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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2026 · 25 MIN

Mayor Katie Wilson's Bad Bets, The Stranger's Mysterious Power, and the Slow Death of KCRHA

from Seattle Nice · host David Hyde, Erica Barnett, and Sandeep Kaushik

This week on Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics, we break down the primary results and what they mean for the city.Did Mayor Katie Wilson try the Mamdani play? Did it backfire? We debate whether her endorsements in the 43rd and 46th legislative districts actually mattered, why Seattle isn't New York, and how The Stranger remains the city's most influential political endorsement despite, in the eyes of some, barely covering City Hall.Then we turn to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority. The city and county are taking back hundreds of contracts and hiring dozens of new employees to manage them. KCRHA, meanwhile, hasn't laid anyone off. We unpack what that says about the agency's future.Thanks to everyone who's helped Seattle Nice make the jump to video. If you value independent, deep-dive coverage of Seattle politics, please consider becoming a supporter on Patreon: https://patreon.com/seattlenice.Thanks to Uncle Ike's pot shop for sponsoring this week's episode! If you want to advertise please contact us at [email protected] the showYour support on Patreon helps pay for editing, production, live events and the unique, hard-hitting local journalism and commentary you hear weekly on Seattle Nice. 

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This week on Seattle Nice, the only podcast that tells you what's really happening in Seattle politics, we break down the primary results and what they mean for the city. Did Mayor Katie Wilson try the Mamdani play? Did it backfire? We debate whether her endorsements in the 43rd and 46th legislative districts actually mattered, why Seattle isn't New York, and how The Stranger remains the city's most influential political endorsement despite, in the eyes of some, barely covering City Hall. The...

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