 00:18:21.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we could have about investing and making sure that -- 00:18:21.534 --> 00:18:23.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that people are paid properly for this work, 00:18:23.067 --> 00:18:24.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% 'cause I know it's difficult to have people -- 00:18:24.734 --> 00:18:26.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Providers are the hardest ones. -That's a big, big piece of this too. 00:18:26.701 --> 00:18:28.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Absolutely right. -Put that on hold for a second. 00:18:28.267 --> 00:18:29.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -'Cause I want to make sure I cover some ground here. 00:18:29.901 --> 00:18:31.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Senator Nguyen, I want to stick with you and ask about 00:18:31.467 --> 00:18:33.167 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% another issue law-enforcement officers 00:18:33.167 --> 00:18:35.667 align:middle line:80% position:50% size:90% have raised concerns about with car chases. -Yeah. 00:18:35.667 --> 00:18:37.868 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -The legislature passed this measure a couple of years ago, 00:18:37.868 --> 00:18:40.968 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% said officers have to have a probable cause in most cases, 00:18:40.968 --> 00:18:43.801 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% not just reasonable suspicion, to chase after a subject. 00:18:43.801 --> 00:18:45.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Some officers say they can't do their jobs. 00:18:45.400 --> 00:18:47.501 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% And I know there's a lot of back and forth on this. 00:18:47.501 --> 00:18:49.133 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, yeah. -Let me know about this. 00:18:49.133 --> 00:18:51.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Republican lawmakers are trying to bring back 00:18:51.267 --> 00:18:53.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% this reasonable-suspicion standard. 00:18:53.033 --> 00:18:54.701 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% Do you support that? What's going on? 00:18:54.701 --> 00:18:56.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Well, personally, I don't, right? 00:18:56.667 --> 00:18:58.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I tend to be fairly progressive 00:18:58.267 --> 00:19:00.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in terms of what public safety looks like. 00:19:00.100 --> 00:19:02.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And everybody in their community should feel safe, right? 00:19:02.767 --> 00:19:04.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think that's the number one priority. 00:19:04.467 --> 00:19:06.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% How we do that might be a bit different than other folks. 00:19:06.834 --> 00:19:08.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -So what's interesting is that, 00:19:08.234 --> 00:19:09.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in that debate, like you mentioned, we had 00:19:09.834 --> 00:19:11.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% some great conversations with law-enforcement officials, 00:19:11.634 --> 00:19:14.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We said, "This is basically our practice anyways. 00:19:14.033 --> 00:19:16.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We cancel 99.9% of pursuits 00:19:16.133 --> 00:19:17.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% 'cause they're too dangerous," right? 00:19:17.667 --> 00:19:19.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So -- So we -- we weren't doing anything 00:19:19.100 --> 00:19:20.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that wasn't already being done. 00:19:20.434 --> 00:19:22.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We just kind of codified policies that folks already had 00:19:22.901 --> 00:19:24.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that cause some of the division. -Yeah. 00:19:24.200 --> 00:19:27.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Obviously, that is a point of contention right now 00:19:27.234 --> 00:19:30.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we're debating, kind of figuring out what that potentially looks like. 00:19:30.234 --> 00:19:33.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Last year, our caucus was candidly split. 00:19:33.100 --> 00:19:34.701 align:middle line:93% position:50% size:90% You can see the votes, right? 00:19:34.701 --> 00:19:36.701 align:middle line:80% position:50% size:90% So it's not -- I'm not divulging anything. -Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 00:19:36.701 --> 00:19:39.667 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -And then for us to actually address some of the -- 00:19:39.667 --> 00:19:41.534 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% the root causes of what people are concerned about, 00:19:41.534 --> 00:19:43.734 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I really think it's more around recruiting 00:19:43.734 --> 00:19:45.567 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% and training and retention. -Yeah. Yeah. 00:19:45.567 --> 00:19:47.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Which I know is improving this year with new academies 00:19:47.701 --> 00:19:49.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% around the state, yeah, so... -Exactly. 00:19:49.067 --> 00:19:51.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -So for -- for me, I think the investment should be made 00:19:51.334 --> 00:19:55.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% thoughtfully, in a way where, how do we get quality law enforcement officials 00:19:55.100 --> 00:19:57.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who can feel as if they belong in their role, 00:19:57.701 --> 00:19:59.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who aren't doing too much, 00:19:59.067 --> 00:20:00.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who have access to training facilities 00:20:00.501 --> 00:20:02.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% within their communities, not just in -- in West -- 00:20:02.834 --> 00:20:04.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in Burien... -Yeah. 00:20:04.267 --> 00:20:06.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...and can -- can be able to get folks 00:20:06.200 --> 00:20:08.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from all over the state, right? -Yeah. 00:20:08.067 --> 00:20:09.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -So right now, it's very difficult. 00:20:09.367 --> 00:20:12.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And even, candidly, the -- the recruitment process 00:20:12.801 --> 00:20:14.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% had a bottleneck that we had to fix, right? 00:20:14.734 --> 00:20:16.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Right. -So -- so there's all these things associated 00:20:16.767 --> 00:20:19.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with the lack of resources for law-enforcement officials 00:20:19.534 --> 00:20:21.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in terms of their training and recruitment. -Yeah. 00:20:21.567 --> 00:20:23.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -But I think if we solve those problems, 00:20:23.300 --> 00:20:25.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% this might be different. 00:20:25.367 --> 00:20:27.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Okay, thank you, and -- and, Representative Macri, 00:20:27.868 --> 00:20:30.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% can I have you touch quickly on the possibility 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:31.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of an assault-weapons ban? 00:20:31.167 --> 00:20:32.601 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I talked about this with Senator Pedersen. 00:20:32.601 --> 00:20:35.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% I know you've co-sponsored measures like this before. 00:20:35.033 --> 00:20:36.400 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% You have, too, Joe. -Yeah. 00:20:36.400 --> 00:20:38.267 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% -But is this the season -- this is the -- the session 00:20:38.267 --> 00:20:40.234 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% that this is gonna pass? I know the Dems 00:20:40.234 --> 00:20:43.033 align:middle line:87% position:50% size:90% have higher majorities in the Senate and the House. 00:20:43.033 --> 00:20:47.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, well, again, I'll go back to House members 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:48.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% being out on the campaign trail. 00:20:48.801 --> 00:20:53.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Gun-violence prevention has been a top issue, 00:20:53.667 --> 00:20:58.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and particularly given some of the mass-shooting events, 00:20:58.200 --> 00:21:00.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you know, again, unfortunately, we've seen 00:21:00.367 --> 00:21:02.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from around the country, I think it does feel... -Yeah. 00:21:02.834 --> 00:21:04.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...like this is the right session. 00:21:04.968 --> 00:21:08.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We are really fortunate to have a number of leaders 00:21:08.534 --> 00:21:11.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in both the Senate and House Democratic caucuses, 00:21:11.300 --> 00:21:13.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% along with the governor who've been working on this. 00:21:13.667 --> 00:21:16.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I'm glad -- I'm glad for the partnership 00:21:16.300 --> 00:21:19.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% with the attorney general, and I -- and I -- I'm hopeful 00:21:19.701 --> 00:21:21.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we'll see progress. -Thank you. 00:21:21.667 --> 00:21:23.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -I'm gonna switch gears to housing, 00:21:23.100 --> 00:21:25.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and, Representative Macri, start with you. 00:21:25.100 --> 00:21:27.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% $4 billion bond measure the governor's talking about. 00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:28.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Wants to put it on the ballot. 00:21:28.934 --> 00:21:31.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I'm also thinking about this in relation to what Seattle voters 00:21:31.200 --> 00:21:33.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% specifically are considering this year, 00:21:33.167 --> 00:21:34.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a social-housing measure in February, 00:21:34.667 --> 00:21:36.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the possible renewal 00:21:36.100 --> 00:21:38.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of the Seattle housing levy in the fall. 00:21:38.000 --> 00:21:40.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Your -- Your colleague, Representative Fitzgibbon, 00:21:40.033 --> 00:21:42.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% told me the governor's plan for the housing levy here 00:21:42.868 --> 00:21:45.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% at least -- or this bond measure -- is a big lift. 00:21:45.434 --> 00:21:47.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Do you agree? Where are we with this housing piece? 00:21:47.868 --> 00:21:50.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, it is definitely a big lift. 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:53.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I really commend the governor for putting that out there 00:21:53.601 --> 00:21:56.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% as the centerpiece of his budget rollout 00:21:56.834 --> 00:22:00.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we have to go big on housing in Washington State 00:22:00.334 --> 00:22:02.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in all corners of the state. 00:22:02.968 --> 00:22:05.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And so I think that is the starting point 00:22:05.467 --> 00:22:10.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for the conversation, whether or not the bond measure, 00:22:10.434 --> 00:22:13.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the -- the constitutional amendment that we need 00:22:13.367 --> 00:22:15.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% for the -- for raising the debt limit -- 00:22:15.501 --> 00:22:17.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% whether or not that goes. 00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:18.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I am -- it's not clear. 00:22:18.300 --> 00:22:20.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I try not to read the crystal ball 00:22:20.300 --> 00:22:22.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of what's gonna happen during session 'cause I have found out 00:22:22.834 --> 00:22:25.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% through experience that, when I do, I'm almost always wrong. 00:22:25.801 --> 00:22:27.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% There's lots of twists and turns... 00:22:27.534 --> 00:22:30.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -These things happen, yeah. -...during the legislative session. 00:22:30.033 --> 00:22:33.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But to start the conversation that we have to go big 00:22:33.067 --> 00:22:35.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on investments in housing for the lowest income people 00:22:35.901 --> 00:22:38.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in our state, but also in making sure 00:22:38.467 --> 00:22:40.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we can create an environment 00:22:40.767 --> 00:22:44.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% where all communities can and should be building 00:22:44.033 --> 00:22:46.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% more housing for people at every income level 00:22:46.133 --> 00:22:49.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is really important, so I think the capital budget investments 00:22:49.834 --> 00:22:52.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% go hand in hand with the policies 00:22:52.100 --> 00:22:53.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we've been working on, 00:22:53.701 --> 00:22:55.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% including the middle-housing policy 00:22:55.734 --> 00:22:58.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to zone in a greater diversity of housing, 00:22:58.634 --> 00:23:01.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% make it easier to have permitting... -Yeah. 00:23:01.200 --> 00:23:02.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...for new construction... -Yeah. 00:23:02.834 --> 00:23:05.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...reduce parking requirements, similar to as we've already done 00:23:05.801 --> 00:23:09.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% here in Seattle to reduce the cost of new development. -Yeah. 00:23:09.634 --> 00:23:12.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -So all of those things go hand in hand, I think. 00:23:12.467 --> 00:23:14.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Senator Nugyen, just kind of dovetailing on that, 00:23:14.400 --> 00:23:16.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% this bond measure is a big piece on this. 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:17.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -Missing middle housing -- 00:23:17.734 --> 00:23:19.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know we talked about that a lot last year. -Yeah. 00:23:19.534 --> 00:23:20.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Yeah, zoning's gonna be a very big deal -- 00:23:20.834 --> 00:23:22.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% being able to actually have the developments 00:23:22.300 --> 00:23:24.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we need to provide affordable housing. 00:23:24.300 --> 00:23:25.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And it's been interesting because we're seeing 00:23:25.801 --> 00:23:28.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% some pretty strong bipartisan support as well. 00:23:28.601 --> 00:23:31.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We have kind of references from California 00:23:31.033 --> 00:23:33.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and other jurisdictions that are, besides California, 00:23:33.801 --> 00:23:35.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% smaller that have done something similar. 00:23:35.567 --> 00:23:37.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I think we can build upon some of their work 00:23:37.133 --> 00:23:38.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in a more thoughtful way as well, 00:23:38.567 --> 00:23:41.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to make it fit for Washington state. 00:23:41.133 --> 00:23:43.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% It will be a tough lift, but I do think 00:23:43.534 --> 00:23:44.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% it's one of those things where, you know, 00:23:44.801 --> 00:23:46.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we want to partner with our local jurisdictions, 00:23:46.734 --> 00:23:48.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but also have kind of a floor 00:23:48.801 --> 00:23:50.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of how do we get some affordable housing, 00:23:50.167 --> 00:23:51.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And then obviously they'll have the say as well. 00:23:51.734 --> 00:23:53.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So that -- that is the key part... -Right. 00:23:53.868 --> 00:23:56.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is anytime you mess with local jurisdictions 00:23:56.267 --> 00:23:57.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and their ability to do something, 00:23:57.901 --> 00:23:59.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% it's always gonna be a tough conversation. 00:23:59.167 --> 00:24:00.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% But this is such a critical area that, I think, 00:24:00.968 --> 00:24:02.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you know, we'll have to have that conversation. 00:24:02.467 --> 00:24:03.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, there's a floor, but we need a lot -- 00:24:03.901 --> 00:24:05.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we need to get closer to the ceiling 00:24:05.467 --> 00:24:07.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on all these communities, that's for sure. -Yeah, exactly. Yeah. 00:24:07.334 --> 00:24:08.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -I want to try to, if I could -- 00:24:08.701 --> 00:24:10.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Senator Nguyen, I'll ask you here -- 00:24:10.400 --> 00:24:12.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a headline we haven't talked about that -- that you're engaged in. 00:24:12.601 --> 00:24:14.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I know there's a lot going on in your district. 00:24:14.200 --> 00:24:15.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Anything you want to break down here? 00:24:15.567 --> 00:24:17.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. So, I mean, selfishly, being the new chair 00:24:17.968 --> 00:24:19.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% of the Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee, 00:24:19.767 --> 00:24:21.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think that is the future for Washington State. 00:24:21.868 --> 00:24:25.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So how do we address our energy policies to ensure 00:24:25.234 --> 00:24:27.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we have sufficient amount of energy for our residents 00:24:27.300 --> 00:24:29.501 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so there's no blackouts, but also decarbonize? 00:24:29.501 --> 00:24:31.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So a lot of it's gonna be very boring stuff, to be honest, 00:24:31.901 --> 00:24:34.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% implementing the really good things that we've passed. 00:24:34.267 --> 00:24:36.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So working through the auction process, 00:24:36.701 --> 00:24:38.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% working through siting, working transmissions, 00:24:38.400 --> 00:24:40.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% working through permitting, so all things that are 00:24:40.601 --> 00:24:42.567 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% incredibly important, but probably won't make headlines. 00:24:42.567 --> 00:24:44.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Improving recycling. I know there's a ton going on, yeah. 00:24:44.767 --> 00:24:46.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Oh, that's probably can be the biggest bill in the committee... -Yeah. 00:24:46.667 --> 00:24:48.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...is improving the recycling the RAP Act. 00:24:48.133 --> 00:24:50.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -So how do we actually reduce 00:24:50.234 --> 00:24:51.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the waste that we produce as well? -Yeah. 00:24:51.868 --> 00:24:54.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -So Washington state is -- Al Gore even mentioned this. 00:24:54.534 --> 00:24:56.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I saw him down in San Francisco, and he's usually doom and gloom, 00:24:56.834 --> 00:24:58.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and he -- and he paused for a second and said, 00:24:58.267 --> 00:25:00.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% "Except for Washington state. They're doing great work." 00:25:00.601 --> 00:25:03.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So if we're doing things that makes Al Gore happy, I'm like, 00:25:03.033 --> 00:25:05.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% "Wow, that's -- that's a big step." 00:25:05.067 --> 00:25:06.801 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -All right. All right. We'll see what happens there. 00:25:06.801 --> 00:25:08.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Representative Macri, another issue we haven't discussed 00:25:08.834 --> 00:25:10.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you want to draw some attention to? 00:25:10.267 --> 00:25:11.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, I would say a couple things. 00:25:11.934 --> 00:25:14.734 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% One, and you and I have talked about this in the past, 00:25:14.734 --> 00:25:19.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% is protections around the big increases in rent. 00:25:19.634 --> 00:25:21.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And so, as we're looking to build 00:25:21.367 --> 00:25:23.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% the supply of housing at all income levels, 00:25:23.701 --> 00:25:26.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and especially at -- for people who are low income, 00:25:26.667 --> 00:25:29.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who are really struggling to get affordable housing, 00:25:29.434 --> 00:25:32.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we have renters, and we're a majority-renter city 00:25:32.534 --> 00:25:34.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% here in Seattle, who are struggling. 00:25:34.434 --> 00:25:38.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I have been working with Representative Alex Ramel 00:25:38.601 --> 00:25:42.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% from the Anacortes-Bellingham area 00:25:42.334 --> 00:25:47.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on strategies around stopping predatory rent increases. -Yeah, yeah. 00:25:47.400 --> 00:25:50.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -We've seen an increase in exploitative rent increases. 00:25:50.400 --> 00:25:51.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So we'll have... -Are we talking rent control? 00:25:51.968 --> 00:25:54.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I just want to make sure I throw it out there. 00:25:54.033 --> 00:25:56.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -No, we're not talking traditional rent control. 00:25:56.167 --> 00:25:58.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We're talking about 00:25:58.200 --> 00:26:01.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% both giving the attorney general some authority 00:26:01.767 --> 00:26:03.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% when we see predatory practices... -I see. 00:26:03.901 --> 00:26:06.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...and considering renter -- protections for renters 00:26:06.100 --> 00:26:09.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in similar ways we consider protections for other consumers 00:26:09.534 --> 00:26:12.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% when there's predatory business practices, 00:26:12.133 --> 00:26:15.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and then looking at the policy approaches 00:26:15.033 --> 00:26:17.367 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% like they've taken in Oregon and California 00:26:17.367 --> 00:26:19.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to stabilize rent increases over time. 00:26:19.701 --> 00:26:21.868 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Okay. -And the other big issue, 00:26:21.868 --> 00:26:24.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% you know, of course, is around abortion access in our state. -Yeah. 00:26:24.767 --> 00:26:28.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Washington state has been a safe haven for people 00:26:28.934 --> 00:26:32.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% seeking abortion care, and there is work that we need to do 00:26:32.667 --> 00:26:36.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in the legislature this session to ensure that we maintain 00:26:36.234 --> 00:26:38.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and improve those protections for patients. 00:26:38.434 --> 00:26:39.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Thank you very much. We need to wrap up here. 00:26:39.901 --> 00:26:41.767 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I can give you 30 seconds, Senator Nguyen. 00:26:41.767 --> 00:26:43.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Some final thoughts about what's gonna come out of this session. 00:26:43.934 --> 00:26:46.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% You're dealing with a lot of new lawmakers down there. -Yeah, yeah. 00:26:46.133 --> 00:26:48.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -There's a lot to consider. -Well, also, this is the first year 00:26:48.300 --> 00:26:50.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that we've been in person for two sessions. 00:26:50.200 --> 00:26:52.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% This is the third session, and it will be in-person, right? 00:26:52.167 --> 00:26:54.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I'm -- I'm just excited to get down there... -Right. 00:26:54.534 --> 00:26:56.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...to meet with legislators, to work with folks 00:26:56.334 --> 00:26:58.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to make Washington state better, candidly. 00:26:58.334 --> 00:27:01.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I think we mentioned this before in our conversations, 00:27:01.133 --> 00:27:03.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but 95% of the bills that we actually pass 00:27:03.033 --> 00:27:05.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% in Washington state were bipartisan -- 95%. 00:27:05.834 --> 00:27:07.701 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah. -So we agree on a lot more 00:27:07.701 --> 00:27:09.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% than we disagree upon, so we're lucky to be in Seattle. 00:27:09.934 --> 00:27:11.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We're lucky to be in Washington state, where we can lead 00:27:11.434 --> 00:27:13.300 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% on some of these issues and do it thoughtfully. 00:27:13.300 --> 00:27:16.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Got it. Your last thoughts here, Representative Macri? 00:27:16.067 --> 00:27:17.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Yeah, I agree. I think we learned a lot 00:27:17.434 --> 00:27:19.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% through the pandemic and how the legislative process 00:27:19.934 --> 00:27:23.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% can work in engaging the public and constituents. 00:27:23.534 --> 00:27:26.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% And so this session will be different than all others 00:27:26.100 --> 00:27:29.000 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% 'cause it'll be the first one where we're truly hybrid. 00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:32.200 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So that allows us to have those in-person connections 00:27:32.200 --> 00:27:35.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% that I really, really missed during those remote sessions 00:27:35.901 --> 00:27:37.267 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% we had the last couple years, 00:27:37.267 --> 00:27:41.234 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% but also allow us to hear from people across the state 00:27:41.234 --> 00:27:44.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% who can't get over the mountains to get to Olympia... -Sure. 00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:48.400 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -...to young people who are incarcerated, who can testify 00:27:48.400 --> 00:27:51.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% so we can hear about how the state is treating them 00:27:51.634 --> 00:27:53.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% and what policy improvements we need to make. 00:27:53.634 --> 00:27:57.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% So I'm really excited about this opportunity 00:27:57.033 --> 00:28:00.834 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to kind of take the best of both approaches 00:28:00.834 --> 00:28:02.934 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% to improve our policymaking this session. 00:28:02.934 --> 00:28:04.601 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -Thank you both very much. -Thank you. 00:28:04.601 --> 00:28:06.133 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% -And we will be right back. 00:28:06.133 --> 00:28:09.667 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:28:09.667 --> 00:28:11.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% What are people saying on social media 00:28:11.634 --> 00:28:14.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% about their priorities for lawmakers in Olympia? 00:28:14.467 --> 00:28:16.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% One group writes... 00:28:19.467 --> 00:28:21.033 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Another person says... 00:28:25.100 --> 00:28:27.334 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We'd like to know what you think. 00:28:27.334 --> 00:28:30.901 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Send us an email at contact@seattlechannel.org 00:28:30.901 --> 00:28:34.634 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 00:28:34.634 --> 00:28:36.100 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% Coming up next week, 00:28:36.100 --> 00:28:39.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% a debate over creating social housing in Seattle. 00:28:39.534 --> 00:28:42.467 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I-135 is on the ballot in February. 00:28:42.467 --> 00:28:45.434 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% We deconstruct both sides of this controversial measure 00:28:45.434 --> 00:28:47.534 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% next time on "City Inside Out." 00:28:47.534 --> 00:28:49.167 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% I hope you join us. 00:28:49.167 --> 00:28:56.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:28:56.067 --> 00:29:03.067 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪ 00:29:03.067 --> 00:29:09.968 align:middle line:00% position:50% size:90% ♪♪