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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. It's the last week of

2025 and so much has happened. Our summer was defined by a rogue rat mosaic in

Cal Anderson Park. Starbucks closed its fanciest store in Seattle,

the Capitol Hill Roastery. Seattle's nude beach, Denny Blaine, now has a fence between the clothed and

unclothed. And Seattle elected its youngest mayor ever, while pushing out its more moderate

incumbents. There is a lot to reflect on, and thankfully our friends over at Week in Review took the time

to look back on the year for their year-in-review event.

Bill Radke hosted the panel of Libby Dankman, Phyllis Fletcher, and Sandeep Koshik.

Mayor-elect Katie Wilson and Attorney General Nick Brown were there, too.

Here's a portion of the evening.

You're listening to KUAAW's Year in Review recorded live at Town Hall, Seattle.

Welcome the mayor-elect of the great city of Seattle, Katie Wilson.

Thank you. Madam Mayor, elect, I have been reading about you in national media.

Apparently you are a socialist, communist, Marxist, busker, activist whose parents buy your pizzas and your middle name is Mom Dani.

Is that accurate?

Sounds about right.

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