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Announcer: King County Council.

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As the legislative branch

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of county government,

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the nine members of the

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Metropolitan King County Council

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set the policies,

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enact the laws,

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and adopt the budgets that guide

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the largest jurisdiction

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in Washington state.

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The council's mission

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is to protect public health

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and safety,

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enhance quality of life,

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and ensure public trust.

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Council positions

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are nonpartisan,

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and council members are elected

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to four-year terms.

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This year, five of the nine

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council positions will appear

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on the general election ballot.

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Hi.
I'm Sally Caverzan.

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I'm very new
to politics,

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but I am not new
to King County.

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I came to Seattle
in 2005

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to do direct service work
with the unhoused.

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The 10-year plan
to end homelessness

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had just been unveiled,

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and I wanted to be
part of the solution.

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I come from privilege
and trauma,

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along with
an internalized notion

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of coping and healing
through service work

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and by connecting
to nature.

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I worked for years in nonprofit
and government services,

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including long-term care,
home-visiting social work.

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I have seen it all,
folks.

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I know
the daily hardships

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that our most marginalized
and vulnerable residents

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and their families face.

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I understand
the realities

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of housing
and unemployment barriers.

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Like many of you,
I see the direct correlation

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of our drug
and mental health crisis,

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crime, and
an overburdened system

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in our escalating
social disorder.

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The creation of a King County
regional treatment facility

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is my highest priority.

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There is a lack of access
to inpatient treatment beds.

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Our hospitals, our jails
have become revolving doors.

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We need
reintegration housing.

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There must be
a realistic porch light

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at the end
of the tunnel.

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With the climate crisis,

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our solutions must be more
than rapid transit,

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expensive cars,
and localized solar.

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We need systemic
infrastructure

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towards
underground cables

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to keep
our tree canopy

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and to prevent
wildfires,

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natural drainage projects

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and rainwater collection
approaches

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that will save our beloved
Pacific Northwest salmon

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and orca populations.

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We need to build up

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a King County
Conservation Corps.

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We can keep people
in their homes.

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We can find stability
for self and others

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through contributing
to the public good.

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I'm Sally C.

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And now for something
completely different.

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Hi, my name is Rod Dembowski,
and it's a privilege

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and honor to represent you
on the King County Council.

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I represent
District 1,

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which is North Seattle,

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and the cities
of Shoreline,

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Lake Forest Park,
Kenmore, Bothell,

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Woodinville,
and North Kirkland.

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I chair the Mobility
Environment Committee

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and serve as vice chair of
the Budget Committee.

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In my time on the council,
I've prioritized work

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in the environmental space,

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helping secure new parklands
at Bothell,

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the Wayne Golf Course,
preventing its development,

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a new waterfront park
in Lake Forest Park,

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and expanding Big Finn Hill Park
in Kirkland.

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I've also made a priority to
invest in our urban streams,

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from Lyon Creek
to McAleer Creek,

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Bear Creek,
Denny Creek.

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We've got to restore
their health.

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Housing
and human services

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have been a major piece
of the work I've done.

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I led the effort to form

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the Behavioral Health
Institute at Harborview

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to have the best behavioral
health program in the country.

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The pandemic --
we're coming out of that.

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I'm very proud of
King County's response.

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And we've led the nation
in reducing infections,

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deaths, the spread,

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and reopening
our economy.

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Going forward,
there's lots of work to do,

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but a couple
priorities.

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First, the environment
and climate change.

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We have the best
climate change plan

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from a local government
in the country.

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We've got to implement it
and speed it up.

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I've proposed a climate bond

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to make investments in
greening our transit fleet,

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preserving the last 60,000 acres
of open space in King County,

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and decarbonizing
our built environment.

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We can't wait any longer.

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Second,
homelessness.

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I'm very proud of our Health
Through Housing initiative,

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where we're acquiring
1,600 units.

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We got to quadruple
down on that

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and move faster
and more effectively.

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Very proud of the endorsements
I've received for reelection.

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The Washington
Conservation Voters,

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King County Democrats,

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all of the mayors in my district
outside of Seattle,

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the Alliance for
Gun Responsibility,

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the Labor Council,
and many others.

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My time on the council,
I've never missed a vote,

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not in committee
and not at full council.

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I'd like to continue
working for you,

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and I ask for
your support.