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2.4 • 613 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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New records shed light on former SPD Chief's firing, NW tribes say Trump's budget proposal violates treaty rights, and Seattle cracks down on tire dumping.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Monica Nicholsberg, co-host of KUOW's economy podcast, Booming.
0:06.0	Microsoft President Brad Smith's favorite catchphrase of the moment is,
0:09.6	AI is the electricity of our age.
0:12.1	The next great general purpose technology.
0:15.0	So what does that mean for all of us?
0:16.9	On the latest episode, I spoke with a tech historian to find out what lessons we can learn from the last time a truly revolutionary technology took over the world.
0:25.5	Listen to booming on the KUOW app or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:32.9	Good afternoon. From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now. I'm Paige Browning with the roundup of today's top stories. It's Tuesday, June 3rd.
0:44.2	Important message from our team to start. Congress is preparing to vote on a rescission bill that would clawback funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This funding is critical to
0:55.8	stations including KUOW and our show Seattle Now and helps communities around the country access
1:01.8	free programming that educates, informs, and inspires them. As a listener, you may want to learn more
1:08.0	about the rescission vote. Reach out to the offices of your U.S. representatives or senators to stay informed on the issue or visit kUOW.org
1:16.8	slash funding. Our top story today, witnesses who confirmed the romantic relationship between
1:24.9	former Seattle police chief Adrian Diaz and the woman he hired say
1:29.3	they feared retaliation. That's according to new records disclosed by the city's inspector general.
1:35.3	Amy Radle has more. Detective Taye Gray McVeigh told investigators that former police chief Adrian Diaz
1:41.9	admitted to his relationship with former TV anchor Jamie Tompkins
1:45.7	before she became his chief of staff. But speaking with investigators last June, Gray McVeigh
1:51.4	broke down and said he feared for his job. The city's investigations are flawed. And I have seen
1:58.6	people lose their job and I've seen people be demoted for talking about this very thing,
2:04.1	not even in a formal setting. Ultimately, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell fired Diaz for dishonesty. Diaz is now
2:10.7	suing for wrongful termination. Tompkins has also filed a sexual harassment claim which is scheduled
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