Saul Spady

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Saul Spady Show

Local artist urges Seattle voters to elect a new city council with parody video

Local artist Abby London created a video urging Seattle voters to elect a new City Council. Watch and listen to her song in the style of Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover."
5 years ago
presidential primary 2020, ballots, turnout, election results...
Saul Spady

Spady: Early ballot surge is good news for rational opposition

Early ballot counts, a week ahead of the August primary, indicate that a lot of people are motivated to vote in this primary election.
5 years ago
Dick's Drive-In...
Saul Spady Show

Dick’s Drive-In hires private security in face of ‘unacceptable’ public safety

Many Seattle businesses have petitioned the city regarding threats to employee and customer safety. Now, Dick's Drive-In is voicing those same concerns.
5 years ago
needle exchanges...
Saul Spady

Spady: Needle exchanges with no enforcement equals more needles in Seattle

Needle exchanges are generally effective, but not in a city that does not enforce its laws like Seattle.
5 years ago
gig economy...
Saul Spady Show

Millennial roundtable: Surviving Seattle’s gig economy

To many millennials, the idea of today's so-called "gig economy" is a fairly new concept, and making money outside of the normal 9-to-5 work schedule has never been easier... or has it?
5 years ago
Capitol Hill Block Party...
Saul Spady Show

As Seattle’s music scene struggles, Capitol Hill Block Party looks for solutions

With many venues and festivals in the region being forced to close down in recent years, Capitol Hill Block Party has managed to persist, with a focus on booking some of the Pacific Northwest's biggest talent.
5 years ago
vote...
Saul Spady

Spady: It’s time to vote so Seattle can change for the better

It's time to stop pointing out all that is wrong in Seattle and take the next step. It's time to vote. Seattle can change for the better, but you have to make it happen.
5 years ago
driverless cars...
Saul Spady Show

Millennial roundtable: Will millennials use driverless cars? Public transit?

Like it or not, transportation is evolving in the United States with carshare, mass transit, scooters, and driverless cars. Which will millennials prefer?
5 years ago
seattle council, Isabelle Kerner...
Saul Spady Show

Candidate Isabelle Kerner hopes to combat homelessness with cargo containers, work

Council candidate Isabelle Kerner is putting homelessness at the forefront of her District 7 campaign, but is offering solutions that go to into a bit more detail than your average candidate.
5 years ago
Megan Rapinoe...
Saul Spady

Spady: Megan Rapinoe should visit White House and lobby Trump

While not going to the White House is ultimately Megan Rapinoe's own decision to make, this is a missed opportunity for her and for her cause.
5 years ago
King County Council, county head tax...
Saul Spady Show

King Co. Council candidate: We’re throwing money at homelessness without helping

King County council candidate Michael Neher is hoping to distinguish himself by bringing the issue of public safety and homeless to the fore.
5 years ago
A homeless encampment in Seattle during the snowstorm. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)...
Saul Spady

Spady: A possible solution to Washington’s homeless drug crisis

If Seattle is going to truly tackle its homeless crisis, it's time we started actually prosecuting crimes, and getting much-needed help for those are who are truly in need.
5 years ago
homelessness crisis...
Saul Spady Show

Seattle vs LA: Observations on the homelessness crisis

She grew up in Western Washington, but makes a living in LA. Tiffany offers her observations of the homelessness crisis in Seattle and Los Angeles.
5 years ago
initiative 1648, Tim eyman...
Saul Spady Show

Tim Eyman on why Initiative 1648 limiting tax hikes is getting traction

It's rare to hear about an initiative that would actually limit Washington's tax increases, instead of raising them. But that's what Initiative 1648 aims to do, and it's gaining traction.
5 years ago
seattle cops, Seattle Police Officers Guild...
Saul Spady Show

Council candidate: Local agencies drawing dissatisfied cops from Seattle

Former police officer and Seattle city council candidate Brendan Kolding says local agencies are drawing dissatisfied cops from Seattle.
5 years ago
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pay raise...
Saul Spady

Spady: AOC claims her desired pay raise would help you, not her

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims she's advocating for a Congressional pay raise for altruistic reasons, but is this just more politics as usual?
5 years ago
ari hoffman, anti-Semitism...
Saul Spady Show

Seattle, FBI investigating anti-Semitic threats against council candidate Ari Hoffman

The FBI and Seattle police are investigating online threats against Seattle City Council candidate Ari Hoffman.
5 years ago
seattle city council...
Saul Spady Show

City council candidate: ‘Everyone thinks the city just wastes money’

The perception that the city is wasting tax dollars and unfriendly to business has grown over the years, and it's precipitated numerous council candidates to enter the fray, including Seattle City Council Candidate Gene Burrus, running for the District 7 seat.
5 years ago
homelessness crisis, Ann Davison Satler, sweeps, homelessness conference, coronavirus...
Saul Spady Show

Council candidate says homeless crisis is harming Seattle environment

Seattle City Council candidate Ann Davison Satler says the homelessness crisis has a byproduct that no one is discussing -- the environment.
5 years ago
Tacoma, Mr. Mac, ports...
Daron Casey

Casey: Priced-out Seattleites braving commute to buy in nation’s hottest housing market

I grew up in - and adore - Tacoma. But is it a reasonable option for a young couple with jobs in Seattle?
5 years ago
washington governor, health care, transit...
Saul Spady Show

New app tracks voting records and Washington’s growing partisan divide

The growing partisan divide is Washington is nothing new, but a new app tracks the disparity between what politicians say and how they vote.
5 years ago
washington governor, health care, transit...
Saul Spady Show

How Washington’s Progressive policies have harmed minorities

Seattle resident Nicholas Kerr recently wrote a column arguing that Washington's Progressive policies have harmed minorities.
5 years ago
dick's drive-in commercial...
Saul Spady Show

Sound Transit facility would have set Dick’s Eastside expansion back years

The site of a Kent Dick's Drive-In is no longer being considered for a new Sound Transit facility, but had it been chosen, the company's Eastside expansion plans could have been delayed for years.
5 years ago
district 7, seattle, district 6, district 3...
Saul Spady

Why the ‘Seattle: Dying or thriving’ forum was nearly killed

A forum discussing hot button issues in Seattle was almost cancelled when local activists put pressure on the venue.
5 years ago