May 2 General Meeting - Seattle Nice Podcast

 Last Thursday, the Seattle Nice podcast crew came and recorded a podcast at HLCC.  The 3 podcasters, David Hyde, Erica C. Barnett and Sandeep Kaushik discussed issues pertaining to the Aurora/99 corridor in North Seattle near our neighborhood with a focus on what the Seattle city government can do about some of the issues.  If you weren't there, check out this zoom recording.  You can also listen to the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform:  "Seattle Nice Live! Street prostitution, crime and drugs on Aurora Ave"

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