TONIGHT
TONIGHT WE ARE COMPLETING OUR FIRST WEEK OF
DRINKS WITH DANIELS.
>> CHRIS DANIELS INVITED ALL 14
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
TO SIT DOWN FOR ONE ON ONE
CONVERSATIONS.
CONVERSATIONS. TONIGHT HE TAKES A CLOSER LOOK
AT DISTRICT 5.
DEBORA TALKED ABOUT THE HOMELESS
CRISIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
EVEN HAD A SURPRISE FOR CHRIS.
>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHY DID YOU THIS SPOT?
>> IT JUST EXEMPLIFIES WHY YOU
WANT TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> D-5, VERY IMPORTANT.
>> AND I'M PROUD OF THAT CAUSE
HE LIKES ME AND WE WORK HARD.
WE HAVE HAD LONG DISCUSSIONS.
HE EVEN ASKED ME WHY IS YOUR
DISTRICT SO IMPORTANT?
WHEN YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF
ECONOMY AND BURST OF DENSITY,
YOU WANT TO CAPITALIZE ON THAT.
>> DO YOU THINK THE PUBLIC SEES
YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR?
>> NO, I THINK SOME OF IT IS
CULTURAL.
CULTURAL.
CULTURAL. IT DOESN'T MEAN TO CHARGE.
>> YOU SAID YOU ALSO FEEL LIKE
YOU HAVE TO BE SERIOUS.
>> A LOT OF THE TIME I JUST WANT
TO LISTEN LIKE IN PUBLIC
COMMENT.
COMMENT.
COMMENT. >> SO WE ARE HAVING COFFEE.
>> YOU HAVE SCOTCH IN YOURS SO.
>> FOR THE RECORD THAT IS MILK.
OH.
OH.
OH. THE
OH. THE TOP ISSUE IN THE CITY
CONTINUES TO BE HOMELESSNESS.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. LET'S PUT THIS IN CONTEXT FIRST.
HOMELESSNESS IS A SINGULAR
CRISIS THAT HAS MULTIPLE CAUSES.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE MULTIPLE
REMEDIES, OKAY.
REMEDIES, OKAY. IT IS LIKE CANCER AND YOU
KNOW -- I'VE HAD CANCER A FEW
TIMES.
TIMES.
TIMES. IT
TIMES. IT IS LIKE MS AS YOU KNOW I HAVE
MS.
MS.
MS. WE
MS. WE DON'T STOP LOOKING FOR A CURE
FOR CANCER OR MS BECAUSE A
DIDN'T WORK OR B DIDN'T WORK OR
C DIDN'T WORK.
WE KEEP DOING IT.
WILL WE'RE CURE CANCER?
I HOPE SO.
IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT WEEK?
IS IT GOING TO HAPPEN IN MY
TERM?
TERM?
TERM? PROBABLY NOT BUT THAT IS NOT A
REASON WE GIVE UP.
WE KEEP DOING IT.
IT BUILDS MORE RESOLVE.
I THINK THIS CITY HAS MORE
RESOLVE NOW THAN IT EVER HAS.
IF WE'RE WENT BACK TO ANY KIND
OF PROGRESSIVE TAX SOURCE I
THINK IT SHOULD BE VOTER
APPROVED.
APPROVED.
APPROVED. >> DO YOU BELIEVE THE NORTH
PRECINCT GETS REVISITED?
>> WE NEED IT BECAUSE THE
STATION WE HAVE -- WE HAVE
OUTGROWN.
OUTGROWN.
OUTGROWN. WE ARE BEYOND CAPACITY.
>> YOU ARE ON RECORD SAYING HOW
EXCITED YOU ARE ABOUT THE
NORTHGATE'S POTENTIAL, THE
REDEVELOPMENT.
REDEVELOPMENT. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS NOT JUST THE ABOUT THE
HOCKEY.
HOCKEY.
HOCKEY. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT?
I'M EXCITED THAT PEOPLE ACROSS
THIS COUNTRY RECOGNIZE THAT
SEATTLE IS A WORLD CLASS CITY.
WHEN SOMETHING IS DENSE WITH
LIFE, THAT JUST SPROUTS OTHER
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. WHAT DID IT SPROUT -- IT ISN'T
JUST THREE ICE SKATING RINKS.
IT IS TWO HOTELS.
ASK SFL --
>> WHY DO YOU WANT TO RUN AGAIN?
>> I'M RUNNING AGAIN BECAUSE I
LOVE MY JOB AND I'M NOT DONE
DOING STUFF.
DOING STUFF. THINGS ARE POPPING.
THIS IS NOW GROUND ZERO FOR
GROWTH AND DENSITY.
D-5.
D-5.
D-5. THE
D-5. THE THIRD REASON WHY I'M
RUNNING, IT IS IN THE BAG.
>> OH, BOY.
>> YOU CAN'T OPEN IT.
IT IS A SECRET.
YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT LATER.
>> I HAVE TO OPEN IT LATER?
>> YOU CAN OPEN IT NOW IF YOU
WANT.
WANT.
WANT. >>
WANT. >> THIS IS THE THIRD REASON YOU
ARE RUNNING?
ARE RUNNING? I DON'T THINK I COULD SAY THAT
OUT LOUD.
OUT LOUD.
OUT LOUD. >> NO, YOU CAN'T.
YOU READ THE BOTTOM PART.
>> NO --
>> NO --
>> NO -- >> YOU LEAD TO LEAVE A LEGACY.
>> YOU DIDN'T DROP AN F-BOMB,
YOU JUST HANDED ONE TO ME?
>> IN A BLACK BAG.
>> WELL THANKS FOR HAVING A
DRINK WITH ME.
>> YEAH, ME TIME.
CAN WE DO CLINKS?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> YOU KNOW WHY I LOVE ABOUT
CHRIS' REPORTS?
CHRIS' REPORTS? YOU FEEL LIKE YOU GET TO KNOW
THE PERSONALITY OF THE
CANDIDATES.
CANDIDATES. >> YOU DO.
IT IS GREAT