{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Week in Review: April 5, 2024 - with Erica Barnett","description":" On this week-in-review, Crystal is joined by Seattle political reporter, editor of PubliCola, and co-host of the Seattle Nice podcast, Erica Barnett! They discuss: Seattle Police Contract Raises Budget Concerns, Accountability Questions Thurston Sheriff's Hiring of Officer Involved in Manny Ellis' Killing Illuminates Broader Accountability Issues Burien Countersues King County Over Encampment Sweeps Unhoused Asylum Seekers at Garfield As always, a full text transcript of the show is available at officialhacksandwonks.com. Follow us on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, at @finchfrii and find today\u2019s co-host, Erica Barnett, at @ericacbarnett. Resources \u201cTentative Police Contract Includes 23 Percent Retroactive Raise, Raising Cops' Base Salary to Six Figures\u201d by Erica C. Barnett from PubliCola   \u201cCity Council FINALLY Ratifies Coalition of City Unions Contract Despite Budget Deficit Concerns\u201d by Hannah Krieg from The Stranger   \u201cResidents condemn Sheriff's hiring of former Tacoma officer involved in death of Manuel Ellis in Tacoma\u201d by P. Jade Asumbrado from The Journal of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater   \u201cOfficer hired as sheriff\u2019s deputy despite involvement in fatal Manuel Ellis arrest resigns\u201d by Gene Johnson from The Associated Press   About Certification Hearings | Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission   \u201cWashington state creates process for public to seek police decertification\u201d by Amy Radil from KUOW   \u201cAs Burien Countersues Over Homelessness Ban, Another Unsheltered Person Dies Downtown\u201d by Erica C. Barnett from PubliCola   \u201cWill Seattle Respond to the Refugee Crisis with Housing or Handcuffs?\u201d by Hannah Krieg from The Stranger   \u201cAnonymous donor offers $50,000 to get asylum-seekers shelter\u201d by Anna Patrick from The Seattle Times   Find stories that Crystal is reading here   Listen on your favorite podcast app to all our episodes here ","author_name":"Hacks & Wonks","author_url":"http:\/\/www.officialhacksandwonks.com","html":"