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Who is Governor Inslee's hero and is it a 'change' election year?

caption: Joni Balter, Bill Radke, Eli Sanders, and Dahlia Bazzaz
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Joni Balter, Bill Radke, Eli Sanders, and Dahlia Bazzaz
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Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Joni Balter, host of the Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail, Eli Sanders, associate editor of The Stranger, and Dahlia Bazzaz, education reporter at the Seattle Times.

A Seattle City Council committee voted unanimously this week to make it easier to build backyard cottages. We discuss the implications for the city, and if we're looking at more Airbnbs.

Also, with Seattle's primary election day approaching, we discuss the endorsements for city council seats and what the new Seattle School Board might look like.

Plus, in an interview with The New York Times, Governor Inslee said his personal hero is his wife, Trudi. We look at all the candidates who said their personal hero is their wife.

And former Governor Gary Locke is advising people to boycott a potential census question that would ask about citizenship status.

Finally, would you volunteer to let a whale decompose in your backyard? And have you ever wanted to workout with the Seattle Storm's Sue Bird?

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