All this week, Soundside is interviewing the most competitive candidates for Seattle Mayor ahead of the August 5th primary election. Today, we hear from current Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell. 

Guest:

Bruce Harrell, Mayor of Seattle

Links:

Sound Politics: Bruce Harrell vs. Everyone

 

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All this week, Soundside is interviewing the most competitive candidates for Seattle Mayor ahead of the August 5th primary election. Today, we hear from current Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell.&nbsp;
Guest:
Bruce Harrell, Mayor of Seattle
Links:
Sound Politics: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/bruce-harrell-vs-everyone">Bruce Harrell vs. Everyone</a>
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All this week, Soundside is interviewing the most competitive candidates for Seattle Mayor. The primary election is August 5th. 

The race for Seattle Mayor: Bruce Harrell

In 2023, Seattle voters were presented with a new approach to housing:

Mixed income public housing where rent from higher earning tenants would offset the rent of people making below the area median income. It was dubbed social housing by its supporters. 

Seattle voters approved the idea and then, a couple years later, chose to give it a lot of money through a new tax on employers who pay individual salaries over $1 million dollars. 

Now, the rubber is hitting the road, Seattle’s Social Housing Developer purchased its first property in June. Soundside recently went to see the apartment building in Belltown and met with Tiffani McCoy, the interim CEO of the social housing developer.

Guest: 

Tiffani McCoy, interim CEO of the Seattle Social Housing Developer

Relevant Links: 

Seattle Times: Seattle’s first social housing building draws more than 10K applicants

The Urbanist: Seattle Social Housing Developer Acquires First Building near Pike Place Market


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In 2023, Seattle voters were presented with a new approach to housing:
Mixed income public housing where rent from higher earning tenants would offset the rent of people making below the area median income. It was dubbed social housing by its supporters.&nbsp;
Seattle voters approved the idea and then, a couple years later, chose to give it a lot of money through a new tax on employers who pay individual salaries over $1 million dollars.&nbsp;
Now, the rubber is hitting the road, <a href="https://seattlesocialhousing.org/">Seattle&rsquo;s Social Housing Developer</a> purchased its first property in June. Soundside recently went to see the apartment building in Belltown and met with Tiffani McCoy, the interim CEO of the social housing developer.
Guest:&nbsp;
Tiffani McCoy, interim CEO of the Seattle Social Housing Developer
Relevant Links:&nbsp;
Seattle Times: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattles-first-social-housing-building-draws-more-than-10k-applicants/">Seattle&rsquo;s first social housing building draws more than 10K applicants</a>
The Urbanist: <a href="https://www.theurbanist.org/seattle-social-housing-developer-acquires-first-building-near-pike-place-market/">Seattle Social Housing Developer Acquires First Building near Pike Place Market</a>
 Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
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Seattle's Social Housing Developer purchased its first building in June. It's received 10,000 applications to live there.

Take a tour of Seattle's first ever social housing building

Washington's 4th Congressional District will soon send a new face to D.C. for the first time in over a decade. Representative Dan Newhouse is retiring and there are a slew of challengers who want to take that seat, which covers central Washington, including Yakima, the Tri-Cities and Moses Lake. 

For this round of interviews before the primary, Soundside is focusing on candidates who have raised more than $50,000 to fund their campaign.

Guest

Republican State Senator Matt Boehnke

Related Links

Meet the 11 people who want to replace Dan Newhouse in Congress - Yakima Herald-Republic

4th Congressional District candidates discuss healthcare, cost of living - Columbia Basin Herald

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Washington's 4th Congressional District will soon send a new face to D.C. for the first time in over a decade. Representative Dan Newhouse is retiring and there are a slew of challengers who want to take that seat, which covers central Washington, including Yakima, the Tri-Cities and Moses Lake.&nbsp;
For this round of interviews before the primary,&nbsp;Soundside&nbsp;is focusing on candidates who have raised more than $50,000 to fund their campaign.
Guest
Republican State Senator <a href="https://mattboehnke.src.wastateleg.org/">Matt Boehnke</a>
Related Links
<a href="https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/government/elections/meet-the-11-people-who-want-replace-dan-newhouse-in-congress/article_b03a368b-dea4-40c5-bef0-6572b2accc84.html">Meet the 11 people who want to replace Dan Newhouse in Congress</a> - Yakima Herald-Republic
<a href="https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2026/jul/13/4th-congressional-district-candidates-discuss-healthcare-cost-of-living/">4th Congressional District candidates discuss healthcare, cost of living</a> - Columbia Basin Herald
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Primary Elections 2026: Matt Boehnke, candidate for Washington's 4th Congressional District 

By pure chance, University of Washington architecture professor Vikram Prakash was in his home city of Chandigarh, when his father passed away.

His father was the architect Aditya Prakash, one of India’s most notable modern architects.

He worked on Chandigarh's futuristic design with architect Le Corbusier. The city is now considered a living laboratory for modernism, climate responsiveness and post-independence social transformation. 

Vikram Prakash wrote about the death of his father in a new book called "Death of a Modernist" 

The short book combines memoir, fiction, and a primer on Indian architecture. 

"Soundside" host Libby Denkmann talked with him about the book. 


Guest

Vikram Prakãsh, professor of architecture, University of Washington
 
Related Links

A son’s reflection on the death of his beloved father, ‘Death of A Modernist’ is a compact gem of a book - The International Examiner

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By pure chance, University of Washington architecture professor Vikram Prakash was in his home city of Chandigarh, when his father passed away.
His father was the architect <a href="https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/a-tribute-to-chandigarhs-beloved-architect-aditya-prakash-by-phantom-hands/">Aditya Prakash</a>, one of India&rsquo;s most notable modern architects.
He worked on Chandigarh's futuristic design with architect Le Corbusier.&nbsp;The city is now considered a living laboratory for modernism, climate responsiveness and post-independence social transformation.&nbsp;
Vikram Prakash wrote about the death of his father in a new book called "<a href="https://altrim.net/books/death-of-a-modernist/">Death of a Modernist</a>"&nbsp;
The short book combines memoir, fiction, and a primer on Indian architecture.&nbsp; "Soundside" host Libby Denkmann talked with him about the book.&nbsp;
 Guest <a href="https://arch.be.uw.edu/people/vikram-prakash/">Vikram Prak&atilde;sh</a>, professor of architecture, University of Washington &nbsp; Related Links <a href="https://iexaminer.org/a-sons-reflection-on-the-death-of-his-beloved-father-death-of-a-modernist-is-a-compact-gem-of-a-book/">A son&rsquo;s reflection on the death of his beloved father, &lsquo;Death of A Modernist&rsquo; is a compact gem of a book</a> - The International Examiner Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
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Vikram Prakash's father helped design Chandigarh, now considered a living laboratory for climate responsiveness and post-independence social transformation. 

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