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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: Affordable Housing Plan
City Inside/Out: Affordable Housing Plan
11/20/201529:30

In response to rising rents and an affordable housing shortage in Seattle, city leaders have forged a "Grand Bargain" between developers, low-income advocates and other stakeholders to address the housing crisis. The Seattle City Council is now working on new legislation to create 20,000 more affordable housing units in the next decade. Will new developer fees solve the problem? Why are some neighborhoods concerned about the plan to change zoning rules across the city?

On the show:
Linda Alexander, Eastlake Activist
John Fox, Citizens Alliance for Limited Growth
Mike O'Brien, Seattle City Council
Faith Pettis, Co-Chair, HALA Committee
Bill Rumpf, President, Mercy Housing Northwest
Scott Shapiro, President, ERV Realty
Roger Valdez, Director, Smart Growth Seattle

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