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Business owners react to Governor's new reopening plan

caption: Julie Ding and James Che, right, look at a QR code menu on their phones before ordering on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Spinasse on Capitol Hill in Seattle. “We’re expected to sort of enforce those rules and so in addition to everything that comes with running a restaurant, now you have this extra layer of added stress," said general manager Angela Lopez. "We’re here putting ourselves at risk just by being at work."
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Julie Ding and James Che, right, look at a QR code menu on their phones before ordering on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Spinasse on Capitol Hill in Seattle. “We’re expected to sort of enforce those rules and so in addition to everything that comes with running a restaurant, now you have this extra layer of added stress," said general manager Angela Lopez. "We’re here putting ourselves at risk just by being at work."
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We hear from two small business owners about Governor Inslee's new plan to allow shuttered businesses to reopen. A new report on homelessness from researchers in Los Angeles offers insights into what Seattle should be doing to tackle the problem. And we talk to King County executive Dow Constantine on the latest plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccinations.

Individual segments are available in our podcast stream www.kuow.org/record.

New state reopening plan: business owners react

On Monday, the state launched a reopening plan for businesses shuttered by the pandemic. We get reaction from local business owners. Bill Radke talks with two small Seattle business owners, Rick McLoughlin of Big Time Brewery and Alyssa Royce of Rocket Community Fitness, to hear their concerns with Governor Inslee's "Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery" reopening plan.

New homeless report offers insights for Seattle

A new report from Los Angeles offers insights into Seattle's efforts to combat homelessness. Bill Radke talks with Seattle Times reporter Scott Greenstone about the report and what Seattle can learn from it.

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Bill Radke talks with King County Executive Dow Constantine on the vaccine rollout and we take listeners' calls.

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