By Erica C. Barnett

Seattle Nice—the podcast I co-host with political consultant Sandeep Kaushik and former KUOW producer and reporter David Hyde—will be hosting a Seattle City Council Position 8 debate (that’s incumbent Tanya Woo vs. challenger Alexis Mercedes Rinck) at Town Hall Seattle on Tuesday, October 1 at 7pm!

The Position 8 race is, of course, the most important election on the November 2024 ballot (duh) and there’s no better way to find out what Woo and Rinck are all about than coming to watch them answer direct, tough questions on all the issues that matter to Seattle voters—from homelessness to public drug use to transportation and much, much more.

David, Sandeep and I will be asking the questions, but we need your help: If you have a question you’re dying to ask the candidates for this citywide position, please submit it through this form and we’ll consider including it in the discussion. (Especially if it’s something we don’t talk about or cover frequently—bring it on, utility rate watchdogs!)

Also, please come to the debate! Admission is free (with an option to contribute to Town Hall, which is graciously letting us use their giant room)—we promise to do our best to keep it lively, on-point, and as free of canned speeches as humanly possible.

WHERE: Town Hall Seattle, Great Hall
1119 Eighth Avenue (enter on Eighth Avenue)
Seattle, 98101 United States

WHEN: Tuesday, October 1, 7:00 pm

HOW: RSVP/get your free tickets here.