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December 10, 2025

Seattle Needs a Night Mayor, Maternal Mortality Rates, and Should You Swim in Lake Union?

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Seattle Needs a Night Mayor, Maternal Mortality Rates, and Should You Swim in Lake Union?

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Today on City Cast Seattle, Jane is joined by regular contributors Eula Scott Bynoe and Brett Hamil to talk about what the ‘night mayor’ should do to improve Seattle’s nightlife, how to get through labor in Seattle (with special insight from a doula), and why you probably shouldn’t swim in Lake Union.

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