Navigating teams, murals, and voting this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Erica C Barnett of The C is for Crank, Civic Cocktail host Joni Balter, and writer for The Stranger, Charles Mudede.

This week Bothell High School closed for two days due to fears of potential coronavirus contamination. The Department of Health says those fears didn't warrant closing the school. But how should Washington be responding to the coronavirus?

And speaking of schools, Bellevue College apologized this week for the defacing of a mural on campus. The mural depicted two Japanese children at an American internment camp. The person who defaced the mural has been put on paid leave - but is that enough?

Plus, Seattle's acting Human Services Director has resigned. And the city council expressed their frustration with the city's Navigation Team. How will these events change the city's response to homelessness?

Also, the Seattle Police Department is hiring. In fact they have been for a while. Since 2015 679 new officers have joined. And 553 current ones have left. Why is the police department having so much difficulty retaining officers?

Finally, Secretary of State Kim Wyman has said she won't be voting in next month's presidential primary. That's because of a new rule requiring voters to sign a partisan oath. Should you skip an election to avoid making a partisan declaration?