Why Library E-Books Are Expensive, $20 Million Missing in Homelessness Funds, and Who Let the Dogs Out?
Today on the podcast Ashley is joined by a bevy of guests, including Seattle Public Library’s head librarian Tom Fay to talk about the surprising cost of e-books for our library system, reporter and editor Erica C. Barnett to explain the close to $20 million in funding the King County Regional Homelessness Authority cannot account for as well as the potential dissolving of the agency, and producers Sam and Liam join to talk about the city ramping up enforcement of its off-leash dog policies in parks.
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