Hello to taxes and goodbye to restaurants this week

Marcie Sillman reviews the week's news with Q13 political analyst CR Douglas, writer of The C is for Crank, Erica C Barnett, and Seattle Met's deputy editor Allison Williams.

Washington businesses are no longer allowed to serve customers who aren't wearing a facial covering. While many are following the new law, some wonder if it's right to place that responsibility on businesses.

This week the Supreme Court decided that faithless electors can be punished for voting for a candidate other than the one chosen by their state's voters. That includes three who voted in Washington in the 2016 election. Is this a "win" for the electoral college?

Plus, Seattle City Council has voted 7 to 2 in favor of a new payroll tax on large city businesses, called the JumpStart tax. City council has also pledged to cut the Seattle Police Department budget by 50%. Mayor Durkan has not come out in favor of either of these decisions - so how will they play out?

Additionally, as the coronavirus caused economic downturn continues, restaurants across the city are closing permanently. What will downtown Seattle look like six months, or even further out?

Finally, both King County Detective Mike Brown and Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best have come under fire for social media posts made this week. While the posts were very different in nature, how should their respective law enforcement offices respond?