Ask the Mayor is back with a new mayor and a new format. Seattle Channel is hanging up the phone on the longtime, live, call-in show and changing the show's format to feature a live audience and quarterly broadcast from locations across the city. The show now features a topic of focus during the second half of the hour-long program with special guests joining the mayor in conversation. The Seattle Channel 3011704 Mayor Ed Murray joins host Marcie Sillman for Ask the Mayor from Pike Place Market's new MarketFront expansion. They discuss the waterfront makeover; his order to equip police officers with body cameras; the new Navigation Center, which recently opened in Little Saigon and is the city's first 24-hour, low-barrier homeless shelter; and next steps for the city's high-earners income tax. Plus, the mayor responds to residents' questions about affordable housing, construction-fueled traffic congestion, age discrimination in the tech industry, plans to hire additional police officers and more.

]]> 8/2/2017 mayor/Ask_Aug17V.mp4 28:51 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q3/ask_Aug17.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q3/ask_Aug17.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011703 Mayor Ed Murray joins host Marcie Sillman center court at KeyArena for the June edition of Ask the Mayor. They discuss the redevelopment of KeyArena and its impact on entrepreneur Chris Hansen's Sodo arena proposal. The mayor addresses the recent fatal police shooting of Charleena Lyles. While police officers receive crisis intervention training, what went wrong and how will the shooting impact ongoing police reform efforts? Does Seattle need a high-earner income tax? Plus, the mayor responds to residents' questions about short-term rentals, solar energy and more. And he reflects on his life and career as an out, gay politician.

]]> 6/23/2017 mayor/ask_jun17V.mp4 27:20 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q2/askJune2017.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q2/askJune2017.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011702 Is Seattle's shifting response to the homelessness crisis netting results? What led to the dramatic drop in Seattle police officers' use of force? Should the city institute an income tax on the city's highest earners? Mayor Ed Murray joins host Marcie Sillman at the city of Seattle's Emergency Operations Center (activated earlier this year in response to the homelessness crisis) to address these topics and more. Why did the mayor swap a property-tax plan for a county sales-tax proposal to fund homeless programs? How can the city best police its own police? Plus, the mayor responds to residents' questions. Does the city favor renters when considering new laws? How can neighborhoods maintain their character in the midst of unprecedented growth? Get answers on Ask the Mayor.

]]> 4/26/2017 mayor/ASK_apr17V.mp4 27:59 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q2/Ask_April2017.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q2/Ask_April2017.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011701 Seattle and the state are at the forefront of what appears to be a battle with the federal government. What is the role of local and state government in opposing federal law? Mayor Ed Murray, who vows to resist the Trump administration's threat to withdraw federal funds from "sanctuary cities," joins host Marcie Sillman to discuss the impact of Trump's policies on immigration. Murray also answers questions related to police-reform legislation, which would strengthen civilian oversight of Seattle police. Plus, he responds to viewers' questions on a range of topics, including safe injection sites and the environment.

]]> 2/15/2017 mayor/Ask_feb17V.mp4 25:57 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q1/ask_Feb17_2.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2017/Q1/ask_Feb17_2.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011606 Why will Seattle remain a welcoming city for immigrants even if it means losing federal funding from a Trump administration? When will we see more police on the streets? With Seattle topping the nation in home-price growth and rocketing rents, should the city borrow money to build more affordable housing? Mayor Ed Murray joins host Marcie Sillman to discuss these topics, the city's 2017 budget and more as well as respond to viewers' questions. Get answers on Ask the Mayor.

]]> 11/30/2016 mayor/ASK_nov16V.mp4 26:07 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q4/Ask_November16.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q4/Ask_November16.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011605 Why hire more police officers? What's in the mayor's people-centered plan to combat homelessness? Why increase arts funding with so many pressing social-service needs? Mayor Ed Murray joins host Marcie Sillman to discuss his proposed 2017 budget and respond to your questions on growing gridlock, lower speed limits and the prospect of authorized homeless camps on public property, including parks. Get answers on Ask the Mayor.

]]> 10/4/2016 mayor/Ask_oct16V.mp4 27:29 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q4/ask_Fall2016.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q4/ask_Fall2016.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011604 You asked. Mayor Ed Murray joined host Marcie Sillman to provide answers on a range of topics. Can Seattle afford to build an expensive North Precinct police station? Seattle voters said yes to the housing levy, what's next? With the shift away from district councils, how will the city broaden civic engagement?  Should the city shift its response to homeless encampments? What about growing gridlock? Murray discusses these topics and other questions residents posed in advance.

]]> 8/19/2016 mayor/Ask_0819V.mp4 26:57 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q3/ask_Aug.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q3/ask_Aug.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011601 You asked. Mayor Ed Murray joined host Marcie Sillman, of KUOW, to provide answers on a range of topics. Why double the Seattle Housing Levy? What is the city doing to address decreasing affordability and increasing homelessness? What about growing gridlock, effects of the stalled waterfront tunneling project and the impacts of massive construction projects on small business? Get answers on Ask the Mayor.

]]> 2/11/2016 mayor/Ask_0216V.mp4 29:35 http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q1/Ask_021116_1.jpg http://www.seattlechannel.org/images//images/seattlechannel/videos/2016/Q1/Ask_021116_1.jpg The Seattle Channel 3011505 You asked. The mayor answered. Why declare an emergency on homelessness? What will be the first transportation projects to Move Seattle? What's the solution for affordable housing? Are there enough police on the neighborhood beat? Mayor Ed Murray sits down with host Marcie Sillman to discuss these topics and more as well as answer questions residents posed via e-mail, social media and phone.

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