City Inside/Out
Local issues from all sides -- Fridays | 7 p.m.About City Inside/Out
Seattle is a vibrant and complex city, and the Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out with Brian Callanan brings you thoughtful, in-depth reports and discussions about important local issues every week.
Brian Callanan is a five-time Emmy winner who currently serves as a host, producer, and moderator for the Seattle Channel, where he's worked since 2011. His career in broadcast journalism began in 1995, and includes an 11-year stint as a reporter and anchor for Q13 News. Brian won the Seattle Municipal League's Civic Award for Government News Reporting in 2016. He lives with his wife and two daughters in West Seattle.
State legislators face big issues in the short 60-day legislative session which begins on Jan. 11. What are the Seattle delegation's top priorities in 2016? Can lawmakers agree on how to amply fund public education while paying for other critical needs? What about charter schools; the potential impacts of the Tim Eyman tax initiative that passed in November; and local vs. state control when it comes to issues like gun safety, rent control and regulating pot sales?
On the show:
Reuven Carlyle, State Sen. (D-36th)
Bruce Harrell, President, Seattle City Council
Rachel LaCorte, Reporter, Associated Press
Jamie Pedersen, State Sen. (D-43rd)
Eric Pettigrew, State Rep. (D-37th)
Gael Tarleton, State Rep. (D-36th)