Trees, bills and Bernies this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with former US representative Brian Baird, Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse, and host of Civic Cocktail, Joni Balter.

This week three different presidential candidates are coming to town. What did they have to say about Seattle, or what can we expect from their upcoming rallies?

Also, this week Mayor Durkan gave her state of the city address. In it, she proposed a new community response program. The Downtown Seattle Association wants to use $40 million in levy improvement district dollars to beautify downtown Seattle near Pike and 3rd Ave. How have critics responded to these proposals? And what has the city done already?

And speaking of city debates, another broils around Seattle's tree ordinance. Some residents want the ordinance to be updated. Who's against this update, and why?

Plus, we're mourning a few lost bills (thankfully none of them were Bill Radke). This week saw the "death" of multiple bills in the state legislature - including the first version of a limit on gun magazines and sales. Why did they die? And how many should we expect to be revived?

Finally, this week a new economic forecast showed state revenue growing by $600 million more than expected. What should legislators do with all that cash?