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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: Homeless Crisis
City Inside/Out: Homeless Crisis
11/18/201629:21

As the winter weather approaches, the city of Seattle is looking at revamping its multi-million-dollar effort to help the homeless. Mayor Ed Murray is proposing an ambitious Pathways Home plan that includes streamlining current homeless spending and a push for more permanent housing. Should the city allow encampments on undeveloped park land? Is creating four new encampments a good idea? What role will temporary shelters and transitional housing play in the new city plan?

On the show
Charles Knight, Homeless
Sharon Lee, Executive Director, Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)
Mike O'Brien, Seattle City Council
Cindy Pierce, President, Neighborhood Safety Alliance
Mark Putnam, Director, All Home
Yurij Rudensky, Attorney, Columbia Legal Services
George Scarola, Homelessness Director, City of Seattle
Nicole Simper, Homeless

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