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Seattle Now

Casual Friday with Marcus Harrison Green and Zaki Hamid

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

This week…

Turns out The King County Office of Equity, Racial and Social Justice ignored civil rights complaints for almost two years.

The Downtown Seattle Association wants to put 30 advertising kiosks across downtown.

And Mariners fans are taking advantage of some unique promotions, including free tickets in exchange for a buzzcut.

The South Seattle Emerald’s Marcus Harrison Green and KUOW’s Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.

NAAM Juneteenth Programming: https://www.naamnw.org/juneteenth

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Transcript

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0:00.0

These days, there's so much news.

0:01.8

It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community.

0:06.4

The Consider This Podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism.

0:10.7

Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news.

0:17.5

We get behind the headlines.

0:19.4

We get to the truth.

0:22.8

Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Friday. This is Seattle now. This

0:32.6

week, turns out the King County Office of Equity, Racial, and Social Justice ignored civil

0:37.4

rights complaints for almost two years.

0:40.0

The Downtown Seattle Association wants to put 30 advertising kiosks across downtown, and Mariners fans are taking advantage of some unique promotions, including free tickets in exchange for a buzz cut.

0:52.6

The South Seattle Emeralds Marcus Harrison Green and KUOW's Zeki Hamid are here to break down the week.

0:58.4

But first, let's get you caught up.

1:03.1

The head of the FAA told a Senate panel Thursday, the administration should have had a better handle on safety at Boeing.

1:09.8

The New York Times reports the company recently submitted a 90-day plan for improving safety.

1:15.3

Boeing has been under increased scrutiny following a terrifying mid-air blowout that left passengers shaken.

1:21.7

Moving forward, the FAA says it will increase the agency's use of in-person inspections

1:26.7

and maintain a presence at the company's

1:29.3

factories and one of its suppliers' spirit aerosystems. The Northwest African American Museum's

1:35.1

Juneteenth programming kicks off tomorrow with an afternoon roller skating party at Judkins Park.

1:41.0

Don't worry if you don't have skates, you can rent them there. The museum will also

1:44.9

have a film festival on Sunday and free admission on Wednesday. We'll drop a link in the show notes

1:49.8

with all the info. And if you're up for some live music this weekend, why not check out Pike Place's

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