Week in Review: Teacher strike, park taxes, and Mt. Rainier

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ryan Lambert and KUOW’s David Hyde.

Week in Review: Teacher strike, park taxes, and Mt. Rainier

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ryan Lambert and KUOW’s David Hyde. Seattle Public Schools students missed a third day of school Friday, as teachers continued to strike, citing the need for better pay and student support. More than 50,000 students are impacted by this. What does the school district have to say about this?

Mayor Bruce Harrell held a press conference this week where he proposed a property tax increase from 20 cents per $1,000 of a home’s assessed valuation to 38 cents. The proposal, among other things, expands the Clean City initiative, which cleans up debris around encampments. How is that going to go over and why?

Republican Joe Kent, who will be facing off this November against Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for in Washington’s 3rd congressional district, is running as an outsider who would oppose the Capitol’s establishment players, is making overtures to Beltway insiders and calls to “drain the swamp.” What is the swamp?

The economic situation right now is having an impact on businesses big and small, and that includes startups. Some of these companies sponsor work visas or green cards for employees who rely on them to stay in the country. So, when an employer has to make layoffs, it could impact the ability for the former employee to remain in the U.S. Why is this particularly significant for startups?

A widely shared tweet from a KOMO meteorologist suggesting that Mt. Rainier was venting this week got a lot of attention. But Mt. Rainier was not venting. What was seen was a lenticular cloud, which forms when air moves up and over a mountain. Were you convinced Mt. Rainier was venting or erupting?