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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: Sugary-Drinks Tax?
City Inside/Out: Sugary-Drinks Tax?
4/21/201727:51

Is a new Seattle soda tax a good idea? A battle is bubbling up over whether the city should charge two cents an ounce for sugary drinks to help fight obesity and pay for programs that close the achievement gap in public schools.

On the show:

Victor Coleman, Director, Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition

Pete Lamb, Teamsters Joint Council 28

Gurdev Singh Mann, Owner, King's 76

Ed Murray, Seattle Mayor

Max Schroedl, CFO, Jones Soda

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