Week in Review: Biden in Seattle, Pike Place Market, and mask-optional transit

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times David Kroman, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan.

Several Western Washington transit agencies announced in a joint statement this week that masks are now optional. How are riders reacting? Seattle has been one of the slowest major cities when it comes to returning to the workplace, with offices only a third full. Why more reluctance in Seattle?

President Biden signed an executive order Friday in Seward Park, which is designed to protect old-growth forests from fire. Is this just fundraising, or do his staff’s choices tell us about their take on the Pacific Northwest?

After a road-rage incident at Pike Place Market, an age-old debate of whether or not vehicle traffic should be allowed at the market resurfaced. How does this incident play into the cars-no-cars debate at Pike Place?

City Attorney Ann Davidson will not prosecute nearly 2,000 misdemeanor cases as part of an effort to eliminate what she has described as a 5,000-case backlog left by her predecessor, Pete Holmes. How come?

Three finalists were named Thursday by King County Executive Dow Constantine for the position of King County Sheriff. What would Constantine be signaling with his choice?

The Seattle Mariners have chosen to replace the song “Louie Louie” in the seventh-inning stretch and replace it with Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us.” Which song would you choose and why?