A new Street Czar, a pier collapse, and continued wildfire smoke this week

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Geekwire contributing editor Monica Nickelsburg, Seattle Met deputy editor Allison Williams, and PubliCola editor and publisher Erica C Barnett.

On Friday morning the Office of Police Accountability released five completed investigations into alleged misconduct by Seattle Police Officers during protests in May. What do today's decisions mean for their other open cases? And speaking of police officers - Seattle now has a 'Street Czar' to work with police officers and the community. But what exactly does that mean?

Plus, this week the New York Times reported that the US Attorney General William Barr asked his prosecutors to explore whether they should bring criminal charges against Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. Will this effect efforts to recall Mayor Durkan or city councilmember Kshama Sawant?

Additionally, it's hard to miss the smoky weather we've had all week. What is the city doing to help people stay out of the hazardous air quality? And is it enough?

Also, on Sunday part of Pier 58 collapsed into Elliott Bay. Two crew members fell into the bay suffering minor injuries as there were removing part of the pier between the Ferris wheel and the aquarium. This same week the Seattle city auditor's office released a report that dozens of Seattle bridges are in "concerning" condition. Why is Seattle's infrastructure in such bad shape?

Finally - the Seattle Human Services department has had to apologize after some snarky responses were made on twitter. How much snark is acceptable from a public office's twitter account?