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June 2, 2026

Can the City Fix Aurora Ave? Plus, How To Stay Safe During Smoke Season

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Can the City Fix Aurora Ave? Plus, How To Stay Safe During Smoke Season

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Today on the podcast, host Jane C. Hu is joined by City Cast Seattle contributors Hannah Krieg of The Burner and Guy Oron of Gossip Guy to talk about the latest on all sorts of issues: The controversy over the residents of Aurora Ave trying to take matters into their own hands and stop shootings, the news that PCC workers are striking over a watermelon pin and what it represents, ICE moving around hunger-striking prisoners, and the double weather whammy of smoke ready week and today being the hottest day of the year so far.

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