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Sep 30, 2026
Brian CallananHOST
We're going to learn more coming up on What's Next.
Brian CallananHOST
John, you recently took a trip to San Francisco with Joe N, head of the Seattle Metro Chamber, as well as Seattle City Attorney Erica Evans, Mark Ellerbrook from the mayor's office, Lisa Dugard, co-executive director of Purpose, Dignity and Action.
Brian CallananHOST
Can you talk about this trip? Why were you there first off? And I guess, what'd you learn too?
Jon ScholesGUEST
Yeah, we had two full days in San Francisco just recently, really to better understand what are they doing when it comes to crime and public safety and homelessness and drug use in their city and what results are there.
Trish MurphyGUEST
This is a very, very difficult problem to solve.
Trish MurphyGUEST
And I think the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce letter this week was almost a vote of no confidence in the mayor, even though after the mayor released her gun violence plan, Joe Wynn was on our air this week saying he's glad it's a priority.
Trish MurphyGUEST
It's a step in the right direction.
Rachel HorganHOST
What was the letter from the Chamber of Commerce, for those who don't know?
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If, you know, the ones that leave, like, bye.
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A new Seattle Metro Chamber poll finds just 37% of registered Seattle voters now view Wilson favorably.
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That's down from 57% in April, a stunning 20-point decline in four months.
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Meanwhile, 62% of voters now view the mayor unfavorably, including 42% who have a strong unfavorable opinion of her.
Brian CallananHOST
They're calling for a concrete plan for better police patrols in high crime areas.
Brian CallananHOST
911 response times, plans to shut down open-air drug markets, and the report continually referred to the August public opinion poll conducted by the Seattle Metro Chamber.
Brian CallananHOST
The chamber's CEO, Joe Wynn, was the first signer on with this letter, and that poll, of course, showed 34 percent of voters, about one out of three, were confident the city has an effective plan to address these public safety issues.
Brian CallananHOST
I'm going to talk about the mayor's plan in just a little bit.
David KromanHOST
I'm David Chromen.
David KromanHOST
We're going to take a quick break here, but we will be right back with Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Joe Nguyen in just a moment.
David KromanHOST
Stick with us right here on KUOW.
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Joe NguyenGUEST
Yeah.
Libby DenkmannHOST
Thanks for taking a little diversion from our, our, uh, public safety, uh, interview here.
Libby DenkmannHOST
Joe Win, president and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, appreciate you coming on today.
Joe NguyenGUEST
Yeah.
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Wilson has said right now this confidentiality agreement she signed on with his decision to resign precludes her from providing any of this information.
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So, a new Seattle Metro Chamber poll finds just 37% of registered Seattle voters now view Wilson favorably.
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That's down from 57% in April, a stunning 20-point decline in four months.
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Meanwhile, 62% of voters now view the mayor unfavorably, including 42% who have a strong, unfavorable opinion of her.
David KromanHOST
Um, a lot of that has been tied to her kind of, uh, slow decision-making around CCTV cameras in Seattle and whether or not they should be turned on, as well as her, uh, decision to ask for the resignation of former police chief Sean Barnes.
David KromanHOST
So last week, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, which is kind of the city and region's main business hub, put out this letter that included a list of demands for Wilson.
David KromanHOST
It was signed by Microsoft, Amazon, a lot of other, uh-
Libby DenkmannHOST
Fred Hutch
Brandi KruseHOST
I mean, the who's who.
Brandi KruseHOST
Uh, and it included also the, uh, CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Joe Nguyen.
Brandi KruseHOST
Uh, it include former governor, uh, Christine Gregoire, who now leads Seattle Challenge, and Rachel Smith, the president of Washington Roundtable.
Brandi KruseHOST
Now- Fine.
Brandi KruseHOST
And it's like, okay, you can't...
Brandi KruseHOST
I've said that about Rachel Smith, the president of Washington Roundtable.
Brandi KruseHOST
She was the former president of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
Brandi KruseHOST
She gives money personally to all the loony lefties.
Scott GreenstoneHOST
It bears repeating here that she identifies as a Marxist socialist.
Scott GreenstoneHOST
So this quote from Seattle Chamber of Commerce CEO Joe Wynn is really striking.
Scott GreenstoneHOST
He said, the fact that we go from a situation even six to 12 months ago where the business community was very nervous about how they might engage with this mayor to the mayor now talking in a very similar language and style that I would use as a chamber leader, I think is very, very positive.
David KromanHOST
Which is not totally out of the ordinary.
Amanda BaranHOST
Well, it sounds like you're having a nice time in Seattle, Claire.
Amanda BaranHOST
Seattle Chamber of Commerce or something has joined us.
Amanda BaranHOST
Tourism board.
Amanda BaranHOST
But Claire, we have an exciting episode and a wonderful guest ahead of us.
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