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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.

City Inside/Out: Employee-Hours Tax?
City Inside/Out: Employee-Hours Tax?
11/10/201728:51

Should Seattle's highest-grossing companies pay a new employee tax to help solve the city's homeless crisis? The City Council is considering an employee-hours tax on businesses that gross more than $5 million a year. The tax would raise up to $24 million annually for homeless services. We hear from all sides on this controversial proposal.

Guests:
Maud Daudon, President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce
Bob Donegan, Seattle Historic Waterfront Association
Alison Eisinger, Executive Director, Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness
Kirsten Harris-Talley, Seattle City Council
Mike O'Brien, Seattle City Council
Jon Scholes, President & CEO, Downtown Seattle Association

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