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-Well, I would say I'm the
only candidate with experience.

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-We have to put action
in our words and problem solve.

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-In South Seattle's District 2,
incumbent Tammy Morales

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is running for a second term
on the city council.

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-Yeah, I'm excited.
-Team Tanya!

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-She faces challenger
Tanya Woo,

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a community activist
with deep roots

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in the Chinatown
International District.

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-Anyone hungry?

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-This district has seen
its share of challenges,

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and voters in
the CID, Yesler Terrace,

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Mount Baker, Beacon Hill,
and Rainier Beach

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must now decide
who can best represent them.

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-We're also doing
a lot around housing.

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-Will voters in D2
reelect Tammy Morales

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or pick newcomer Tanya Woo?

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-And so how do
we build more efficiently?

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How do we build faster?

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-The candidates debate.

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-We really need to change
the community conditions

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that are leading to violence
in the first place.

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-Electing the next
city council member

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to serve Seattle's diverse
District 2,

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next on "City Inside Out."

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Welcome to this edition
of "City Inside Out."

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I'm your host, Brian Callanan.

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Incumbent Seattle City Council
member Tammy Morales

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is in for a fight
to retain her

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District 2 seat against
community activist Tanya Woo.

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Morales, elected in 2019,

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took a majority of the vote
in the August primary.

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But Woo is a well-funded
challenger

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with deep connections
in the Chinatown ID,

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Beacon Hill, and Rainier Beach.

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How do Tammy Morales' years
of experience in office

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match up with Tanya Woo's claim
that many D2 residents

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feel left out of city politics?

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This week, hear from
both candidates in the race

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for District 2.

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-I'm the current council member
who represents District 2.

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-Incumbent Tammy Morales...
-Thank you.

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Thank you for your support.
-Yeah.

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-...and challenger Tanya Woo
both want her vote

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for Seattle City
Council District 2,

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from Chinatown ID
to Rainier Beach

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and Beacon Hill
to Columbia City.

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-People don't feel like
they're being heard.

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-I would say I'm the only
candidate with experience

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in this race.

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-Morales was elected as D2's
council member in 2019

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and won 52% of the vote
in the August primary this year.

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She's endorsed by the Stranger.

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-At least half of our
council members will be new.

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And I do think
it's really important

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that we have leadership,

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experienced leadership
that has delivered.

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-Woo, a community organizer
who runs a business in the CID,

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came in second with 44%
of the vote.

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She's endorsed
by the Seattle Times.

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-We're fighting for a seat
at the table,

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and that's what propelled me
to run,

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was, you know, they're not
going to give us at the table.

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We have to fight for it.

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-Morales, a mom with two kids
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says her top priority
is building

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what she calls healthy
and safe neighborhoods.

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-That is around housing,

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dealing with our
homelessness crisis,

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dealing with, you know,
the need for folks

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to feel safe
and secure in their communities.

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-But Woo, who volunteers

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with the Chinatown International
District Community Watch,

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says her opponent hasn't done
enough to keep D2 safe.

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-I'm in the encampments.
I'm on 12th and Jackson.

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I see the trickle down effects
of bad policy

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and how it affects our community
members, and we need to do more.

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-Morales touts her background
as a neighborhood planner

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and her work
to stop displacement

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while on the council.

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-So many of the challenges
that we see in the city

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right now really are around
our housing policy,

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our transportation policy,

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how we move
all those systems together.

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-Woo's family provides

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workforce housing
at the Louisa Hotel,

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and she wants the voice
of the working class

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and other marginalized
groups amplified.

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-Bring it down
to the community level

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so that community members,

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people who are closest
to the problems

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are being heard and their
solutions are being considered.

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-It's a four year incumbent
up against a longtime

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local organizer in D2.

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-There needs to be
more outreach and engagement,

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and that's what
I've been fighting for.

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-I'm excited about
the opportunity to continue

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working on behalf
of the people of District 2.

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-And here they are with me.

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We have Councilmember
Tammy Morales.

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We also have Tanya Woo.

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Both running for
the District 2 seat.

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We had a coin flip
before the show.

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And, Tanya,
you will be speaking first.

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Please, a minute for
an opening statement here.

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Tell us why you're running.

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-Yes. My name is Tanya Woo.

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I grew up in Beacon Hill.
I have a small business

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in the Chinatown
International District,

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and I now live
in the Rainier Valley.

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So as a community advocate,

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I've seen
continued discrimination

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to one of the most endangered
neighborhoods in America.

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I have pushed back against that
and shown that we can win.

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I have also built housing.

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My family has the Louisa Hotel,

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which has 84 units
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which only charges our tenants
a percentage of their income

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so that no one is forced to pay
a rent they cannot afford.

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I also know
how to achieve better

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public safety with my group,

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the Chinatown International
District Community Watch.

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We go out and work
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going into encampments,

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providing mutual aid
to our unhoused neighbors.

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We also provide support
for our small businesses

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as well as our residents
in the district.

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And so we need to get past
our elected leaders

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telling us what they're going
to do instead of showing up

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and listening
to the community.

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We need to elect people
who will do the hard work

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of governing
and running the city.

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And my name is Tanya,
and I promise to show up,

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work hard,
and do what it takes together

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to uplift Seattle.

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-Thank you very much for that.

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Councilmember Morales, tell us
why you're running again.

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And please keep it
to a minute.

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-Okay. Well, good morning.

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I am a mom with two kids
in Seattle Public School.

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I've worked and organized in
District 2 for over 20 years.

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I'm trained as
a neighborhood planner,

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and that's actually the work
that got me into City Hall

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or interested in City Hall.

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I have spent my first four years
working to stop the displacement

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that's happening
in the South End,

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to stop the displacement of our
Black and Brown neighbors

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and businesses.

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It's the work that I came
into office to do

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and what I've been
committed to doing.

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So, for example, you know,

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I've supported organizations
like Africatown

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that are bringing Black
businesses back to the CD,

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you know, worked to
get funding, $1 million

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for apprenticeship programs
for young people

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so that they have
a career pathway,

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made sure that
there was city funding

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for the Tubman Health Center

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so that there is access
to health care in District 2.

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The work that I'm doing
is really all about making sure

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that our Black and Brown
neighbors can stay in the city

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and that we're building healthy,
resilient neighborhoods.

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And that's the work
I hope to continue doing.

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-Thank you very much for that.

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I want to run through
some of the issues

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where you have
some different stances.

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One of those
is public safety.

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District 2 has seen a spike
in gun violence this year,

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a shooting at a community
healing space in Rainier Beach.

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More than a dozen home
invasion robberies

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targeting the Asian community.

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So some big concerns there,

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Tanya, as part of the solution,
you're talking about

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hiring more police to get
the SPD back up

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to pre-pandemic numbers.

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Talk to us about
hiring officers,

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the way you want to improve
public safety in District 2.

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-Yes, we need
short term solutions

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and long term solutions.

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And in the absence
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we need to include police
in the short term solution.

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We need reform
in the police department.

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We also need more
cultural competent training.

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But at the same time,
we need to provide the resources

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and support for officers.

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In the long term, we need to
engage community members

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and get community groups
involved.

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We also need to provide more
youth programing activities.

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We're not at that level
from the pre-pandemic levels

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we're seeing in our community
centers and our libraries.

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We need programs for youth.

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We also need to create
that economic engine

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to help get our young adults
into good jobs,

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training, apprenticeships.

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And we also need resources
for people who are experiencing

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behavioral health issues
or addiction issues.

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And so having a balanced
approach I think is best.

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-Just to make sure
I'm clear on this.

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You are talking about
trying to hire enough police

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so we get back up
to pre-pandemic numbers.

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Is that accurate?

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-Yes, we need to get
our call times down

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from seven minutes
to four minutes

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as in pre-pandemic levels.

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We also need to make sure
that we are able to respond

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to hate crimes and other
incidences within the district

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in a timely manner.

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And when people call the police
and are in need

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that officers will show up.

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But we have to make sure that,
you know, we hire good officers.

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And when we come
across problematic ones,

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we need to make them
accountable.

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-Okay, got it.

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Councilmember Morales,
I want to talk about

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police hiring and public safety.

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I think there's some nuance here
in your response to this issue.

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Talk to me about
what your opponent is saying.

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How is your approach maybe a
little bit different than that?

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-Sure, well, what
my opponent talks about

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is there being an absence
of alternatives,

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and that's just not true.

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We have funded the kind of
youth diversion programs,

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violence interruption programs,

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you know, alternatives,
victim support services.

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In the last couple
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we've put, I think, between
$4 million and $8 million

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in to create
a community safety initiative.

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And that is the kind of work
that we really need

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to be supporting more
because, you know,

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sure, we need police
to respond to violent crime.

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We need them to investigate
those crimes.

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But we really need to change
the community conditions

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that are leading to violence
in the first place.

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That's the preventive side
of what we really need

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to be talking about
and haven't been.

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And we need alternatives
like the things

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that we've already
been investing in.

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But we have to scale that up
because, as you've said,

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there's a lot happening
and those groups are proven

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to be effective
at helping interrupt violence

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and supporting families after,
but they need more support.

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And that's part of the challenge
that we face.

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-Again, putting
a fine point on it.

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Do we need to hire police
back up to pre-pandemic levels?

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How do you look at that?

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-Well, the way I look at it
is we have fully funded

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their staffing plan, and they
are trying to meet that demand.

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And, you know, we have
answered the question.

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We have funded the plan, and now
they need to hire people.

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-Thank you.
-So Councilmember Morales

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has voted to not fund police.

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It's in the records.

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And you've been trying
to take money

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away from the police department
as early as last year

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in the budget records.

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And so I think we need
immediate action now.

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We need to be able to chew gum
and walk at the same time.

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And so we need to make sure
that we are able to hire more.

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We did not actually
defund police,

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but we demoralized police.

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600 officers left the force.
-Okay.

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-And so we need
to do more to be able

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to make sure we have the support
and the resources and promote

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not only community programs
such as my group,

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the Community Watch,
who go out there and patrol

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and help first responders,
but also make sure

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that we have a fully
staffed police department.

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-Councilmember Morales,
I want to make sure you get

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a chance to respond to that,
if you'd like.

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-Well, again, I will say
that we have fully

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funded the department.

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And what we're really talking
about here is accountability.

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So I think all of us can agree

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that we have seen plenty
of video, heard plenty of audio,

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particularly in
the last few months,

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that demonstrates
why I will never stop

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demanding accountability
from this department.

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You know, they receive 50%,
almost 50% of our general fund.

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And I think it is my job
to ask the question,

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how do we hold them
accountable?

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What measurable increase
in safety

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are we seeing
for that enormous investment,

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given the fact that
we are talking about

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wanting to invest
in alternatives

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and we don't have
the money to do that?

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So this is about
fiscal responsibility,

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and it's about accountability
for a department that frankly,

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has a very toxic culture
when they are,

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you know, electing leaders
of the Police Guild

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who are harassing
Asian neighbors

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and mocking people who have been
killed by a police officer,

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we have a problem, and we need
to figure out how to fix that.

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-Thank you. I need to move on
to another issue here

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because I know there are
some other differences,

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and I really want
to get to them, Tanya,

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But let me jump in if I can,

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because here's
an important one here.

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Councilmember Morales
just talking about this.

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You were one of three no votes

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on the recent drug possession
of public drug use law

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that the council
passed in September.

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This measure, in accordance
with state law,

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allows the city attorney
to prosecute

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those drug cases
as gross misdemeanors.

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Supporters of the law say
it also encourages

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a public health approach like
treatment or pretrial diversion.

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Please explain your concerns
over this new drug law

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and why you cast a no vote.

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-Well, this is the issue.
This is a public health crisis.

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And it needs
a public health solution.

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Putting people in jail
for having an addiction to drugs

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is not going to solve
the problem for them.

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And while we were all hopeful

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that the mayor's proposed budget
would include funding

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for increased
diversion services,

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for mental health treatment for,
you know, street outreach,

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that's not in
the proposal at all.

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And so, you know,
it feels a little bit

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like a bait and switch,
that there was a lot of promises

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made about what would come after
we voted for that bill

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and none of those
promises materialized.

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So, you know,
if we're going to be

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really addressing the issue
of drug addiction,

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of, you know, supporting
the people on our streets

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in getting treatment
and getting into services,

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then we need to fund that.

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Again, where the money is going
to come from is a question.

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But just putting people in jail
and giving our city attorney

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prosecutorial authority
to move them into jail

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is not a solution for anybody.
-Thank you.

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Tanya, I wanted to make sure
I brought this up

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because you spoke
during public comment

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on this measure
in front of the council

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asking them to pass it,
which they ended up doing.

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You've talked to me
about some of the drug activity

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you've seen on 12th and Jackson,
in the CID, as well.

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Talk to us about your support
for the city's new drug law,

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how you think
it's going to work.

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And if you want to respond
to what your opponent

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is saying about it,
please do.

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-Yes.
So fentanyl is really deadly.

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It's not a drug. It's a poison.
We're seeing people die.

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I've done Narcan.

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I've done CPR on people who,
some made it and some did not.

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And it's just devastating
what's happening out there.

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And fentanyl has been around
for two years,

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and there isn't
any other alternatives.

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I mean, we have -- there are
so many great ideas out there.

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And basically we haven't
seen it hit the streets.

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And so I supported
the drug ordinance

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because it is state law

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and this ordinance allows
for diversion and treatment

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versus going straight to arrest.

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And if we find out that,
you know,

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the mayor's proposed funding
for diversion and treatment

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is not in the current budget,
let's put it in there.

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How can we work together
and have city council

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make the proposals
to make sure that that

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portion of that bill is funded
with alternatives

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in place
for treatment diversion,

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because that should be the
first thing that people go to.

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And so we really need
to get people in treatment.

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We need to get people
in diversion.

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We have people dying
every single day

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from fentanyl overdoses,
and we have to do something.

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The time for action has passed,

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and so we need
to act immediately.

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-Okay.
Thank you very much for that.

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I'd like to move on, if I could,
to another big issue in the CID,

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for that matter,
in District 2,

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the placement of
a Sound Transit station

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for light rail expansion.

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In March,
the Sound Transit Board

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voted to support building
two light rail stations

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to the north
and south of the CID

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rather than building
under Fourth Avenue

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by the existing station there.

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So this north and south option

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would probably cause
less of a disruption

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for Chinatown businesses
with construction there.

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But that Fourth Avenue option
would create

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a much more efficient system
with shorter transfer times.

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Tanya, what do you think this
light rail station should go?

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-Oh, my goodness. There's pros
and cons to both options.

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We're talking about one option

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that will provide
a whole community with transit

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and another option
that claims that, you know,

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if that station was built

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will it cause displacement
and gentrification?

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And so I think we really need
to mindfully go forward

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in looking at the EIS.

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-The environmental
impact statement.

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-Yes.
-Please keep going.

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-Yes, and so it's a very
divisive topic in the community.

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And I think we really need
to have further conversations

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and really delve into the pros
and cons of each station better

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and pick the one
that's going to do

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the most amount of good
for the community.

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-Do you have a stance on that?
Which option you'd prefer?

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-I am neutral at this point.
-Okay. All right.

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-I'd like to see
what happens with the EIS.

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-Okay, Fair enough.
Thank you very much.

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Councilmember Morales, I think
you've spoken about this before,

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and I know you've spoken
to people in the community.

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I want to get
your take on this.

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-Sure. Well, I agree
it is a divisive issue.

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And, you know,
this is the challenge

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because communities
don't always agree on stuff.

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But, you know,
especially because

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the Chinatown
International District

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is so frequently
bearing the brunt

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of these major
infrastructure projects,

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it is important
to try to figure out

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what where we can land on it.

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I have been in support
of the north and south Station.

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You know, I do think
that when the EIS comes out,

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we will need to look carefully
at what that means.

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And I think more importantly,
what we really need

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is for Sound Transit
to be very specific

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in committing
to mitigation measures

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and to the community
benefits that,

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you know, community will accrue
because we're talking about,

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you know, 7, 10, 12 years of
construction, and the community

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deserves to know
what they're going to get

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in return
for all of that disruption.

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-Okay. Thank you.
I'm going to switch gears,

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if I could, to talk about
homelessness with you both.

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City data shows this.

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District 2 has several
neighborhoods

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with high concentrations
of RV and tent encampments.

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00:17:00,734 --> 00:17:02,167
I know you're
both aware of this.

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Councilmember Morales, I want
to talk about this with you.

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Let us know some of the work
that you've done on this issue

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while in office,
what you hope to accomplish

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if you're reelected.
-Sure.

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Well, you know, Tanya
just mentioned

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that there aren't alternatives.

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You know, that we need
to really get programing out.

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And I think this is
part of the challenge

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because for four years,

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the city council
has been advocating

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for things like more tiny house
villages, more RV safe lots.

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It's important that
we build housing to make sure

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that we have folks
moving into affordable housing

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and permanent
supportive housing.

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In the meantime, we need
more short term solutions.

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We need sanctioned places
for people

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to go, like a tiny house
village,

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so that they have access
to services, bathrooms,

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kitchens, you know,
so their social worker

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knows where to find them when
they get access to resources.

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And that's something that we've
been calling for for four years.

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The previous mayor did not like
that idea and wouldn't fund it.

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We've put money in the budget
to do this in the past.

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And so there comes a point
where the council

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can allocate resources,
the council can pass policy,

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but if the mayor
isn't executing those plans,

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then nothing happens,
so I really think it's important

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for the viewing public
to understand

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that council has been working
very hard on these issues,

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and if we run up against
barriers to implementation,

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that's a conversation
that we have with the executive

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or with the departments to
understand what the holdup is.

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But, you know,
the temporary solutions

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and then much more investment
in street outreach, diversion,

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and the kind of things
that can help get people

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into shelter
or permanent housing.

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-Thank you. Tanya,
some thoughts about this.

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Your response maybe
to what your opponent is saying,

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and how would you approach
the homelessness crisis

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differently than the city
is now?

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-Well, I'm out there
in the encampments.

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I'm out there trying to provide
aid to our unhoused neighbors

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and trying to connect people
to resources.

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And so I see --
I go into the camps.

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I see people who are
in need of resources.

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And I see the people who prey
on our unhoused community.

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And so we really need
to go out there

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and make sure
that we do the outreach

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and the engagement
consistently to make sure that,

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you know,
people are building trust.

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People have been through
a broken system.

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They've gone through, you know,

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gone through shelters
and gone through housing

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and end up back
living on the streets.

487
00:19:18,334 --> 00:19:20,267
It's inhumane to let
somebody die in a tent.

488
00:19:20,267 --> 00:19:22,834
We need to make sure that we're
out there building up trust,

489
00:19:22,834 --> 00:19:24,133
building up relationships.

490
00:19:24,133 --> 00:19:27,167
Get people to come inside
and accept resources.

491
00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:28,567
And so I think we need
more social workers,

492
00:19:28,567 --> 00:19:30,834
we need more case workers,
outreach workers out there.

493
00:19:30,834 --> 00:19:33,901
Alternatives to policing
is desperately needed.

494
00:19:33,901 --> 00:19:35,801
Social workers,
especially, separate

495
00:19:35,801 --> 00:19:39,300
from the police department,
but also have resources

496
00:19:39,300 --> 00:19:40,701
similar to the police
department, as well,

497
00:19:40,701 --> 00:19:43,133
and making sure they're being
paid a living wage job.

498
00:19:43,133 --> 00:19:46,467
I agree that we need more tiny
home villages and RV safe lots,

499
00:19:46,467 --> 00:19:48,334
and we need to support
those programs

500
00:19:48,334 --> 00:19:52,767
that build
and maintain those lots.

501
00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:55,501
And so we also need to make sure
we prevent people from becoming

502
00:19:55,501 --> 00:19:57,501
unhoused in the first place --
rental assistance,

503
00:19:57,501 --> 00:20:02,400
helping our seniors be able
to get more resources.

504
00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,868
Vouchers have been
amazing, as well,

505
00:20:04,868 --> 00:20:06,367
and also private
public partnerships.

506
00:20:06,367 --> 00:20:07,801
The Louisa Hotel,
we worked with a group

507
00:20:07,801 --> 00:20:09,067
called Housing Connector.

508
00:20:09,067 --> 00:20:12,501
We housed about 20 formerly
unhoused residents.

509
00:20:12,501 --> 00:20:13,667
And so it's
an all above approach.

510
00:20:13,667 --> 00:20:15,234
But we need to really fund
these programs

511
00:20:15,234 --> 00:20:16,501
and really make sure
that they're out there

512
00:20:16,501 --> 00:20:17,667
and doing the work.
-Thank you.

513
00:20:17,667 --> 00:20:19,033
And maybe I can stay
with you, Tanya,

514
00:20:19,033 --> 00:20:21,167
to talk a little bit more
about housing affordability.

515
00:20:21,167 --> 00:20:23,834
You mentioned your family
owns the Louisa Hotel building.

516
00:20:23,834 --> 00:20:25,467
And I think about this
with District 2.

517
00:20:25,467 --> 00:20:26,868
The city's comprehensive plan

518
00:20:26,868 --> 00:20:28,601
shows it has
several neighborhoods

519
00:20:28,601 --> 00:20:30,267
at risk of displacement.

520
00:20:30,267 --> 00:20:31,634
This is very real,
people getting priced out

521
00:20:31,634 --> 00:20:33,133
of living in this area.

522
00:20:33,133 --> 00:20:34,834
If you're elected,
what more would you do?

523
00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:37,767
What could the city do to try
to make Seattle more affordable?

524
00:20:37,767 --> 00:20:39,901
-Yes, in terms of
gentrification displacement,

525
00:20:39,901 --> 00:20:42,834
I think we have a lot of racist
zoning policies in place.

526
00:20:42,834 --> 00:20:44,300
I want to go back
and reexamine,

527
00:20:44,300 --> 00:20:47,701
look at a neighborhood to
neighborhood basis on zoning.

528
00:20:47,701 --> 00:20:49,701
There's a gentrification
and displacement map,

529
00:20:49,701 --> 00:20:51,701
and the pandemic
kind of triggered

530
00:20:51,701 --> 00:20:53,367
a disaster gentrification.

531
00:20:53,367 --> 00:20:55,434
-And it really shows what's
going on in District 2 there

532
00:20:55,434 --> 00:20:58,167
in terms of the possibility
of people getting pushed out.

533
00:20:58,167 --> 00:21:00,200
-Yeah, so we have to go
neighborhood to neighborhood

534
00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:01,601
basis and look at
our zoning policies,

535
00:21:01,601 --> 00:21:02,934
look at what's happening
in the neighborhoods

536
00:21:02,934 --> 00:21:04,901
and talk to neighbors
and see what they want to see

537
00:21:04,901 --> 00:21:06,167
in their community.

538
00:21:06,167 --> 00:21:07,868
There are several
neighborhood plans

539
00:21:07,868 --> 00:21:09,767
that we really need
to delve into

540
00:21:09,767 --> 00:21:12,000
and really be able to enforce.

541
00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,133
In terms of building more,
we have to build more housing,

542
00:21:14,133 --> 00:21:15,467
and affordable housing.

543
00:21:15,467 --> 00:21:17,334
And so I love incentives
like new market tax credits,

544
00:21:17,334 --> 00:21:18,534
MHA, MFA.

545
00:21:18,534 --> 00:21:19,934
When you take away
that percentage

546
00:21:19,934 --> 00:21:21,934
that allows
developers to pay

547
00:21:21,934 --> 00:21:23,367
instead of building
more affordable housing,

548
00:21:23,367 --> 00:21:25,434
force people to build
affordable housing.

549
00:21:25,434 --> 00:21:27,667
And also streamline
the permitting process.

550
00:21:27,667 --> 00:21:30,033
It takes anywhere from two
to six years to get a permit,

551
00:21:30,033 --> 00:21:32,267
depending on how large
your project is.

552
00:21:32,267 --> 00:21:34,567
And every single year,
someone's waiting for a permit,

553
00:21:34,567 --> 00:21:37,133
costs go up by 30%,
hard and soft costs.

554
00:21:37,133 --> 00:21:38,501
And so how do
we build more efficiently?

555
00:21:38,501 --> 00:21:40,601
How do we build faster
as well as allowing

556
00:21:40,601 --> 00:21:44,000
for our small families
who own property

557
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,934
to be able to build duplexes
and triplexes?

558
00:21:45,934 --> 00:21:48,934
And how do we make sure they
have the resources to do that?

559
00:21:48,934 --> 00:21:50,467
-Okay. Thank you.
Councilmember Morales,

560
00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:51,968
I wanted to make sure
I made mention of the fact

561
00:21:51,968 --> 00:21:53,534
that you hosted
the first gathering

562
00:21:53,534 --> 00:21:56,033
of Seattle's Social Housing
Board a few months ago.

563
00:21:56,033 --> 00:21:57,934
The group in charge
of the new social housing

564
00:21:57,934 --> 00:22:01,067
developer the city voters
approved earlier this year.

565
00:22:01,067 --> 00:22:03,133
The developer certainly
an important tool for the city

566
00:22:03,133 --> 00:22:05,200
potentially when it comes
to affordable housing.

567
00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:06,934
I'd like for you to tell us
maybe about that

568
00:22:06,934 --> 00:22:09,200
and your work overall
in affordable housing.

569
00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:10,767
What are your plans
to try to ensure

570
00:22:10,767 --> 00:22:13,033
Seattle is an affordable
place to live?

571
00:22:13,033 --> 00:22:15,300
-Yeah, well, you know,
we're dealing

572
00:22:15,300 --> 00:22:18,434
with a crisis of 60 years of
bad federal housing policy

573
00:22:18,434 --> 00:22:20,534
and disinvestment.

574
00:22:20,534 --> 00:22:22,667
And part of the challenge
with the way affordable housing

575
00:22:22,667 --> 00:22:26,033
is built is that it does
rely on investors

576
00:22:26,033 --> 00:22:27,567
to purchase tax credits.

577
00:22:27,567 --> 00:22:31,033
And, you know, this very
complicated and arcane system

578
00:22:31,033 --> 00:22:33,667
that's stacking capital,
and it's complicated

579
00:22:33,667 --> 00:22:35,367
and it takes a long time.

580
00:22:35,367 --> 00:22:38,334
The purpose of
the social housing idea

581
00:22:38,334 --> 00:22:39,901
and what we hope
to do with this

582
00:22:39,901 --> 00:22:42,667
is to take all of that
out of the equation,

583
00:22:42,667 --> 00:22:45,167
to take the purchase of land
out of the equation.

584
00:22:45,167 --> 00:22:48,133
And so, you know, the goal here
is permanently affordable

585
00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:51,133
housing for a range of incomes.

586
00:22:51,133 --> 00:22:53,267
And the reason
it's permanently affordable

587
00:22:53,267 --> 00:22:57,934
is because it is on city land,
city owned land.

588
00:22:57,934 --> 00:23:00,434
Or it can be something
that is a partnership

589
00:23:00,434 --> 00:23:02,267
to to purchase land,

590
00:23:02,267 --> 00:23:05,167
but it is an ownership,
community ownership.

591
00:23:05,167 --> 00:23:07,167
So that's a huge part
of the challenge, right,

592
00:23:07,167 --> 00:23:11,868
is taking that very expensive
cost out of the equation.

593
00:23:11,868 --> 00:23:14,701
So the Social Housing Board
is set up.

594
00:23:14,701 --> 00:23:15,934
You know, it is getting started.

595
00:23:15,934 --> 00:23:18,033
It is definitely in
start up phase right now.

596
00:23:18,033 --> 00:23:20,667
But the idea is
to purchase housing --

597
00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:24,467
to make affordable units
across the city.

598
00:23:24,467 --> 00:23:27,000
I'm also working on a piece
of legislation

599
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,701
that we're calling
Connected Communities

600
00:23:28,701 --> 00:23:31,801
that will -- it's basically
a pilot program

601
00:23:31,801 --> 00:23:34,033
that will do something
similar in allowing

602
00:23:34,033 --> 00:23:37,534
for a private developer
who is willing to partner

603
00:23:37,534 --> 00:23:39,667
with a community
based organization

604
00:23:39,667 --> 00:23:41,367
to get density bonuses

605
00:23:41,367 --> 00:23:44,200
if they agree to have this range
of incomes available

606
00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:46,133
and if they put the housing
in neighborhoods

607
00:23:46,133 --> 00:23:48,067
that have historically
prevented apartments

608
00:23:48,067 --> 00:23:49,467
from being built in them.
-Thank you.

609
00:23:49,467 --> 00:23:51,434
I know a lot of work's
going on in this department,

610
00:23:51,434 --> 00:23:54,234
but I did want to see if I could
touch on a 30 second version.

611
00:23:54,234 --> 00:23:56,000
I hate to rush you,
but is there an issue --

612
00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:57,400
we're talking about
some of the big issues.

613
00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,100
I know you've been talking about
it on the campaign trail.

614
00:23:59,100 --> 00:24:00,667
Is there one that we haven't
talked about

615
00:24:00,667 --> 00:24:02,567
that you want to bring
people's attention to?

616
00:24:02,567 --> 00:24:04,400
Tanya, any thoughts on that?

617
00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,734
-Oh, I think public safety
is a huge one.

618
00:24:08,734 --> 00:24:11,400
That's what I'm hearing
at doors. We are passed --

619
00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,968
We are getting very close to
a record number of homicides,

620
00:24:13,968 --> 00:24:15,934
and more than one third of them
are happening here

621
00:24:15,934 --> 00:24:17,234
in South Seattle.

622
00:24:17,234 --> 00:24:18,834
And so I think we really need
to do more in terms

623
00:24:18,834 --> 00:24:21,567
of how do we do outreach
and engage with the communities,

624
00:24:21,567 --> 00:24:24,534
How do we engage
our communities of color

625
00:24:24,534 --> 00:24:26,267
in the political process,

626
00:24:26,267 --> 00:24:28,968
which is something I have been
fighting for in this past year,

627
00:24:28,968 --> 00:24:30,868
was having a seat at the table,
having representation,

628
00:24:30,868 --> 00:24:32,367
especially for the
Chinatown International District

629
00:24:32,367 --> 00:24:33,801
and other communities.

630
00:24:33,801 --> 00:24:35,334
How do we get people
engaged in the political process

631
00:24:35,334 --> 00:24:38,634
and have them aware that they
could come and fight for

632
00:24:38,634 --> 00:24:40,701
budget funds and enact change?
-Okay.

633
00:24:40,701 --> 00:24:42,834
-Thank you very much for that.
30 second version, if you can,

634
00:24:42,834 --> 00:24:45,200
something that might be beyond
some of these bigger headlines.

635
00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,701
-Well, I think a big issue
in the city is affordability.

636
00:24:47,701 --> 00:24:50,067
And so, you know, next year,
we'll be talking about

637
00:24:50,067 --> 00:24:52,334
the comprehensive plan
and how we allow for

638
00:24:52,334 --> 00:24:54,033
housing growth
and transportation issues.

639
00:24:54,033 --> 00:24:55,968
We also have
the transportation levy,

640
00:24:55,968 --> 00:25:00,734
and we will be implementing
the housing levy if it passes.

641
00:25:00,734 --> 00:25:03,467
And so, you know,

642
00:25:03,467 --> 00:25:05,667
all of those are issues
that will help us address

643
00:25:05,667 --> 00:25:07,634
the affordability crisis
that we're having.

644
00:25:07,634 --> 00:25:09,601
And I think it's going to be
a really important time

645
00:25:09,601 --> 00:25:14,300
for folks who understand
how all these systems connect

646
00:25:14,300 --> 00:25:17,000
to be making those decisions
and having conversations.

647
00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:17,968
-Thank you very much of that.

648
00:25:17,968 --> 00:25:19,267
We need to start
wrapping up here,

649
00:25:19,267 --> 00:25:21,000
and I wanted to make sure
I touched on a few things.

650
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,200
Tanya, let me go with you first
for a closing statement here.

651
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:24,734
And I wanted to mention
to people you've raised

652
00:25:24,734 --> 00:25:28,934
about $164,000 for your campaign
as of early October.

653
00:25:28,934 --> 00:25:30,200
I want to talk
about endorsements,

654
00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,434
if you could,
off the top here,

655
00:25:31,434 --> 00:25:32,767
maybe your top
three endorsements,

656
00:25:32,767 --> 00:25:34,067
what voters
should see from that.

657
00:25:34,067 --> 00:25:36,300
And if you could help us
wrap up here with a little bit

658
00:25:36,300 --> 00:25:38,133
why voters should be
supporting you, as well.

659
00:25:38,133 --> 00:25:40,133
-Yes, I'm so honored
to have endorsements

660
00:25:40,133 --> 00:25:44,467
of very many community
members, of unions, as well.

661
00:25:44,467 --> 00:25:46,601
My three most proud
endorsements,

662
00:25:46,601 --> 00:25:48,367
Representative
Sharon Tomiko Santos,

663
00:25:48,367 --> 00:25:51,267
who's a long time member
of the community.

664
00:25:51,267 --> 00:25:54,067
I'm also endorsed
by the firefighters,

665
00:25:54,067 --> 00:25:56,834
who believe that we need
a stronger public safety stance.

666
00:25:56,834 --> 00:25:58,934
And due to my work in
the community

667
00:25:58,934 --> 00:26:00,801
regarding public safety
for years.

668
00:26:00,801 --> 00:26:02,033
I'm also really proud
to be endorsed

669
00:26:02,033 --> 00:26:04,267
by former
Representative Dawn Mason,

670
00:26:04,267 --> 00:26:06,934
who removed her endorsement
from my opponent

671
00:26:06,934 --> 00:26:08,234
to give me
the sole endorsement

672
00:26:08,234 --> 00:26:11,701
because she believes
that we do need to do more for

673
00:26:11,701 --> 00:26:13,567
what's happening
on 12th and Jackson

674
00:26:13,567 --> 00:26:14,968
because
Summit Sierra High School

675
00:26:14,968 --> 00:26:19,100
is right there as well as,
you know, doing more

676
00:26:19,100 --> 00:26:20,467
regarding the fentanyl crisis

677
00:26:20,467 --> 00:26:21,868
that we're seeing in our
streets.

678
00:26:21,868 --> 00:26:23,467
-Okay. Thank you
very much for that.

679
00:26:23,467 --> 00:26:26,601
Councilmember Morales,
you've raised about $144,000

680
00:26:26,601 --> 00:26:28,334
for your campaign
as of early October.

681
00:26:28,334 --> 00:26:29,767
I want to talk
about your supporters,

682
00:26:29,767 --> 00:26:32,367
if you could, three
endorsements, and what you think

683
00:26:32,367 --> 00:26:35,133
voters should draw from that
as we wrap up here.

684
00:26:35,133 --> 00:26:37,300
-Sure, well,
I have the endorsement

685
00:26:37,300 --> 00:26:39,100
of over a dozen
labor organizations

686
00:26:39,100 --> 00:26:41,567
because of the work that
I've done protecting workers

687
00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:43,834
and making sure that
our working families

688
00:26:43,834 --> 00:26:46,334
can afford to stay in the city.

689
00:26:46,334 --> 00:26:48,601
You know, I am endorsed
by environmental organizations,

690
00:26:48,601 --> 00:26:50,634
democratic organizations,

691
00:26:50,634 --> 00:26:52,734
and King County Council
member Zahilay,

692
00:26:52,734 --> 00:26:57,100
with whom I have worked closely
on advocating for young people

693
00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:58,701
and worked really closely
on addressing

694
00:26:58,701 --> 00:27:00,934
some of the issues
in Rainier Beach.

695
00:27:00,934 --> 00:27:04,434
So, you know, I am committed
to making sure that we continue

696
00:27:04,434 --> 00:27:06,901
to fight the displacement
that's happening,

697
00:27:06,901 --> 00:27:08,300
particularly in District 2,

698
00:27:08,300 --> 00:27:11,667
and make sure that our
communities of color can stay,

699
00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:13,601
and really excited
about the opportunity

700
00:27:13,601 --> 00:27:14,767
to keep doing that work.

701
00:27:14,767 --> 00:27:16,267
-Thank you very much
to both of you.

702
00:27:16,267 --> 00:27:18,300
And we will be right back.

703
00:27:19,267 --> 00:27:21,400
-What are people saying on
social media about

704
00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:24,701
the two candidates for
Seattle City Council District 2?

705
00:27:24,701 --> 00:27:27,968
One pair writes,
"Tammy governs with transparency

706
00:27:27,968 --> 00:27:30,167
and she values
community collaboration

707
00:27:30,167 --> 00:27:32,968
when addressing our district's
toughest challenges."

708
00:27:32,968 --> 00:27:36,267
Another says, "Seattle needs
more practical folks like

709
00:27:36,267 --> 00:27:39,100
Tanya Woo to help bring back
the previous version

710
00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:40,534
of our beautiful city."

711
00:27:40,534 --> 00:27:42,334
We'd like to know
what you think.

712
00:27:42,334 --> 00:27:45,667
Send us an e-mail at
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713
00:27:45,667 --> 00:27:47,634
or find us on social media.

714
00:27:49,367 --> 00:27:51,767
Coming up next week,
incumbent Andrew Lewis

715
00:27:51,767 --> 00:27:55,400
survived a six way August
primary to continue to represent

716
00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,801
Seattle City Council District 7.

717
00:27:57,801 --> 00:28:00,501
He faces off with challenger,
former naval officer

718
00:28:00,501 --> 00:28:02,834
Bob Kettle, on the next
"City Inside Out."

719
00:28:02,834 --> 00:28:04,567
I hope you join us.

720
00:28:04,567 --> 00:28:11,801
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721
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722
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